Floaters (album)

Floaters is the debut studio album recorded by American R&B group The Floaters, released in 1977 on the ABC label.

Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "Float On", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles and UK Singles Charts, and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", originally recorded by Dusty Springfield, charted at No. 28 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.

Personnel
The Floaters
 * Larry Cunningham – tenor
 * Paul Mitchell – baritone
 * Charles Clark – tenor
 * Ralph Mitchell – tenor

Musicians
 * Kenny Goodman – guitar
 * Buster Marbury – drums
 * Brimstone Ingram – piano, Fender Rhodes
 * Guy Hutson – bass
 * Dennis Coffey – guitar, sitar
 * Marvin Willis – trumpet
 * Larry Nozero – balto saxophone, flute
 * Jack Brokensha – vibraphone, bells
 * Lorenzo "Bag of Tricks" Brown – congas
 * Gary Schunk – clarinet, ARP synthesizer
 * Brandye, James Mitchell – background vocals

Charts
Album

Singles