III (S.O.S. Band album)

III is the third album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released on the Tabu label in October 1982. It was produced by Ricky Sylvers and Gene Dozier.

III
Studio album by
The S.O.S. Band
ReleasedOctober 29, 1982
RecordedMaster Sound
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Axis Recording
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Sound Masters
(Los Angeles, California)
Larrabee Sound
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreFunk, R&B[1]
Length44:50
LabelTabu
Producer
The S.O.S. Band chronology
Too
(1981)		 III
(1982)		 On the Rise
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

History

The album peaked at #27 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #172 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "High Hopes" and "Have It Your Way", each peaking at #25 and #57 respectively. "High Hopes" also reached #49 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The third single, "Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')", peaked at #47 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart and #72 on the UK Singles Chart.

"High Hopes" is notable for being the first collaboration between the group and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who would go on to write and produce several hits for the group. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough"Charmaine Sylvers, Glen Barbee5:45
2."High Hopes"Jimmy Harris, Terry Lewis6:29
3."Have It Your Way"John Simpson5:07
4."Your Love (It's the One for Me)"Crystal McCarey, Gene Dozier5:18
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Good & Plenty"Bruno Speight, John Simpson, Gene Dozier, Charmaine Sylvers4:24
6."Looking for You"John Simpson, Bruno Speight, Karen Krattinger, Allen Simpson4:27
7."These Are the Things"Mary Davis, Travis Biggs, John Simpson4:47
8."You Shake Me Up"Jason Bryant, Gene Dozier4:00
9."Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')"Charmaine Sylvers, Gene Dozier4:28
2013 remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."High Hopes" (Edit)Jimmy Harris, Terry Lewis5:30
11."Good & Plenty" (7" Version)Bruno Speight, John Simpson, Gene Dozier, Charmaine Sylvers3:56
12."Good & Plenty" (12" Version)Bruno Speight, John Simpson, Gene Dozier, Charmaine Sylvers5:29
13."Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" (Special Version)Charmaine Sylvers, Gene Dozier5:31
14."Your Love (It's the One for Me)" (US 12" Version)Crystal McCarey, Gene Dozier6:14

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

  • Mary Davis – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocoder, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, lead vocals, background vocals
  • Billy Ellis – saxophone
  • John Simpson – bass, background vocals
  • Bruno Speight – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, background vocals
  • Jerome "JT" Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Willie "Sonny" Killebrew – saxophone

Additional Personnel

Production
  • Ricky Sylvers, Gene Dozier – producers
  • Leon F. Sylvers – executive producer
  • Ron Christopher – recording engineer
  • Steve Hodge – recording engineer, mixing engineer
  • Wally Traugott – mastering engineer
  • Diem Jones – photography
  • Jones & Armitage – design

Charts
Albums
Chart (1982) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard 200 172
U.S. Billboard Black Albums 27
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
R&B
[3]		 US
Dan
[3]		 UK
[4]
1982 "High Hopes" 25 49 —
1983 "Have It Your Way" 57 — —
"Groovin' (That's What We're Doin')" — 47 72

References
  1. Hanson, Amy. III > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  2. "US Albums Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
  3. "US Singles Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  4. "UK Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
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