Come Go with Us

1977 studio album by Pockets
Come Go with Us
Studio album by
Pockets
Released1977 (1977)
Genre
  • R&B
  • soul
LabelColumbia
ProducerVerdine White
Pockets chronology
Come Go with Us
(1977)
Take It On Up
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Come Go with Us is the debut album by R&B band Pockets released in 1977 by Columbia Records.[2] The album reached No. 17 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart.[3]

Overview

Th track, "Come Go with Me" peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and No. 32 on the Disco chart.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Go with Me"Al McKinney, Robert Wright, Verdine White4:22
2."Pasado"Clarence Burke, James Burke, Ricardo Marrero5:42
3."One Day at a Time"Robert Wright, Verdine White5:33
4."Doin' The Do"Gary Grainger2:58
5."In the Pocket"Al McKinney, Kevin Barnes, Robert Wright, Verdine White3:51
6."Nothing is Stronger"Al McKinney, G. Stekler, Jacob Sheffer, Robert Wright, Verdine White4:00
7."Elusive Lady"Al McKinney, Kevin Barnes6:58
8."Wizzard Wuzzit"Gary Grainger2:35

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Personnel

  • Jacob Sheffer - guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Gary Grainger - bass
  • Al McKinney - keyboards, vocals
  • George Gray - drums, percussion, vocals
  • Larry Jacobs - percussion, vocals
  • Kevin Barnes - trombone, percussion, vocals
  • Irving Madison - saxophone, percussion, vocals
  • Charles Williams - trumpet, percussion, vocals

Additional players on select tracks

  • Andrew Smith Jr., Gary Grant, Steve Madaio - trumpet
  • George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield - trombone
  • Assa Drori, Rosemary McLean - cello
  • Arnold Belnick, Charles Veal Jr., Dorothy Wade, Israel Baker, Janice Gower - violin
  • Denyse Buffum, Kenneth Yerke, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale - viola
  • Don Myrick - woodwind
  • Tom Tom 84 (Thomas Washington) - arrangements

References

  1. ^ Lytle, Craig. "Pockets: Come Go With Us". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ a b The Pockets: Come Go With Us. Columbia Records. 1977.
  3. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Us (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Me (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Pockets: Come Go With Me (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.


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