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Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | QCA Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Kajem/Victory Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 45:18 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Teddy Pendergrass, Miles Jaye, Nick Martinelli, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway | |||
Teddy Pendergrass chronology | ||||
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Joy is a studio album by the American singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1988 on Elektra Records. [1] [2] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" category. [3]
Joy peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the R&B chart, Pendergrass's highest placing on the chart since 1979's No. 1 album Teddy. [4] It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Albums Chart. [5]
The album was produced by Reggie and Vincent Calloway, Nick Martinelli, Miles Jaye, and Pendergrass. [6] It was mostly recorded at Victory Studios, in Philadelphia. [7]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Chicago Tribune called the album "an accomplished meditation on romantic love and perhaps an exercise in imagination." [11] The Washington Post praised the "dusky purr on slow-groove songs like '2 A.M.' and 'Love Is the Power'." [12] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Pendergrass's "smoldering style has been replaced by a sleek, sophisticated sound that recalls the urbane elegance of Luther Vandross' best work." [9]
Joy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | QCA Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio; Kajem/Victory Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 45:18 | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Teddy Pendergrass, Miles Jaye, Nick Martinelli, Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway | |||
Teddy Pendergrass chronology | ||||
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Joy is a studio album by the American singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1988 on Elektra Records. [1] [2] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" category. [3]
Joy peaked at No. 54 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the R&B chart, Pendergrass's highest placing on the chart since 1979's No. 1 album Teddy. [4] It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Albums Chart. [5]
The album was produced by Reggie and Vincent Calloway, Nick Martinelli, Miles Jaye, and Pendergrass. [6] It was mostly recorded at Victory Studios, in Philadelphia. [7]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Chicago Tribune called the album "an accomplished meditation on romantic love and perhaps an exercise in imagination." [11] The Washington Post praised the "dusky purr on slow-groove songs like '2 A.M.' and 'Love Is the Power'." [12] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Pendergrass's "smoldering style has been replaced by a sleek, sophisticated sound that recalls the urbane elegance of Luther Vandross' best work." [9]