Surrender (O'Bryan album)

Surrender
Studio album by O'Bryan
Released	December 1986
Recorded	1985–1986 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
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	41:08
Label	Capitol
Producer	O'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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

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

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

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1986	Surrender	—	66

Singles

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

Personnel

• 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

External links

• O'Bryan - Surrender at Discogs