On the Rise
Studio album by The SOS Band
Released
July 1983
Recorded
Master Sound Studio, (Atlanta, Georgia),
Larrabee Sound, (Los Angeles, California),
Sound Masters, (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Funk, Electro, Boogie, Urban, Soul
Length
42:24
Label
Tabu
Producer
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Gene Dozier, The SOS Band
The SOS Band chronology
III,
(1982)
On the Rise,
(1983)
Just the Way You Like It,
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
Allmusic
On the Rise is the fourth album released by the R&B band The SOS Band on the Tabu label in July 1983. It was produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Gene Dozier.
History edit:
The album peaked at #7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #47 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Just Be Good to Me" and "Tell Me If You Still Care", each peaking at #2 and #5 respectively. Both singles also charted on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #55 and #65 respectively. "Just Be Good to Me" also peaked at #3 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and #13 on the UK Singles Chart. The third single, "For Your Love", also charted on the R&B chart, reaching #34. The album also includes a cover of Johnnie Taylor's 1968 hit song, "Who's Making Love".
Track listing edit:
Side one
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Tell Me If You Still Care"
Terry Lewis, James Harris III
6:58
2.
"Just Be Good to Me"
Terry Lewis, James Harris III
9:03
3.
"For Your Love"
Terry Lewis, James Harris III
6:09
Side two
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
4.
"I'm Not Runnin'"
Travis Biggs, Mary Davis, Connie Scotto
4:37
5.
"If You Want My Love"
Jerome Thomas, John A. Simpson III
4:20
6.
"On the Rise"
John A. Simpson III
3:30
7.
"Who's Making Love"
Homer Banks, Don Davis, Raymond Jackson, Bettye Crutcher
4:16
8.
"Steppin' the Stones"
Gene Dozier, Crystal McCarey
3:23
Personnel edit:
The S.O.S. Band
Jason Bryant - keyboards, vocals,
Mary Davis - lead vocals,
Billy Ellis - saxophone,
Willie "Sonny" Killebrew - saxophone, flute,
Abdul Ra'oof - trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, lead vocals,
John A. Simpson III - bass,
Bruno Speight - guitar,
Jerome "J.T." Thomas - drums, percussion,
Production edit:
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Gene Dozier, The S.O.S. Band - producers, arrangers,
Clarence Avant - executive producer,
Tina Stephans - A&R coordinator,
Ron Cristopher, Bob Brown, Sabrina Buchanek, Judy Clapp, Taavi Mote - engineers,
Steve Hodge - engineer, mixing engineer,
Brian Gardner - mastering,
Bunnie Jackson Ransom - management,
Ezra Tucker - cover illustration,
Ford Smith - back cover photo,
Charts edit:
Chart (1983)
Peak,
U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes
47
U.S. Billboard Top Black Albums
7
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
US,
US,
R&B,
US,
Dan,
UK,
1983
"Just Be Good to Me"
55
2
3
13
"Tell Me If You Still Care"
65
5
--
81
1984
"For Your Love"
--
34
26
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