Cuba Gooding – The 1st Album
(Motown Records 1978 M7897R1)
Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners and some ringwear – some scuffing/tears on top left corner edge
Insert in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a couple of light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Cuba Mark Gooding Sr. (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, “Everybody Plays the Fool” (1972), peaking at No. 2 for three weeks, and peaking at No. 3 on Billboard′s all-genre Hot-100 list. “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” (1974), “Happiness Is Just Around the Bend” and “Rolling Down a Mountainside” were also top 10 hits on Billboard charts. He also recorded as a solo artist with hits of his own.
The 1st Album is the debut 1978 studio album by American singer Cuba Gooding. Released on Motown Records.
Track listing
| A1 | Mind Pleaser | 4:16 | |
| A2 | All I Can Give You Is Love | 5:51 | |
| A3 | Where Would I Be Without You | 3:54 | |
| A4 | Hold On To What You Got | 4:20 | |
| B1 | Fool Of The Year | 5:02 | |
| B2 | We’re In Love | 4:00 | |
| B3 | Ain’t Nothin’ To It | 3:46 | |
| B4 | Someone To Go Home To | 3:41 | |
| B5 | As Long As There’s You | 3:23 |
- Backing Vocals – Carol Parks, Dennis Lambert, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters
- Bass – Scott Edwards
- Design, Art Direction – Stan Martin
- Drums – Ed Greene, James Gadson
- Engineer – Jay Lewis, Matt Hyde
- Guitar – Dean Parks, Jay Lewis, Ray Parker Jr.
- Horns – Chuck Findley, Dick Hyde, Ernie Watts, George Bohanon, Paul Hubinon, Quitman Dennis, Steve Madaio, Tom Scott, Bill Green
- Keyboards – David Foster, Dennis Lambert, Joe Sample, Michael Omartian
- Mastered By – Allen Zentz
- Percussion – Gary Coleman, Steve Forman
- Photography – Richard Arrindell
- Producer – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
- Strings – Sid Sharp & The Boogie Symphony
- Written-By – B. Potter (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4), D. Lambert (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4), J. Whitney (tracks: B5), N. Kurban (tracks: B5), P. Austin (tracks: B2)
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