Whisper in Your Ear

Whisper in Your Ear
Studio album by
the Whispers
Released1979
Recorded1979
StudioStudio Masters, Los Angeles, California
GenreSoul, funk
Length34:41
LabelSOLAR
ProducerDick Griffey, The Whispers
The Whispers chronology
Headlights
(1978) 		Whisper in Your Ear
(1979) 		Happy Holidays to You
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Music Week[2]

Whisper in Your Ear is an album by the Whispers released in 1979 on the SOLAR Records label. This album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Homemade Lovin'"Leon Sylvers III3:50
2."Jump for Joy"Otis Stokes, Fred Alexander, Jr., Stephen Shockley5:02
3."If I Don't Get Your Love"Malcolm Anthony4:10
4."Whisper in Your Ear"Leon Sylvers III, James Sylvers4:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Love at Its Best"Kenney Hirsh, Kathy Wakefield3:25
6."Can't Do Without Love"Keni Burke, Curtis Mayfield5:22
7."Pretty Lady"Kossi Gardner5:01
8."You'll Never Get Away"Malcolm Anthony3:42

Credits

    • A&R [A&R Coordination] – Marge Meoli
    • Arranged By [Vocal] – Nicholas Caldwell
    • Bass – Melvin Coleman (2), Otis Stokes, Wilton Felder
    • Cello – Juliana Buffum*, Miguel Martinez*, Nils Oliver
    • Concertmaster, Violin – Janice Gower
    • Design [Album] – Gribbitt!, Tim Bryant (2)
    • Drums – Ed Greene (2), Fred Alexander Jr., James Gadson
    • Engineer [Mixing] – Kerry McNabb
    • Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Mixing] – Steve Hodge
    • Guitar – David T. Walker, Earnest Reed, Wah Wah Watson*, Paul Jackson Jr., Ricky Sylvers, Stephen Shockley
    • Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes, Joey Gallo, Kenney Hirsh*, Norman Beavers, Sonny Burke (2)
    • Mastered By – Wally Traugott
    • Percussion – Fred Lewis (2), Paulinho Da Costa
    • Photography By – Ron Slenzak
    • Producer – Dick Griffey, The Whispers
    • Producer [Special Assistant] – Kossi Gardner, Lakeside
    • Producer [Special Assistant], Bass – Leon Sylvers
    • Saxophone – Don Myrick, Fred Jackson Jr.*, Edward Lewis*
    • Trombone – George Bohanon, Kraig Kilby, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears
    • Trumpet – Robert O. Bryant*, John Parrish, Michael Harris, Nolan Smith Jr.*, Michael Davis*
    • Viola – Marilyn H. Baker*, Rollice E. Dale*
    • Violin – David Montagu, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry L. Roth*, Jack Gootkin, Jerome J. Reisler*, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Stepansky, William H. Henderson*

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 146
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 28

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
R&B
1979 "Can't Do Without Love" 43
"Homemade Lovin'" 66

References

  1. ^ Elias, Jason. The Whispers: Whisper In Your Ear > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Album Reviews: The Whispers — Whisper in Your Ear" (PDF). Music Week. Gwent: Pensord Press Ltd. August 4, 1979. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  3. ^ a b "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
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