Teddy Pendergrass (album)
# Teddy Pendergrass (album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |

Teddy Pendergrass is the debut solo album from the American R&B/soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1977.

It did well for a debut album, reaching #17 on the US Billboard 200 and #5 on the Billboard R&B album chart. Two singles were released: "I Don't Love You Anymore"; and "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me", reaching #41 pop & #5 R&B; and R&B #16, respectively.

## Track listing

All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated

* "You Can't Hide from Yourself" 4:08
* "Somebody Told Me" (Victor Carstarphen, Kenny Gamble, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 5:15
* "Be Sure" 5:19
* "And If I Had" 4:26
* "I Don't Love You Anymore" 4:01
* "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me" (Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham) 4:30
* "Easy, Easy, Got to Take It Easy" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:55
* "The More I Get, the More I Want" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:26

## Personnel

* Teddy Pendergrass - vocals
* Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris - guitar
* Dexter Wansel, Victor Carstarphen, Ron Kersey - keyboards, synthesizers
* Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman, Jimmy Williams - bass
* Keith Benson, Karl Chambers, Charles Collins - drums, percussion
* Larry Washington - bongos, congas
* MFSB - strings, horns
* Bobby Martin, Jack Faith - arrangements

### Technical

* Ed Lee - album design, artwork
* Frank Laffitte - photography

## Charts

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US | US R&B | US Dan |
| 1977 | "I Don't Love You Anymore" | 41 | 5 | 7 |
| 1977 | "You Can't Hide from Yourself" | — | — | 7 |
| 1977 | "The More I Get, the More I Want" | — | — | 7 |
| 1977 | "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me" | 102 | 16 | — |

## Later samples

* "You Can't Hide from Yourself"
   * "Portrait of a Masterpiece" by The D.O.C. from the album No One Can Do It Better
* "And If I Had"
   * "Devil's Pie" by D'Angelo from the album Voodoo
   * "Cradle to the Grave" by Mobb Deep from the album The Infamous
* "Easy Easy Got to Take It Easy"
   * "Not Enough" by Little Brother from the album The Minstrel Show
* "Somebody Told Me" **"Backtight" by Jaheim from the album "Still Ghetto"
