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1977 studio album by Player
Player
Studio album by Player
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1977
Recorded1977
StudioWestern Recorders, Sound Labs
GenreSoft rock
LabelRSO
Producer
Player chronology
Player
(1977) 		Danger Zone
(1978)

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
SourceRating
AllMusic

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

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

Personnel

Player

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) 47
US Billboard 200 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 32

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Position
US Billboard 200 62

References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Player: Player > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. "Player – Player (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  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.
  4. "Player Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  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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