Make Your Move is the fifth album by the American duo Captain & Tennille.[3][4] Released in 1979, the album includes the #1 hit single "Do That to Me One More Time". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA. It is their first album on Casablanca Records.
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| Released | October 1, 1979 | |||
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| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Daryl Dragon | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
The song "Happy Together (A Fantasy)" is a cover of the 1967 number 1 hit "Happy Together" by the Turtles.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love on a Shoestring" | Kerry Chater, Douglas L.A. Foxworthy | 3:37 |
| 2. | "No Love in the Morning" | Robert Bellarmine Byrne | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Deep in the Dark" | Toni Tennille | 5:28 |
| 4. | "How Can You Be So Cold" | Toni Tennille | 7:04 |
| 5. | "Do That to Me One More Time" | Toni Tennille | 4:17 |
| 6. | "Happy Together (A Fantasy)" | Alan Gordon, Garry Bonner | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Baby You Still Got It" | Toni Tennille | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Never Make A Move Too Soon" | Nesbert Hooper Jr., Will Jennings | 5:57 |
| Total length: | 41:30 | ||
Charting singles
edit| Year | Single | US | US AC | UK |
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| 1979 | Do That to Me One More Time | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Love on a Shoestring | 55 | - | - | |
| Happy Together (A Fantasy) | 53 | 27 | - |
Personnel
editCredits sourced from the original album liner notes.
Captain & Tennille
- Toni Tennille - lead (all tracks) and backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7), piano (3, 7), Fender Rhodes electric piano (5)
- Daryl Dragon - piano (1, 4, 6–8), clavinet (1, 2, 4, 6), Hammond organ (1, 6–8), Fender Rhodes electric piano (2, 4, 8), ARP Odyssey (1, 2, 4), ARP Omni (1, 2), EU synthesizer (2, 4, 6), ARP String Ensemble (3), Yamaha TRX (3, 6), Minimoog (3), Oberheim 4-Voice (5–7), Oberheim OB-1 (8), electric (2, 4, 6) and acoustic guitars (1), bass guitar (4, 6, 7), tambourine (1, 2, 6), castanets (2), vibraphone (4, 7)
Additional musicians
- Lee Ritenour - electric (1) and acoustic guitars (5)
- Fred Tackett - electric guitar (8)
- Abraham Laboriel - bass guitar (1, 2, 8)
- Scott Edwards - bass guitar (5, 7)
- Ralph Humphrey - drums (1, 4–8)
- Jim Gordon - drums (2)
- Hal Blaine - drums (3), percussion (3)
- Ken Watson - congas (4, 8), triangle (6), tambourine (8), cowbell (8), percussion (5, 6)
- Tom Scott - alto (2, 3) and tenor saxophones (7), Lyricon (5, 7)
- Bobby Bryant - trumpet (4, 6–8)
- John Rosenberg - trumpet (7)
- Garnett Brown - trombone (4, 6–8)
- Fred Selden - alto saxophone (4, 6–8)
- Glen Garrett - tenor saxophone (4, 6–8)
- John Mitchell - baritone saxophone (4, 6–8)
- Ron Hicklin - backing vocals (1, 2)
- Oren Waters - backing vocals (1, 2)
- Mitch Gordon - backing vocals (1, 2)
- Melissa Boettner - backing vocals (6)
- Lenard Allen - backing vocals (6)
- Gary Sims - backing vocals (6)
References
edit- ^ Breihan, Tom (March 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: The Captain & Tennille's "Do That To Me One More Time"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
...Captain & Tennille tried out a new image, moving toward disco with the 1979 LP Make Your Move.
- ^ "Make Your Move Review by Joe Viglione". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Captain & Tennille Biography by William Ruhlmann". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Tuber, Keith (Feb 1980). "The Captain and Tennille Make Their Move to Disco". Orange Coast Magazine. Vol. 6, no. 2. pp. 78, 79.
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