Boogie Down!

Boogie Down!
Studio album by Eddie Kendricks
Released	February 1974
Recorded	1974
Genre	Soul
Label	Tamla Records
Producer	Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston Jr.
Eddie Kendricks chronology
Eddie Kendricks (1973) Boogie Down! (1974) For You (1974)

Boogie Down! is the fourth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks, released in early 1974 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Elias awarded the album 4 stars stating "Boogie Down cut for cut is Kendricks' strongest album.".^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "The Thin Man" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston) 3:40
2. "Tell Her Love Has Felt the Need" (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 4:30
3. "Son of Sagittarius" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston) 3:41
4. "Boogie Down" (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston) 7:07
5. "Hooked on Your Love" (Don Daniels, Frank Wilson, Terri McFaddin)
6. "Honey Brown" (Don Daniels, Frank Wilson, Terri McFaddin) 5:18
7. "You Are the Melody of My Life" (Don Daniels, Terri McFaddin) 4:00
8. "Trust Your Heart" (Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Terri McFaddin) 4:13
9. "Girl of My Dreams" (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston) 3:28
10. "Loving You the Second Time Around" (Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston, Pam Sawyer) 3:12

Personnel

• Eddie Kendricks - Lead and Backing Vocals
• Darrell Clayborn, James Jamerson - Bass
• Dean Parks, Dennis Coffey, Greg Poree, Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin - Guitar
• Aaron Smith, Ed Greene, Gene Pello, James Gadson, Kenny Rice, Roger Bethelmy - Drums
• Gary Coleman - Percussion, Vibraphone, Timpani
• Jack Ashford - Tambourine, Percussion
• Harold Johnson - Organ, Electric Piano
• Leonard Caston Jr. - Piano, Organ
• King Errisson - Congas
• Mike Campbell- Harmonica
• Jerry Peters - Keyboards
• Wilton Felder - Saxophone on "Honey Brown"
• David Van De Pitte, James Anthony Carmichael, Leonard Caston Jr., Frank Wilson - arrangements
• Jim Britt - photography, cover design

Charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs[2]	30
Billboard Top Soul LPs[2]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B
1974	"Boogie Down"	2	1
	"Son Of Sagittarius"	28	5
	"Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need"	50	8

External links

• Eddie Kendricks-Boogie Down! at Discogs

References

1. Elias, J. Allmusic Review accessed July 4, 2012
2. "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
3. "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.