Switch (Switch album)

Switch
Studio album by
Switch
ReleasedJune 17, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
GenreR&B, soul
Length32:19
LabelGordy Records
ProducerJermaine Jackson, Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams, Jody Sims, Greg Wright, The Bewley Brothers, Michael B. Sutton,
Switch chronology
Pall Mall Groove
(1977) 		Switch
(1978) 		Switch II
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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

  1. "I Wanna Be with You" - (Bobby DeBarge)
  2. "There'll Never Be" - (Bobby DeBarge)
  3. "I Wanna Be Closer" - (Jermaine Jackson)
  4. "We Like to Party... Come On" - (Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams)
  5. "Fever" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann)
  6. "You Pulled a Switch" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann)
  7. "It's So Real" - (Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton)
  8. "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

Chart (1978) Peak
position
US Top LPs & Tape[2] 37
US Top Soul LPs[3] 6

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1978 "There'll Never Be" 36 6

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2158107/review
  2. ^ "Switch Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. November 25, 1978. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Switch Chart History – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. November 25, 1978. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Switch Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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