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1990 Teddy Pendergrass – Truly Blessed

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Truly Blessed is the eleventh studio album by R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in March 1991 on the Elektra label. The single was written by Gabriel S. Hardeman Jr, Annette Guest Hardeman, and G Syier Hawkins Brown. Co Produced by Teddy Pendergrass and G Syier Hawkins Brown. Three tracks were produced by Pendergrass, with four of the tracks produced by him and Terry Price, and the remaining three produced by Derek Nakamoto and Craig Burbidge.

Truly Blessed peaked at #49 on the Billboard 200 and #4 on the R&B chart. It spawned Pendergrass’ third and last R&B chart-topping single in “It Should’ve Been You”, and also contained two further top 40 R&B singles.

Tracks

1  She Knocks Me Off My Feet (Teddy Pendergrass; Terry Price) 04:33
2  It Should’ve Been You (Teddy Pendergrass; Terry Price) 06:36
3  Don’t You Ever Stop (Alfonso Wright; Teddy Pendergrass; Terry Price) 04:09
4  It’s Over (Ken Gold; Sue Shifrin) 05:45
5  Glad To Be Alive (Leroy Bell; Casey James) 05:05
6  How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb) 05:49
7  I Find Everything In You (James Carter) 05:07
8  Spend The Night (Bryan Williams; Teddy Pendergrass; Terry Price) 05:48
9  With You (Carole Bayer Sager; Ken Ascher) 05:54
10  We Can’t Keep Going On (Like This) (James Carter) 04:29
11  Truly Blessed (Teddy Pendergrass; Gabriel Hardeman) 07:10

Biography

Musicians

1 She Knocks Me Off My Feet

BassFreddie Washington
DrumsCarlos Vega
Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
GuitarRandy Bowland
SynthesizerCurtis Dowd
KeyboardsPatrick Moten
SaxPamela Williams
PercussionLuis Conte
Background VocalsAnnette Hardeman
Background VocalsJacqueline Gregory
Background VocalsMark Pholisit
Background VocalsMarva King
Background VocalsMichelle Kornegay
Background VocalsPhyllis Yvonne Williams
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


2 It Should’ve Been You

BassFreddie Washington
Chapman StickBasil Fung
DrumsCarlos Vega
Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
GuitarDarren Daughtry
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KotoJune Kuramoto
KeyboardsCurtis Dowd
PianoCurtis Dowd
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
Background VocalsAnnette Hardeman
Background VocalsCharlene Holloway
Background VocalsMarva King
Background VocalsMini Curry
Background VocalsPaula Holloway
Background VocalsPhyllis Yvonne Williams
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


3 Don’t You Ever Stop

Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
GuitarDave Gardner
KeyboardsCurtis Dowd
ProgrammingJim Salamone
Background VocalsAnnette Hardeman
Background VocalsJacqueline Gregory
Background VocalsMichelle Kornegay
Background VocalsTerry Price
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


4 It’s Over

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsCarlos Vega
Drums (programming)Steve Hopkins
Drums (programming)Derek Nakamoto
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Electric PianoDerek Nakamoto
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
ProgrammingSteve Hopkins
ProgrammingDerek Nakamoto
Background VocalsDarryl Phinnessee
Background VocalsDorian Holley
Background VocalsJim Gilstrap
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


5 Glad To Be Alive

BassGerald Albright
DrumsDenny Fongheiser
GuitarTim Pierce
PercussionDenny Fongheiser
Electric PianoDerek Nakamoto
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
SaxGerald Albright
TromboneSteven Holtman
TrumpetCharles Davis
TrumpetClay Jenkins
PercussionLuis Conte
Background VocalsJulia Tillman Waters
Background VocalsMaxine Willard Waters
Background VocalsOren Waters
ChoirDerek Nakamoto
ChoirBillie Barnum
ChoirDonny Gerrard
ChoirDorian Holley
ChoirEdna Wright
ChoirLinda McCrary
ChoirMaxine Anderson
ChoirMyrna Matthews
ChoirPhyllis Yvonne Williams
ChoirSam McCrary
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


6 How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
GuitarAndre Storey
GuitarDave Garner
PianoDerek Nakamoto
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
HornsAndrew Lamb
HornsHenri McMillan
HornsPamela Williams
StringsDerek Nakamoto
DrumsFred White
Background VocalsJoey Diggs
Background VocalsPhyllis St. James
Background VocalsPhyllis Yvonne Williams
Background VocalsPortia Griffin
Background VocalsRosalyn Keel
Background VocalsSolomon Henderson
Background VocalsWendy Fraser
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


7 I Find Everything In You

BassChuckii Booker
Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
KeyboardsCurtis Dowd
SynthesizerChuckii Booker
Electric PianoCraig Burbidge
Electric PianoDerek Nakamoto
SynthesizerCraig Burbidge
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
HornsDarnell Robinson
HornsHenri McMillan
HornsLouis Taylor
HornsMark Johnson
Background VocalsKeith Jones
Background VocalsMarva King
Background VocalsPhyllis Yvonne Williams
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


8 Spend The Night

Drums (programming)Eric Wright
Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
GuitarRichard Tucker
KeyboardsBryan Williams
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
ProgrammingJim Salamone
SaxPamela Williams
Background VocalsAnnette Hardeman
Background VocalsCharlene Holloway
Background VocalsPaula Holloway
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


9 With You

Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
GuitarDave Gardner
KeyboardsBryan Williams
PianoDerek Nakamoto
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
ProgrammingJim Salamone
Background VocalsAnnette Hardeman
Background VocalsCharlene Holloway
Background VocalsPaula Holloway
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


10 We Can’t Keep Going On (Like This)

DrumsJames Carter
Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
KeyboardsKevin Askins
KeyboardsCurtis Dowd
PercussionJames Carter
Background VocalsJacqueline Gregory
Background VocalsAnnette Hardeman
Background VocalsMichelle Kornegay
Background VocalsTerry Price
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass


11 Truly Blessed

Drums (programming)Jim Salamone
Fender RhodesCraig Burbidge
PianoPatrick Moten
SynthesizerCraig Burbidge
PercussionLuis Conte
Background VocalsJohn Kee
Background VocalsAndrea Dees
Background VocalsBridgent Potts
Background VocalsClarissa Rhodes
Background VocalsJeanette Taylor
Background VocalsKeith Jones
Background VocalsMarva King
Background VocalsPhyllis Yvonne Williams
Background VocalsRon Monroe
Background VocalsSheila Lakin
VocalsTeddy Pendergrass

Other Musicians

The New Life Community Choir (Track 11)

Liner Notes

Producer – Terry Price, Teddy Pendergrass (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – Craig Burbidge, Derek Nakamoto (Tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – James Carter, Kevin Askins (Track 10)
Co-producer – Narada Michael Walden (Track 5)
Producer (Additional) – Craig Burbidge, Derek Nakamoto (Tracks 1, 2, 6)
Producer (Executive) – Teddy Pendergrass
Arranged By – Jim Salamone (Tracks 1, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Arranged By – Derek Nakamoto (Tracks 2, 4, 5)
Arranged By – John Kee (Track 2)
Arranged By – Curtis Dowd (Tracks 3, 7)
Arranged By – Terry Price, Teddy Pendergrass (Tracks 6, 9)
Arranged By – Bryan Williams (Tracks 8, 9)
Engineer – Bruce Weeden (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Engineer – Joe Alexander, Jon Smeltz, Mitch Goldfarb (Tracks 2, 10, 11)
Engineer – Craig Burbidge (Track 6)
Engineer – Phil Nicolo (Track 7)
Engineer – Arnold Geher (Tracks 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Alphonse Faggiolo (Tracks 1, 3, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Sal Viarellie (Tracks 1, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Joe Kraus (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – George Schureman (Tracks 3, 7, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Trish Finnegan (Tracks 3, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, Cherri Parker (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Marc Reyburn (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Scotella, Ron Shaffer, Anthony Jeffries (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Joe Stout (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Chestek (Track 11)
Engineer (Recording Additional) – Dave Koenig, Rob Seifert
Engineer (Recording Additional Assistant) – Ron Shaffer
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Craig Burbidge, David Frazer (Track 5)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Anthony Jeffries, Gregg Barrett, Mike Scotella
Recorded By – David Frazer (Track 5)

Art Direction, Photography – Carol Friedman
Design – Patrick Roques

Mastered At Precision Disc Mastering
Mixed At Aire LA Studios
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded At Aire LA Studios
Recorded At Studio 4 Recording
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At High Hill Studio, Baltimore
Recorded At Kajem/Victory Studios — Victory East, Philadelphia, PA
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