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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 25, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:20 | |||
Label | Philadelphia International | |||
Producer | Ashford & Simpson, Dexter Wansel, Cecil Womack, John R. Faith, Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | |||
Teddy Pendergrass chronology | ||||
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Singles from TP | ||||
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TP is the fourth album by American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass. It reached No. 14 on the US pop albums chart and No. 3 on the US R&B albums chart. It spawned the top ten singles, "Can't We Try", which was also featured in the soundtrack to the film Roadie, and " Love T.K.O." TP is Pendergrass's only album while at Philadelphia International Records made without any input from label founders Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) [3] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (
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The Globe and Mail deemed the album "disco Muzak at its most innocuous: lame, unoriginal, and curiously sexless." [5] The New York Times wrote that "the strongest cuts ... were all ballads that showed Mr. Pendergrass developing long narrative laments with unprecedented subtlety and emotional conviction." [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Is It Still Good to Ya" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 4:35 |
2. | "Take Me in Your Arms Tonight" (duet with Stephanie Mills) | Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs | 5:24 |
3. | "I Just Called to Say" | Cecil Womack | 4:28 |
4. | "Can't We Try" | Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller | 5:04 |
Total length: | 19:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Feel the Fire" (duet with Stephanie Mills) | Peabo Bryson | 5:31 |
2. | "Girl You Know" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 4:03 |
3. | " Love T.K.O." | Womack, Eddie "Gip" Nobel | 5:00 |
4. | "Let Me Love You" | Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | 5:15 |
Total length: | 19:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "This Gift of Life" (12" Long Version) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff | 4:39 |
10. | "Take Me in Your Arms Tonight" (12" Long Version) | Wansel, Biggs | 7:00 |
11. | "Can't We Try" (Single Version) | Hirsch, Miller | 3:42 |
12. | "Love T.K.O." (Single Version) | Womack, Nobel | 3:43 |
13. | "Is It Still Good to Ya" (Single Version) | Ashford, Simpson | 3:45 |
Total length: | 22:49 |
Chart (1980) | Peak [7] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 14 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 3 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [7] |
US R&B [7] |
US Dan [7] | ||
1980 | "Can't We Try" | 52 | 3 | 52 |
"Love T.K.O." | 44 | 2 | — |
TP | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 25, 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1980 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 39:20 | |||
Label | Philadelphia International | |||
Producer | Ashford & Simpson, Dexter Wansel, Cecil Womack, John R. Faith, Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | |||
Teddy Pendergrass chronology | ||||
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Singles from TP | ||||
|
TP is the fourth album by American R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass. It reached No. 14 on the US pop albums chart and No. 3 on the US R&B albums chart. It spawned the top ten singles, "Can't We Try", which was also featured in the soundtrack to the film Roadie, and " Love T.K.O." TP is Pendergrass's only album while at Philadelphia International Records made without any input from label founders Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable) [3] |
Tom Hull – on the Web | B+ (
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The Globe and Mail deemed the album "disco Muzak at its most innocuous: lame, unoriginal, and curiously sexless." [5] The New York Times wrote that "the strongest cuts ... were all ballads that showed Mr. Pendergrass developing long narrative laments with unprecedented subtlety and emotional conviction." [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Is It Still Good to Ya" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 4:35 |
2. | "Take Me in Your Arms Tonight" (duet with Stephanie Mills) | Dexter Wansel, Cynthia Biggs | 5:24 |
3. | "I Just Called to Say" | Cecil Womack | 4:28 |
4. | "Can't We Try" | Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller | 5:04 |
Total length: | 19:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Feel the Fire" (duet with Stephanie Mills) | Peabo Bryson | 5:31 |
2. | "Girl You Know" | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | 4:03 |
3. | " Love T.K.O." | Womack, Eddie "Gip" Nobel | 5:00 |
4. | "Let Me Love You" | Jerry Cohen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead | 5:15 |
Total length: | 19:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "This Gift of Life" (12" Long Version) | Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff | 4:39 |
10. | "Take Me in Your Arms Tonight" (12" Long Version) | Wansel, Biggs | 7:00 |
11. | "Can't We Try" (Single Version) | Hirsch, Miller | 3:42 |
12. | "Love T.K.O." (Single Version) | Womack, Nobel | 3:43 |
13. | "Is It Still Good to Ya" (Single Version) | Ashford, Simpson | 3:45 |
Total length: | 22:49 |
Chart (1980) | Peak [7] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 14 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 3 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [7] |
US R&B [7] |
US Dan [7] | ||
1980 | "Can't We Try" | 52 | 3 | 52 |
"Love T.K.O." | 44 | 2 | — |