Supernatural (Ben E. King album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Supernatural
| type = Studio album
| artist = Ben E. King
| cover = Bk supernatural.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1975
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soul
| length = 39:27
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Tony "Champagne" Silvester, Bert "Super Charts" De Coteaux
| prev_title = The Beginning of It All
| prev_year = 1972
| next_title = I Had a Love
| next_year = 1976
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Supernatural
| type = Studio
| single1 = Supernatural Thing
| single1date = January 1975
| single2 = Do It in the Name of Love
| single2date = May 1975
}}
}}
Supernatural is the eighth studio album and ninth album overall by American soul and R&B singer Ben E. King. Released in 1975, it marked King's transition to the main Atlantic Records label after time on subsidiary labels. The single "Supernatural Thing" brought him a return to chart success, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles and peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=325}} The title track and other tracks on the album featured King singing in a higher key as second tenor, rather than his usual baritone.
Track listing
- "Supernatural Thing Part 1" (Patrick Grant, Gwen Guthrie) [3:54]
- "Supernatural Thing Part 2" (Grant, Guthrie) [3:14]
- "Your Lovin' Ain't Good Enough" (Grant, Guthrie) [5:00]
- "Drop My Heart Off" (Sam Dees, Frederick Knight) [4:17]
- "Extra Extra" (Dees) [3:48]
- "Do It In the Name of Love" (Grant, Guthrie) [4:20]
- "Happiness Is Where You Find It" (Dees, Bettye Crutcher, Knight) [3:35]
- "Do You Wanna Do a Thing" (Jesse Boyce, Richard Griffith, Sanchez Harley) [4:24]
- "Imagination" (Ben E. King, Ben E. King, Jr.) [3:38]
- "What Do You Want Me To Do" (Lou Courtney) [3:17]
Personnel
- Ben E. King - vocals
- Carlos Alomar, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman - guitar
- Bob Babbitt, Jerry Jemmott - bass guitar
- Derek Smith, Ricky Williams, Bert De Coteaux - keyboards
- Jimmy Young - drums
- Carlos Martin - congas
- George Devens, Jack Jennings, Phil Kraus, Ted Sommers - percussion
- Brenda White, Gwen Guthrie, Lani Groves, Yvonne Guthrie - background vocals
- Bob Clearmountain, Ron St. Germain, Tony "No. 1" Bongiovi - engineer
References
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{{Ben E. King}}
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