Player (Player album)

Player
Player
Studio album by Player
Released	September 1, 1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Western Recorders, Sound Labs
Genre	Soft rock
Label	RSO
Producer	Dennis Lambert; Brian Potter;
Player chronology

Player is the debut album from Los Angeles, California-based rock band Player, released on September 1, 1977 under RSO Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

It was released in 1977 on RSO Records and featured the hit single, "Baby Come Back", which was written by guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist J.C. Crowley and guitarist/vocalist Peter Beckett.

"Baby Come Back" peaked at number one in the US and stayed on the charts for a total of 32 weeks. In the UK, it peaked at number 32 and remained on the chart for 7 weeks. The follow-up single, "This Time I'm in It for Love", reaching number 10 in the US, staying there for 17 weeks.

Track listing

"Come On Out" (Crowley) – 3:43
"Baby Come Back" (Beckett, Crowley) – 4:15
"Goodbye (That's All I Ever Heard)" (Beckett) – 3:44
"Melanie" (Beckett) – 3:39
"Every Which Way" (Beckett, Crowley) – 3:34
"This Time I'm in It for Love" (Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) – 4:20
"Love Is Where You Find It" (Beckett, Reed Kailing, Crowley) – 4:00
"Movin' Up" (Beckett, Kailing, Steve Kipner) – 2:50
"Cancellation" (Beckett, Kailing, Kipner) – 4:07
"Trying to Write a Hit Song" (R. L. Mahonin) – 4:36

Personnel

Player

Peter Beckett – guitars, lead (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), co-lead (6, 7) and backing vocals
J.C. Crowley – guitars, lead (1, 3), co-lead (2, 6, 7) and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Ronn Moss – bass, backing and lead (10) vocals
John Friesen – drums, percussion^[2]

Additional musicians

George Budd – sound effects
Gary Coleman – percussion
Wayne Cook – keyboards, synthesizers
Jim Horn – saxophone, flute
Reed Kailing – guitars
Jay Lewis – electric & steel guitars, sound effects
Maria Newman – string arrangements
Michael Omartian – synthesizers
Jack White – drums, percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	47
US Billboard 200^[4]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	62

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Player: Player > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "Player – Player (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 234. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Player Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Player Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

External links

Player-Player at Discogs

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Player: Player > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[2] "Player – Player (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 234. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Billboard200_Player-4] "Player Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Player-5] "Player Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

[6] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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