Switch (Switch album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Switch

| type = Studio

| artist = Switch

| cover = Switch.jpeg

| alt =

| released = June 17, 1978

| recorded = 1977–1978

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = R&B, soul

| length = 32:19

| label = Gordy Records

| producer = Jermaine Jackson, Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams, Jody Sims, Greg Wright, The Bewley Brothers, Michael B. Sutton,

| prev_title = Pall Mall Groove

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Switch II

| next_year = 1979

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 =Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2158107/review|pure_url=yes}}

}}

Switch is the first album by R&B band, Switch, released in 1978. It is also their first on the Motown subsidiary Gordy. After recording as White Heat and Hot Ice, this gave them the commercial breakthrough they desired with hits like "There'll Never Be" and "I Wanna Be Closer".

Track listing

"I Wanna Be with You" - (Bobby DeBarge)
"There'll Never Be" - (Bobby DeBarge)
"I Wanna Be Closer" - (Jermaine Jackson)
"We Like to Party... Come On" - (Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams)
"Fever" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann)
"You Pulled a Switch" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann)
"It's So Real" - (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton)
"Somebody's Watching You" - (Jody Sims)

Personnel

;Switch

Bobby DeBarge - lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drums
Tommy DeBarge - bass, backing vocals
Phillip Ingram - lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Jody Sims - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Gregory Williams - trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals
Eddie Fluellen - keyboards, string ensemble, trombone, backing vocals

;Guitarists

Lil' David Podis, Mike McGloiry, Ronnie Vann - guitar

;Additional musicians

Jermaine Jackson

Charts

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Chart (1978) ! Peak position
scope="row" \| US Top LPs & Tape{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/switch/chart-history/tlp/ \|title=Switch Chart History – Billboard 200 \|magazine=Billboard \|accessdate=November 18, 2022 \|date=November 25, 1978}} \| 37
scope="row" \| US Top Soul LPs{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/switch/chart-history/blp/ \|title=Switch Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums \|magazine=Billboard \|accessdate=November 18, 2022 \|date=November 25, 1978}} \| 6

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Chart (1978)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | US Top LPs & Tape{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/switch/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Switch Chart History – Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=November 18, 2022 |date=November 25, 1978}}

| 37

scope="row" | US Top Soul LPs{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/switch/chart-history/blp/ |title=Switch Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=November 18, 2022 |date=November 25, 1978}}

| 6

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Chart positions{{Cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/switch/chart-history/ \|title=Switch Chart History\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 18, 2022}}
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"\| US ! width="40"\| US R&B
1978 \| align="left"\| "There'll Never Be" \| 36 \| 6

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Chart positions{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/switch/chart-history/ |title=Switch Chart History|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 18, 2022}}

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="40"| US

! width="40"| US
R&B

1978

| align="left"| "There'll Never Be"

| 36

| 6

References

External links

[http://www.discogs.com/Switch-Switch/master/290948 Switch-Switch at Discogs]

Category:1978 debut albums

Category:Gordy Records albums

Category:Switch (band) albums