One of Many Nights

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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

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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

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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

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# 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

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  • 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

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  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 (November 1, 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 (October 21, 1991). "RECORD REVIEWS". The Indianapolis Star. p. B2.
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