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词条 Irons in the Fire (album)
释义

  1. Reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. Charts

     Singles 

  5. Covers

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Irons in the Fire
| type = Studio
| artist = Teena Marie
| cover = Teena Marie - Irons in the Fire.jpg
| alt =
| released = July 6, 1980
| recorded = 1979–1980
| venue =
| studio = Motown/Hitsville Recording Studios
(Hollywood, California)

| genre = {{flatlist|
  • Soul
  • funk
  • R&B}}

| length = 43:41
| label = Gordy
| producer = Teena Marie
| prev_title = Lady T
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = It Must Be Magic
| next_year = 1981
}}

Irons in the Fire is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie, released on July 6, 1980 by Motown. Her first self produced effort, it was dedicated to her father, Thomas Leslie Brockert (1919-1976). It received positive reviews on its release. In a 2009 interview she named it as her personal favourite of all her albums.

Reception

{{Album ratings
| rev1 =Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[1]
| rev2 =Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = C+ [2]
}}Irons in the Fire peaked at #9 on the Black Albums chart and #38 on the Pop Albums chart. Lead single "I Need Your Lovin'" peaked at #9 on the US Black Singles chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached #28 in the United Kingdom, making it Marie's second and last top 30 single in that country. In addition, along with the track "Chains", "I Need Your Lovin'" peaked at number two for two weeks on the dance charts.[3]

Track listing

All songs were written by Teena Marie, except where noted.

  1. "I Need Your Lovin'" – 7:31
  2. "Young Love" – 5:29
  3. "First Class Love" – 5:06
  4. "Irons in the Fire" – 3:33
  5. "Chains" – 7:11
  6. "You Make Love Like Springtime" – 4:59
  7. "Tune in Tomorrow" (Mickey Hearn, Marie) – 6:26
  8. "You Make Love Like Springtime (Reprise)" – 3:26

Personnel

  • James S. Stewart, Jr. – Piano, Electric Piano
  • David Taylor, Greg Hargrove, Wali Ali – Electric Guitar
  • Nick Brown – Acoustic Guitar
  • Michael Boddicker – Synthesizer
  • Bobby Lyle – Piano
  • Allen McGrier, James Jamerson, Jr. – Bass
  • Paul Hines, Earl Palmer, Sr. – Drums
  • Paulinho da Costa – Percussion, Congas
  • Thomas "T" Bumpass – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
  • William Carroll White, Jr. – Alto Saxophone
  • Ray C. Woodard – Tenor Saxophone
  • Lloyd Lindroth – Harp
  • Jill Jones, Mickey Hearn, Shirley Mattison, Ozone – Backing Vocals
  • Paul Riser – string arrangements
Technical
  • Bobby Brooks – engineer
  • Ginny Livingston, Johnny Lee – art direction
  • Ron Slenzak – photography

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4]38
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4]9

Singles

YearSingleChart positions[5]
USUS
R&B
US
Dance
1980"I Need Your Lovin'" 37 9 2
1981"Young Love" 41

Covers

In 2000, pop singer Sheena Easton covered "I Need Your Lovin" as a bonus track on her Disco album "Fabulous" for the Japanese market.

The Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam and Curiosity Killed The Cat also covered Teena's song I Need Your Lovin...

References

1. ^{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r12429 |tab=review |label=Teena Marie: Irons in the Fire > Review |first=Andy |last=Kellman|accessdate=04 September 2011}}
2. ^{{Cite web | last = Christgau | first = Robert | title = Teena Marie: Irons in the Fire > Review | publisher = Robert Christgau | accessdate = 2016-10-08 | url = http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=5408}}
3. ^{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=166}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4844/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=Teena Marie US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-05-30}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4844/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=Teena Marie US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-05-30}}

External links

  • Teena Marie-Irons In The Fire at Discogs
{{Teena Marie}}

4 : Teena Marie albums|1980 albums|albums arranged by Paul Riser|Gordy Records albums

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