1985 Teddy Pendergrass – Workin’ It Back
Workin’ It Back is a studio album by the American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1985. It was his second record for Asylum Records. The album didn’t do nearly as well on the Billboard 200 as his last record, peaking at #96. It did reach US R&B #6, only two spots lower than his previous album. The album spawned two singles, “Love 4/2” (#6 R&B) and “Let Me Be Closer” (#67 R&B), though none made the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified gold.
Tracks
1 Love 4/2 (James Carter; Nat Lee; Teddy Pendergrass) 06:27
2 One Of Us Fell In Love (Adrian Baker; Eddie Seago) 04:07
3 Never Felt Like Dancin’ (Dennis Matkosky; Monty Seward) 04:26
4 Let Me Be Closer (Dennis Matkosky; Linda Creed; Teddy Pendergrass) 04:38
5 Lonely Color Blue (Cecil Womack; Linda Womack) 05:32
6 Want You Back In My Life (Clif Magness; Glen Ballard) 04:44
7 Workin’ It Back (Clif Magness; Ellen Schwartz; Roger Bruno) 02:49
8 Love Emergency (Cecil Womack; Linda Womack) 04:31
Biography
Musicians
1 Love 4/2
| Guitar | Ron Jennings |
| Background Vocals | Tenita Jordan |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
2 One Of Us Fell In Love
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Piano | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Clif Magness |
| Sax | Joel Peskin |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Reach |
| Background Vocals | Shirley Jones |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
3 Never Felt Like Dancin’
| Drums (programming) | Dennis Matkosky |
| Drums (programming) | Michael Mason |
| Guitar | Bill Neale |
| Guitar (Synthesizer) | Monty Seward |
| Keyboards | Dennis Matkosky |
| Synthesizer | Dennis Matkosky |
| Background Vocals | Monty Seward |
| Background Vocals | Tammie Taylor |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
4 Let Me Be Closer
| Bass | Doug Grigsby |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Guitar | Bill Neale |
| Keyboards | Dennis Matkosky |
| Synthesizer | Dennis Matkosky |
| Background Vocals | Tenita Jordan |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
5 Lonely Color Blue
| Bass | Cecil Womack |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Cecil Womack |
| Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
| Keyboards | Eddie Noble |
| Keyboards | Linda Womack |
| Background Vocals | Cecil Womack |
| Background Vocals | Linda Womack |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
6 Want You Back In My Life
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Fender Rhodes | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Clif Magness |
| Synthesizer | Glen Ballard |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Clydene Jackson |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Vocals | Vanessa Townsell |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
7 Workin’ It Back
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Clif Magness |
| Keyboards | Clif Magness |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Background Vocals | Shirley Jones |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Reach |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
8 Love Emergency
| Bass | Cecil Womack |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Cecil Womack |
| Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
| Keyboards | Linda Womack |
| Keyboards | Eddie Noble |
| Background Vocals | Cecil Womack |
| Background Vocals | Linda Womack |
| Vocals | Teddy Pendergrass |
Other Musicians
Strings – Arthur Zadinsky, Berj Garabedian, Christina Soule, Gordon Marron, Haim Shtrum, Jay Rosen, John Wittenberg, Murray Adler, Norman Carr, Paula Hochhalter, Ray Kelley, Robert Dubow (Track 2)
Liner Notes
Producer – James Carter, Teddy Pendergrass (Track 1)
Producer – Clif Magness, Glen Ballard (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Producer – Bill Neale, Dennis Matkosky, Linda Creed (Track 3)
Producer – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack (Track 8)
Co-producer – Teddy Pendergrass (Tracks 5, 8)
Producer (Executive) – Teddy Pendergrass
Arranged By – Dennis Matkosky (Tracks 3, 4)
Arranged By – Bill Neale (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Hey (Track 2)
Coordinator – Sedonia Bell Walker, Teddy Pendergrass
Coordinator – Jolie Levine (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Engineer – Francis Buckley (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Engineer – Rob Weaver (Track 4)
Engineer – Rik Pekkonen, Steve Macmillan, Arthur Stoppe, Joe Tarsia (Tracks 5, 8)
Engineer (Lead Vocals) – Arthur Stoppe (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Engineer (Lead Vocals Assistant) – Marian Conaty, Randy Abrams (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Engineer (Additional) – Michael C Ross (Tracks 2, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bob Lockhart, Terry Lang (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Engineer (Second) – Michael Christopher (Track 3)
Engineer (Second) – Michael Mason (Track 4)
Engineer (Vocals, Additional Overdubs) – Michael Tarsia, Peter Humphreys (Track 4)
Engineer (Second Vocals Additional Overdubs) – Randy Abrams (Track 4)
Engineer (Second Mixing) – Stephen Shelton (Track 4)
Mastered – Herb Powers Jr
Mixed By – Bruce Lampcov (Track 3)
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari (Track 4)
Mixed By – Joe Tarsia (Tracks 5, 8)
Orchestrated By – Gary Henry (Track 1)
Technician – Michael C Ross (Track 2)
Art Direction, Photography – Carol Friedman
Design – Sue Keston
Recorded At The Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Recorded At Oceanway Recording Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Weddington Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At The Power Station, New York, NY
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mastered At Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Mixed At Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records