A Taste of Honey (album)

A Taste of Honey

Studio album by

A Taste of Honey

Released

July 1978

Recorded

1978

Studio

Pasadena Sounds
Sound Factory West
(Los Angeles)

A Taste of Honey chronology

A Taste of Honey
(1978)

Another Taste
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[2]

A Taste of Honey is the debut album by the American rhythm and blues group A Taste of Honey. It was produced by Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell for Sky High Productions and included the number one pop, soul and disco classic "Boogie Oogie Oogie".

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Critical reception

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Those who cite 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' as definitive disco dumbness should reread the lyrics of 'Tutti Frutti' and think about the great tradition of the left-field girl-group novelty—'Mr. Lee,' 'Iko Iko,' 'Shame, Shame, Shame.' But though a couple of other songs here, notably 'Distant,' indicate that their pan may flash again, late converts are advised to seek out the single and wish they could buy the disco disc."^[2]

Track listing

*A Taste of Honey* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Boogie Oogie Oogie"	Janice-Marie Johnson Perry Kibble	5:37
2.	"This Love of Ours"	J.M. Johnson Hazel Payne	3:20
3.	"Distant"	J.M. Johnson Kibble	4:38
4.	"World Spin"	Kibble Thurman Aldridge	3:42
5.	"Disco Dancin'"	Allan Barnes John Malone	3:42
6.	"You"	Donald Ray Johnson Payne	3:20
7.	"If We Loved"	Kibble Aldridge	4:24
8.	"Sky High"	J.M. Johnson Payne	5:04
9.	"You're in Good Hands"	Fonce Mizell	3:52

Personnel

A Taste of Honey

Janice–Marie Johnson – lead vocals, bass
Hazel P. Payne – lead vocals, guitars
Perry L. Kibble – keyboards
Donald Ray Johnson – drums

Additional personnel

Wade Marcus – string arrangements
Larkin Arnold – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *A Taste of Honey*
Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	81
US Billboard 200^[4]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	2

Year-end charts

Annual chart performance for *A Taste of Honey*
Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	80
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[7]	28

Single

Chart performance for singles from *A Taste of Honey*
Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Boogie Oogie Oogie"	Billboard Hot 100	1
1978	align="left"\|"Boogie Oogie Oogie"	Hot Soul Singles	1
1978	"Boogie Oogie Oogie"	US Dance	1
1978	"Boogie Oogie Oogie"	UK Official Charts	3
1978	"Disco Dancin'"	Hot Soul Singles	69

References

^ A Taste of Honey at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 305. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "A Taste of Honey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "A Taste of Honey Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

External links

A Taste of Honey at Discogs (list of releases)
A Taste of Honey at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
A Taste Of Honey-Billboard Albums at AllMusic
A Taste Of Honey-Billboard Singles at AllMusic

v t e A Taste of Honey
Studio albums	A Taste of Honey (1978) Another Taste (1979) Twice as Sweet (1980) Ladies of the Eighties (1982) One Taste of Honey (Janice-Marie Johnson) (1984)
Singles	"Boogie Oogie Oogie" "Sukiyaki" "I'll Try Something New"
Related articles	Divas of Disco Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion

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