So Full of Love

So Full of Love
Studio album by The O'Jays
Released	1978
Recorded	1977-1978
Genre	R&B
Length	38:32
Label	Philadelphia International
Producer	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Bunny Sigler
The O'Jays chronology
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought (1977) So Full Of Love (1978) Identify Yourself (1979)

So Full Of Love is an 1978 album by the The O'Jays. The album contains the #1 R&B hit "Use ta Be My Girl".This album was awarded RIAA Platinum Certification for sales of 1,000,000 copies sold.

The single "Brandy" has long been speculated by many fans to be about a woman. However, in 2013, production team Gamble and Huff revealed the song was, in fact, written about a dog.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.^[3]

Side one

1. "Sing My Heart Out" - 4:25
2. "Use Ta Be My Girl" - 4:02
3. "Cry Together" - 5:36
4. "This Time Baby" (Casey James, LeRoy Bell) - 4:43

Side two

1. "Brandy" (Joseph B. Jefferson, Charles B. Simmons) - 4:14
2. "Take Me to the Stars" (Larry Hancock, Al Boyd) - 4:13
3. "Help (Somebody Please)" (Eddie Levert, Robert Dukes) - 4:58
4. "Strokety Sroke" (Bunny Sigler) - 4:24

Personnel

• Kenneth Gamble - producer, songwriter
• Dennis Harris - guitar
• Bobby Eli - guitar
• Roland Chambers - guitar
• Bunny Sigler - guitar, keyboards, piano, producer
• Norman Harris - Arranger, guitar
• Ron Baker - bass guitar
• Eddie Levert - vocals, songwriter
• Sammy Strain - vocals
• Walter Williams - vocals
• Lenny Pakula - keyboards
• Leon Huff - keyboards, producer, piano, songwriter
• Earl Young - drums
• Don Renaldo - conductor, horn, strings
• Thom Bell - Arranger, Strings, Producer, Songwriter
• Larry Washington - bongos, percussion
• Vincent Montana, Jr. - percussion, vibraphone
• Tony Sellari - art direction
• Bobby Martin - arranger

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[4]
		US	US R&B
1978	So Full Of Love	6	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[5]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1978	"Brandy (I Really Miss You)"	79	21	—
	"Use Ta Be My Girl"	4	1	—

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)

External links

• The O'Jays-So Full Of Love at Discogs

References

1. McMillan, Stephen. "Q&A: The Legendary Gamble & Huff". soultrain.com. Soul Train Holdings. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r14420/review
3. allmusic ((( So Full of Love > Overview ))). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
4. "The O'Jays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
5. "The O'Jays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.