Colonel Abrams (album)

Colonel Abrams is the self-titled debut studio album by American musician Colonel Abrams, released in 1985 through MCA Records.

Colonel Abrams
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 1985
Recorded1984–1985
GenreR&B, boogie, garage house
LabelMCA
ProducerColonel Abrams, Cerrone, Richard Burgess, Sam Dees
Colonel Abrams chronology
Colonel Abrams
(1985)
You and Me Equals Us
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 75 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Trapped", which peaked at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, and "I'm Not Gonna Let", which reached No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. In addition, all the cuts of the album reached the top of the Hot Dance/Disco chart.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Truth"4:45
2."Speculation"5:00
3."Never Change" (Colonel Abrams, Sam Dees)5:47
4."Picture Me in Love with You"4:30
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Trapped"3:41
6."I'm Not Gonna Let"4:48
7."Over and Over"4:24
8."Margaux"5:50
9."Table for Two"2:44

Charts

Album

Chart (1986) Peaks
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 75
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 13

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
R&B

[4]
US
Dan

[4]
1985 "Trapped" 20 1
"The Truth" 78
1986 "I'm Not Gonna Let You" 7 1
"Over and Over" 68 45
"Speculation" 15

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Colonel Abrams review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.
  4. "US Charts > Colonel Abrams". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
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