Teddy Pendergrass (album)

Teddy Pendergrass is the debut solo album from the American R&B/soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1977.

It did well for a debut album, reaching #17 on the US Billboard 200 and #5 on the Billboard R&B album chart. Two singles were released: "I Don't Love You Anymore"; and "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me", reaching #41 pop & #5 R&B; and R&B #16, respectively.

Track listing
All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated
 * 1) "You Can't Hide from Yourself" 4:08
 * 2) "Somebody Told Me" (Victor Carstarphen, Kenny Gamble, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 5:15
 * 3) "Be Sure" 5:19
 * 4) "And If I Had" 4:26
 * 5) "I Don't Love You Anymore" 4:01
 * 6) "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me" (Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham) 4:30
 * 7) "Easy, Easy, Got to Take It Easy" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:55
 * 8) "The More I Get, the More I Want" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:26

Personnel

 * Teddy Pendergrass - vocals
 * Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris - guitar
 * Dexter Wansel, Victor Carstarphen, Ron Kersey - keyboards, synthesizers
 * Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman, Jimmy Williams - bass
 * Keith Benson, Karl Chambers, Charles Collins - drums, percussion
 * Larry Washington - bongos, congas
 * MFSB - strings, horns
 * Bobby Martin, Jack Faith - arrangements
 * Technical
 * Ed Lee - album design, artwork
 * Frank Laffitte - photography

Later samples

 * "You Can't Hide from Yourself"
 * "Portrait of a Masterpiece" by The D.O.C. from the album No One Can Do It Better
 * "And If I Had"
 * "Devil's Pie" by D'Angelo from the album Voodoo
 * "Cradle to the Grave" by Mobb Deep from the album The Infamous
 * "Easy Easy Got to Take It Easy"
 * "Not Enough" by Little Brother from the album The Minstrel Show
 * "Somebody Told Me" **"Backtight" by Jaheim from the album "Still Ghetto"