Reddy (album)
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| Studio album by Helen Reddy | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 at Conway Recording Studios Hollywood, California |
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| Genre | Vocal Pop/Rock |
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| Length | 33:52 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Frank Day | |||
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| Billboard | positive |
Reddy is an album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1979 by Capitol Records and noted by Billboard magazine for what set it apart from its predecessors: "It's the three disco tracks on the first side of this album that will probably draw the most attention, but more interesting from the point of view of Reddy's artistic growth are covers of soul ballads by Gamble & Huff ('Sing My Heart Out') and Eugene Record ('Trying to Get to You') and rock material by the likes of The Doobie Brothers ('Minute by Minute')." That same review from the issue dated June 2 of that year also mentioned the exposure she received from The Helen Reddy Special, which had just aired on ABC on May 22, but, as with her previous two releases, Reddy did not reach Billboard's Top LP's & Tapes chart. It was also her last album to chart in Canada's RPM magazine when it peaked at number 97 there in August of that year.
The seven-minute album version of "Make Love to Me" was released as a 12-inch single and given high marks in Billboard's "Disco Mix" column: "Reddy belts out this song with the right combination of orchestration and arrangements that have no need for a break as the tune never lets down in energy level through its 7:02-minute length." The 7-inch version of the song, which had a running time of 3:48, made its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue of the magazine dated May 19 and got as high as number 60 during its 10 weeks there. It also peaked at number 57 on the RPM singles chart. Its debut on the newly-titled Adult Contemporary chart in Billboard came three weeks later, in the June 9 issue, and led to a number 41 showing there over the course of five weeks. It also provided Reddy with her only hit on the magazine's R&B chart when it started its seven weeks there in the July 28 issue and reached number 59. A second song from the album, "Let Me Be Your Woman", made it to number 43 Adult Contemporary during a five-week run that began later that year, in the November 10 issue, but did not reach the pop chart.
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