I Miss You (later reissued as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) is the debut album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, released on Philadelphia International in August 25, 1972. Produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, the album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.[6]
| I Miss You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
| Producer | Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff | |||
| Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes chronology | ||||
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| Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | ||||
 Reissue title and cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Mojo | (favorable)[3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[5] |
The album title was changed from I Miss You to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and given a new cover after the success of the single "If You Don't Know Me by Now". The group's roster for this album is Lloyd Parks, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin, Lawrence Brown and Bernie Wilson. The album was arranged by Bobby Martin,[7] Norman Harris and Thom Bell.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Miss You" | 8:31 | |
| 2. | "Ebony Woman" | Morris Bailey | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Yesterday I Had the Blues" | 7:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Be for Real" | Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble | 7:31 |
| 6. | "Let Me into Your World" | Kenneth Gamble, Norman Harris, Allan Felder | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Let It Be You" | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "I Miss You" (part I – single version) | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Yesterday I Had the Blues" (single version) | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Be for Real" (single version) | 3:24 |
| 11. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (live in San Francisco, 1973) | 4:08 |
Personnel
editThe Blue Notes
edit- Harold Melvin
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Bernard Wilson
- Lawrence Brown
- Lloyd Parks – vocals
Other personnel
edit- Leon Huff – piano
- Leonard Pakula – organ
- Ronnie Baker – bass
- Earl Young – drums
- Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitar
- Larry Washington – congas, bongos
- Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings – strings
- Sam Reed and his Horns – horns
Charts
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[8] | 53 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs[8] | 4 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [8] |
UK [9] | ||
| 1972 | "I Miss You (Part 1)" | 58 | 7 | — |
| "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1973 | "Yesterday I Had the Blues" | 63 | 12 | — |
References
edit- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: M". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 7, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Brown, Geoff. "Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes review". Mojo. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 329.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 2, 2021). "Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes: I Miss You Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, United States: Chronicle Books. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
- ^ Chris Rizik, "R.I.P. Legendary soul music producer Bobby Martin", Soul Tracks, September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ^ "UK Charts > Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
External links
edit- I Miss You at Discogs (list of releases)