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Surrender (O'Bryan album)

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Surrender
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1986
Recorded1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California
GenreR&B, Soul
Length41:08
LabelCapitol
ProducerO'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
O'Bryan chronology
Be My Lover
(1984)
Surrender
(1986)
The Best Of O'Bryan
(1996)

Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tenderoni"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman3:48
2."You Have Got To Come To Me"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman5:35
3."Driving Force"O'Bryan Burnette II5:52
4."Maria"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:24
5."What Goes Around"Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman5:34
6."Is This For Real"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:09
7."Dreamin' About You"O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius5:31
8."Surrender"Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren4:17

Charts

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Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1986 Surrender 66

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1986 "Tenderoni" 35
1987 "Driving Force" 60

Personnel

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  • O'Bryan  – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
  • Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
  • Melvin Davis – bass guitar
  • Karl Denson – saxophone
  • Virgie Hunter – trumpet
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
  • Chuck Morris – drums
  • Levi Seacer – guitar
  • Bruce Sterling – keyboards
  • David Vansuch – saxophone
  • Alex Brown – background vocals
  • Carmen Carter – background vocals
  • Lynn Davis – background vocals
  • Clayton Dover – background vocals
  • Rafael Dover – background vocals

References

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  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r59749/review
  2. ^ "O'Bryan US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. ^ "O'Bryan US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
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