The Two of Us (Yarbrough & Peoples album)

{{Infobox album

| name = The Two of Us

| type = Album

| artist = Yarbrough & Peoples

| cover = Y&P-The Two of Us.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 1980

| recorded = 1980

| venue =

| studio = Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)

| genre = *R&B

| length = 42:11

| label = Mercury

| producer = Lonnie Simmons
Jonah Ellis
Malvin Dino Vice

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Heartbeats

| next_year = 1983

| misc = {{Singles

| type = Singles

| name = The Two of Us

| single1 = Don't Stop The Music

| single1date = October 1980

| single2 = Third Degree

| single2date = June 1981

}}

The Two of Us is the debut album by the R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples,[http://www.discogs.com/Yarbrough-Peoples-The-Two-Of-Us/master/87089 Discogs][{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r52990|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic] released in 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by LA based producer Lonnie Simmons, who would go on to form Total Experience Records the following year, and veteran songwriter Jonah Ellis.

Reception

{{Album ratings

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic |class=album |id=r52990 |tab=review |label=Yarbrough & Peoples: The Two Of Us > Review |first=Craig |last=Lytle |accessdate=11 September 2011}}

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The Two of Us contained the couple's biggest hit, "Don't Stop the Music", which went to #1 on the R&B charts, #26 on the dance charts, and #19 on the pop charts.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r52990|pure_url=yes}} Singles Charts] The album peaked at #1 on the R&B Charts and #16 on the pop charts.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r52990|pure_url=yes}} Album Charts]

Track listing

"Don't Stop the Music" 7:49 (Alisa Peoples, Lonnie Simmons, Jonah Ellis)
"Crazy" 3:54 (Peoples, Calvin Yarbrough)
"Third Degree" 4:54 (Ellis)
"Easy Tonight" 3:38 (Ellis)
"Want You Back Again" 4:15 (Vice, Yarbrough, Peoples)
"Come to Me" 4:36 (Yarbrough, Peoples, Simmons)
"You're My Song" 4:58 (Ellis, Simmons)
"Two of Us" 4:15 (Yarbrough, Peoples)
"I Believe I'm Falling in Love" 3:52 (Ellis)

Personnel

Cavin Yarbrough & Alisa Peoples - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals
Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Temple McKinney - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Dionne "Flea" Oliver, Michael McKinney - Bass
Victor "Widetrack" Hill - Bass, Backing Vocals
Michael Wycoff, Patrick Moten - Keyboards
J.P. "Sugarfoot" Moffett, Melvin Webb, Raymond Calhoun - Drums
Butch Bonner, Jimmy Macon, Wes Blackman, Jonah Ellis - Guitar
Loftin "Boots" Gray, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Benjamin Wright, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Horn & String Arrangements
Jim Gilstrap, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Peterson - Backing Vocals

Production

Produced By Lonnie Simmons & Jonah Ellis for Total Experience Productions, except "Want You Back Again" & "Come To Me"; produced by Lonnie Simmons & Malvin "Dino" Vice
Horn and String Arrangements by Benjamin Wright and Malvin Dino Vice
Recording & Mix Engineers: Steve McMillan, Michael Evans & Jack Rouben, except "Crazy" & "Third Degree"; mixed by Rick Gianatos & Bob Stone
Remixes by Michael Evans & Steve McMillan
Mastered by Bob Carbone
All Songs Copyright Blackwell Publishing

Charts

class="wikitable"
Chart (1981) ! Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums{{Cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=p21523/charts-awards/billboard-albums\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Yarbrough & Peoples US albums chart history\|publisher=allmusic.com\|accessdate=2011-09-11}} \| align=center\|16
Billboard Top Soul Albums \| align=center\|1

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Chart (1981)

! Peak
position

Billboard Pop Albums{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p21523/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Yarbrough & Peoples US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-11}}

| align=center|16

Billboard Top Soul Albums

| align=center|1

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="3"\| Chart positions{{Cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=p21523/charts-awards/billboard-singles\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Yarbrough & Peoples US singles chart history\|publisher=allmusic.com\|accessdate=2011-09-11}}
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"\| US Pop ! width="40"\| US R&B ! width="40"\| US Disco
rowspan="2"\|1981 \| align="left"\| "Don't Stop The Music" \| 19 \| 1 \| 26
align="left"\| "Third Degree" \| - \| 74 \| -

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Chart positions{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p21523/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Yarbrough & Peoples US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-11}}

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="40"| US
Pop

! width="40"| US
R&B

! width="40"| US
Disco

rowspan="2"|1981

| align="left"| "Don't Stop The Music"

| 19

| 1

| 26

align="left"| "Third Degree"

| -

| 74

| -

External links

[http://www.discogs.com/Yarbrough-Peoples-The-Two-Of-Us/master/87089 Yarbrough & Peoples-The Two Of Us at Discogs]

References

Category:1980 debut albums

Category:Mercury Records albums

Category:Boogie albums

Category:Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios