Brenda & the tabulations
Brenda & the Tabulations were an American singing group formed in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the mid-1960s .
Career
The group consisted of Brenda Payton (born October 24, 1945, † June 14, 1992) and the singers Eddie Jackson , Maurice Coates and Jerry Jones . The quartet released several R&B songs, and in 1967 the single Dry Your Eyes also reached number 20 on the US charts. In addition to original compositions, the album of the same name also contained funky versions of songs by the Beach Boys ( God Only Knows ), The Marvelettes ( Forever ), The Supremes ( Where Did Our Love Go ) and Dionne Warwick 's second top hit Walk On By .
In 1970 the music producer and songwriter Van McCoy signed the band, switched the male backing singers Jackson and Jones to the singers Pat Mercer and Deborah Martin and again gave them some hits in the "Black Charts". Also Right On The Tip Of My Tongue came in 1971 in the official sales charts (No. 23).
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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R&B
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| 1967 | Dry your eyes |
US191 (4 weeks) US |
R&B19 (6 weeks) R&B |
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More albums
- 1971: Brenda And The Tabulations
- 1977: I Keep Coming Back For More
Compilations
- 2000: Right on the Tip of My Tongue
- 2008: The Dionn Singles Collection 1966-1969
- 2008: The Top and Bottom Singles Collection 1969-1971
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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R&B
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| 1967 | Dry Your Eyes Dry Your Eyes |
US20 (11 weeks) US |
R&B2 (13 weeks) R&B |
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| Stay Together Young Lovers Dry Your Eyes |
US66 (7 weeks) US |
R&B44 (2 weeks) R&B |
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| Who's Lovin 'You Dry Your Eyes |
US66 (6 weeks) US |
R&B19 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| Just Once In A Lifetime Dry Your Eyes |
US97 (2 weeks) US |
R&B41 (2 weeks) R&B |
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| When you're gone |
US58 (7 weeks) US |
R&B27 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| 1968 | Baby You're So Right For Me |
US86 (4 weeks) US |
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| To The One I Love |
- |
R&B45 (2 weeks) R&B |
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| 1969 | That's The Price You Have To Pay |
- |
R&B43 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| The Touch Of You Brenda and The Tabulations |
US50 (8 weeks) US |
R&B12 (11 weeks) R&B |
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| 1970 | And My Heart Sang (Tra La La) Brenda and The Tabulations |
US64 (8 weeks) US |
R&B12 (9 weeks) R&B |
|
| Don't Make Me Over Brenda and The Tabulations |
US77 (3 weeks) US |
R&B15 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1971 | A Child No One Wanted Brenda and The Tabulations |
- |
R&B42 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| Right on the Tip of My Tongue Brenda and The Tabulations |
US23 (13 weeks) US |
R&B10 (13 weeks) R&B |
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| A part of you |
US94 (5 weeks) US |
R&B14 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| Why Didn't I Think Of That |
- |
R&B34 (6 weeks) R&B |
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| 1973 | One Girl Too Late |
- |
R&B48 (2 weeks) R&B |
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| 1976 | Home To Myself I Keep Coming Back For More |
- |
R&B61 (9 weeks) R&B |
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| 1977 | (I'm A) Superstar I Keep Coming Back For More |
- |
R&B31 (11 weeks) R&B |
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More singles
- 1968: That's In The Past
- 1969: (You Gave Me) A Reason To Live
- 1972: Little Bit Of Love
- 1973: Key To My Heart
- 1973: Walk On In
- 1977: I Keep Coming Back For More
- 1987: Don't Give Up The Love
literature
- The great oldie lexicon v. Julia Edenhofer, 1993 edition, Weltbild-Verlag, ISBN 3-89350-720-5 .