Bitter Sweet (The Main Ingredient album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Bitter Sweet
| type = Album
| artist = The Main Ingredient
| cover = Bitter sweet the main ingredient album.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1972
| recorded = 1972
| venue =
| studio = RCA's Studio C, New York, New York
| genre = Soul
| length =
| label = RCA
| producer = Tony Silvester, Luther Simmons
| prev_title = Black Seeds
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Afrodisiac
| next_year = 1973
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic |class=album |id=bitter-sweet-mw0000843746 |label=The Main Ingredient: Bitter Sweet > Review |first=Andrew |last=Hamilton |accessdate=22 March 2013}}
}}
Bitter Sweet is the fourth studio album by The Main Ingredient. Released in 1972 this is the first album to feature lead singer Cuba Gooding, Sr. Includes the top five pop and soul hit single "Everybody Plays the Fool". The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best R&B Song at the 1973 ceremony.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Traveling
| writer1 = Lucille Jackson
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Where Are You?
| writer2 = Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)
| writer3 = Ed Townsend
| length3 = 3:28
| title4 = Everybody Plays the Fool
| writer4 = Rudy Clark, J. R. Bailey, Ken Williams
| length4 = 3:23
| title5 = Whirl-Wind
| writer5 = William Salter, Ralph MacDonald
| length5 = 3:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title6 = Fly Baby Fly
| writer6 = Bill Robey
| length6 = 3:23
| title7 = I Can't See Me Without You
| writer7 = Rudy Clark, J. R. Bailey, Ken Williams
| length7 = 3:46
| title8 = Where Do Broken Hearted Lovers Go?
| writer8 = Rudy Clark, J. R. Bailey, Ken Williams
| length8 = 2:53
| title9 = Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
| writer9 = Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
| length9 = 4:48
| title10 = No Tears (In the End)
| writer10 = William Salter, Ralph MacDonald
| length10 = 3:57
}}
Personnel
- Bert De Coteaux - arranger, conductor
- Buzz Willis - production supervisor
- Acy Lehman - art direction
- Nick Sangiamo - photography
Charts
| class="wikitable" |
| Chart (1972) |
|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums
| align=center|79 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums
| align=center|10 |
;Singles
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| US ! width="40"| US |
| rowspan="2"| 1972
| align="left"| "Everybody Plays the Fool" | 3 | 2 |
| align="left"| "You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)"
| 46 | 18 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{discogs master|517617|Bitter Sweet}}
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