One of Many Nights

One of Many Nights
Studio album by
The S.O.S. Band
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1991
Genre
Length55:14
Label
ProducerCurtis Williams
The S.O.S. Band chronology
Diamonds in the Raw
(1989) 		One of Many Nights
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

One of Many Nights is the eighth studio album by the S.O.S. Band.[4][5] The band's final album, it was released by Tabu Records in 1991.[6] It includes the songs "Are You Ready", "Get Hyped on This" and "Someone I Can Love".

The single, "Sometimes I Wonder", peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[7]

Production

One of Many Nights was produced by Curtis Williams.[4] It contains the first recorded appearances of the rapper Kurupt, before he signed a recording contract with Death Row Records.[8] The album cover art was created by A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert.[6]

Critical reception

The Indianapolis Star called the album "a major disappointment," writing that "many of the 10 tracks suffer from rhythmic sameness, as if the writers and producers are locked on a particular beat."[9]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. I Wanna Be the One K. Lynette Patterson, Curtis F. Williams 5:27
2. Sometimes I Wonder K. Lynette Patterson, Curtis F. Williams 4:50
3. Broken Promises Chandra Currelley, Jimmy Randolph 5:01
4. How Can We Ever Get Back Together Chandra Currelley, Curtis F. Williams 5:41
5. Are You Ready Ricardo Brown, Larry Gittens, Curtis F. Williams 4:53
6. Can't Explain K. Lynette Patterson Curtis F. Williams 5:28
7. Someone I Can Love Ricardo Brown, Tony Haynes, Curtis F. Williams 5:35
8. Get Hyped on This Ricardo Brown, Chandra Currelley, Curtis F. Williams 5:38
9. I Only Want You Larry Gittens, Curtis F. Williams 5:24
10. One of Many Nights Tony Haynes, Curtis F. Williams 7:17

Personnel

  • Bruno Speight – guitars, percussion
  • Abdul Raoof – trumpet, percussion, background vocals
  • Jason Bryant – organ
  • Chandra Currelley – lead and background vocals
Additional personnel
  • Marcus Williams – drums, percussion
  • Gregory "Milkshake" Mayfield – trumpet
  • Sultan Mohammad – tenor saxophone
  • Lloyd L. Oby, Jr. – trombone
  • Rodrick Smith – alto saxophone
  • George "Spike" Neely, David Koenig, Eric Vaughn – percussion
  • Curtis Williams – percussion, keyboards, drum programming, saxophone, piano, background vocals
  • Larry Gittens – percussion, flugelhorn
  • Kurupt – vocals
  • Lorena Shelby, Carmen Carter – background vocals

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. One of Many Nights > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 214.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 654.
  4. ^ a b "The S.O.S. Band | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Wright, Barnett (1 Nov 1991). "S.O.S. RESCUES ITSELF FROM '80S EXILE FROM THE CHARTS". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 4D.
  6. ^ a b Thompson, Dave (June 21, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. Billboard. p. 536.
  8. ^ Ro, Ronin (1998). Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records. Doubleday. p. 70.
  9. ^ Ford, Lynn Dean (21 Oct 1991). "RECORD REVIEWS". The Indianapolis Star. p. B2.