Switch (Switch album) explained

Switch
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Switch
Cover:	Switch.jpeg
Released:	June 17,1978
Recorded:	1977–1978
Genre:	R&B, soul
Length:	32:19
Label:	Gordy Records
Producer:	Jermaine Jackson, Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams, Jody Sims, Greg Wright, The Bewley Brothers, Michael B. Sutton,
Prev Title:	Pall Mall Groove
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Switch II
Next Year:	1979

Switch is the first album by R&B band, Switch, released in 1978. It is also their first on the Motown subsidiary Gordy. After recording as White Heat and Hot Ice, this gave them the commercial breakthrough they desired with hits like "There'll Never Be" and "I Wanna Be Closer".

Track listing

1. "I Wanna Be with You" - (Bobby DeBarge)
2. "There'll Never Be" - (Bobby DeBarge)
3. "I Wanna Be Closer" - (Jermaine Jackson)
4. "We Like to Party... Come On" - (Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams)
5. "Fever" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann)
6. "You Pulled a Switch" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann)
7. "It's So Real" - (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton)
8. "Somebody's Watching You" - (Jody Sims)

Personnel

Switch

• Bobby DeBarge - lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drums
• Tommy DeBarge - bass, backing vocals
• Phillip Ingram - lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
• Jody Sims - drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Gregory Williams - trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals
• Eddie Fluellen - keyboards, string ensemble, trombone, backing vocals

Guitarists

• Lil' David Podis, Mike McGloiry, Ronnie Vann - guitar

Additional musicians

• Jermaine Jackson

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
US Top LPs & Tape^[1]	37
US Top Soul LPs^[2]	6

Singles

External links

• Switch-Switch at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Switch Chart History – Billboard 200 . Billboard . November 18, 2022 . November 25, 1978.
2. Switch Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Billboard . November 18, 2022 . November 25, 1978.
3. Switch Chart History. Billboard. November 18, 2022.