Eddie Kendricks - People, Hold On

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140 Gram Limited Edition Vinyl

The second and breakout album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks, People… Hold On, was released in May 1972. Woven into its community-inspired motif was “Girl You Need a Change of Mind,” that, with its extended performance and well-placed “break,” is considered one of the first modern disco tracks. Edited for radio play, the song hit #13 R&B in the U.S. The album, which also featured the dance classic “Date with the Rain,” was #13 on the Soul LPs chart as well, and set the pace for the following Kendricks albums. The cover photo, taken by Philadelphia soul musician Weldon Arthur McDougal III, reworked the famous Eldridge Cleaver-shot portrait of Black Panther leader Dr. Huey P. Newton.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. IF YOU LET ME (Frank Wilson) 3:24
2. LET ME RUN INTO YOUR LONELY HEART (Anita Poree, Frank Wilson) 3:13
3. DAY BY DAY* (Terri McFaddin, Leonard Caston) 3:20
4. GIRL YOU NEED A CHANGE OF MIND (Frank Wilson, Anita Poree) 7:45
5. SOMEDAY WE’LL HAVE A BETTER WORLD (Norma Toney) 3:46

Side B

1. MY PEOPLE...HOLD ON* (Anita Poree, Leonard Caston) 5:43
2. DATE WITH THE RAIN** (Bobby Miller) 2:44
3. EDDIE’S LOVE* (Leonard Caston, Anita Poree) 3:33
4. I’M ON THE SIDELINE (Penelope McClendon) 2:56
5. JUST MEMORIES* (Leonard Caston, Anita Poree) 5:52

Personnel:

Produced by Frank Wilson

Rhythm By The Young Senators

except on Date With The Rain

Moog Synthesizer, Cal Harris

Special Thanks to

Joe Messina and Eddie “Bongo” Brown

Arranged by LeRoy Fleming, David Leacraft, David Van DePitte

Produced by Bobby Miller

Produced by Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston