Loleatta (1977 album)

Loleatta
Studio album by Loleatta Holloway
Released	1977
Recorded	Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Paragon Studios (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre	R&B, disco
Label	Gold Mind
Producer	Norman Harris, Ron Kersey, Floyd Smith
Loleatta Holloway chronology
Cry to Me (1975) Loleatta (1977) Queen of the Night (1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B-[2]

Loleatta is the third studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1977 on the Gold Mind label. Another Holloway album titled Loleatta was released in 1973.

History

The album features the singles "Worn Out Broke Heat", which peaked at #25 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Dreamin'", which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Hit and Run" also charted at #56 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hit and Run"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	5:52
2.	"Is It Just a Man's Way?"	Floyd Smith	3:38
3.	"We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	4:34
4.	"Dreamin'"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	6:17

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Ripped Off"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	4:49
6.	"Worn Out Broken Heart"	Sam Dees, Sandra Drayton	5:23
7.	"That's How Heartaches Are Made"	Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley	3:00
8.	"What Now"	Curtis Mayfield	6:11

2013 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Run Away" (with the Salsoul Orchestra)	4:45
10.	"Dreamin'" (12" Disco Version)	8:54
11.	"Hit and Run" (12" Disco Version)	11:05
12.	"We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)" (12" Disco Version)	7:20
13.	"Worn Out Broken Heart" (Single Version)	3:49
14.	"Dreamin'" (Single Version)	3:09

Personnel

Sigma Sound Studios

• Earl Young – drums
• Ron Baker – bass
• Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall, Roland Chambers – guitars
• Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent, T.G. Conway – keyboards
• Larry Washington, – congas
• Vincent Montana, Jr. – vibes
• Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson – background vocals
• Jack Faith – flute
• Robert Hartzell, Rocco Bene – trumpets
• Roger De Lillo, Fred Joiner, Richard Genovese, Robert Moore – trombones
• Joe De Angelis, Milton Phibbs, Jeffery Kirschen – French horns
• Don Renaldo, Rudolph Malizia, Richard Jones, Gov Hutchinson, Charles Apollonia, Americus Mungiole, Diane Barnett, Christine Reeves – violins
• Davis Barnett, Anthony Sinagoga – violas
• Romeo Di Stefano – cello

Paragon Studios

• Quentin Joseph – drums
• Bernard Reed – bass
• Bobby Eli, John Bishop – guitars
• Tennyson Stephens – keyboards
• Emanuel Willis, Henry Gibson – congas
• Lionel Bordelon, Eddie Shedosky – trumpets
• Gene Chausow, Bill Klinghoffer – French horns
• Morris Ellis, Tillman Buggs – trombones
• James Mack – flute
• Ruth Goodman, Jerry Sabrensky, Joe Golan, Everett Mirsky, Sol Bobrov, Elliott Golub, Fred Spector – violins
• Lee R. Lane, Roger Moulton, Harold Kupper – violas

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	US R&B [3]	US Dan [3]
1976	"Worn Out Broken Heart"	—	25	—
1977	"Dreamin'"	72	—	3
	"Hit and Run"	—	56
	"Ripped Off"	—	—
	"We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)"	—	—	—

References

1. Hogan, Ed. Loleatta review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Loleatta review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
3. Loleatta Holloway > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

External links

• Loleatta at Discogs (list of releases)