1980 Switch – Reaching For Tomorrow
Reaching for Tomorrow is the third album by R&B/funk band Switch, released in 1980 by Gordy Records. The album reached No. 23 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.
Tracks
1 Power To Dance (Bobby DeBarge; Bunny DeBarge) 04:38
2 My Friend In The Sky (Bobby DeBarge; Bunny DeBarge) 04:21
3 Don’t Take My Love Away (Bobby DeBarge) 04:01
4 Keep Movin’ On (Gregory Williams) 04:13
5 A Brighter Tomorrow (Interlude), Reaching For Tomorrow (Ed Fluellen; Hazel G Jackson; Jermaine Jackson; Paul Jackson Jr; Roxanne Seeman) 07:59
6 I Finally Found Someone New (Thomas DeBarge) 03:59
7 Honey I Love You (Jody Sims) 03:38
8 Get Back In Love (Gregory Williams; Jody Sims) 03:26
Media
Musicians
| Bass | Jermaine Jackson |
| Drums | Jermaine Jackson |
| Drums | Jody Sims |
| Drums | Ollie E. Brown |
| Guitar | Michael McGloiry |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Fender Rhodes | Ed Fluellen |
| Fender Rhodes | Gregory Williams |
| Keyboards | Al DeBarge |
| Keyboards | Bobby DeBarge |
| Organ | Gregory Williams |
| Synthesizer | Gregory Williams |
| Flugelhorn | Gregory Williams |
| Percussion | Jermaine Jackson |
| Percussion | Ollie E. Brown |
| Percussion | Phillip Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Bobby DeBarge |
| Background Vocals | Gregory Williams |
| Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Thomas DeBarge |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bobby DeBarge
Producer – Gregory Williams (Tracks 3, 8)
Producer – Jody Sims (Track 7)
Co-producer – Jody Sims, Thomas DeBarge (Tracks 3, 8)
Producer (Executive) – Berry Gordy, Hazel Jackson, Jermaine Jackson
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocal Arrangements) – Al DeBarge, Bobby DeBarge (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Arranged By (String, Horn Arrangements) – Glen Spreen, Bobby DeBarge (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Arranged By (Horn, String Arrangements) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 3, 8)
Arranged By (Horn, String Arrangements) – Glen Spreen, Thomas DeBarge (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm Arrangements) – Gregory Williams (Tracks 3, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm Arrangements) – Thomas DeBarge (Track 6)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Vocal Arrangements) – Jody Sims (Track 7)
Arranged By (Vocal Arrangements) – Gregory Williams, Phillip Ingram (Tracks 3, 8)
Engineer – Bob Bullock, Bob Robitaille, Michael Schuman, Reginald Dozier
Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – Ernestine Madison, James Warmack
Art Direction – Ginny Livingston
Illustration – Jim Barrett
Recorded At Jennifudy Studios
Recorded At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At Caribou Ranch
Phonographic Copyright (p) Motown Record Corporation