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One for the Money (The Whispers album)

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One for the Money
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedSigma Sound
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
RCA's Music Center of the World
(Hollywood, California)
GenreSoul, funk, disco
Length38:29
LabelSoul Train
ProducerNorman Harris
The Whispers chronology
Bingo
(1974)
One for the Money
(1976)
Open Up Your Love
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Sounds[2]

One for the Money is an album by The Whispers. Released in 1976, this album charted at number 40 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart. It was their debut album on Don Cornelius's and Dick Griffey's Soul Train Records.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One for the Money"Jerry Aikens, John Bellmon, Victor Drayton, Reginald Turner3:05
2."Living Together (In Sin)"Van McCoy, Joe Cobb4:06
3."Put Me in the News"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder4:15
4."You're Only as Good as You Think You Are"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder6:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Sounds Like a Love Song"Douglas Gibbs, Ralph Johnson7:39
6."I've Got a Feeling"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder, T.G. Conway3:18
7."In My Heart"Bruce Gray, Allan Felder, T.G. Conway6:53

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 189
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 40

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
Pop
US
R&B
1976 "Living Together (In Sin)" - 21
"One For The Money" 88 10
1977 "You're Only As Good As You Think You Are" - 91

References

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  1. ^ Theakston, Rob. The Whispers: One for the Money > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ Fielder, Hugh (25 December 1976). "The good, the bad and the ugly" (PDF). Sounds. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "The Whispers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  4. ^ "The Whispers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
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