1986 studio album
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| Released | December 1986 |
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| Recorded | 1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California |
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| Genre | R&B, Soul |
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| Length | 41:08 |
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| Label | Capitol |
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| Producer | O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman |
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Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.
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Reception
Professional ratings| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Tenderoni" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 3:48 |
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| 2. | "You Have Got To Come To Me" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 5:35 |
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| 3. | "Driving Force" | O'Bryan Burnette II | 5:52 |
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| 4. | "Maria" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:24 |
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| 5. | "What Goes Around" | Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman | 5:34 |
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| 6. | "Is This For Real" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:09 |
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| 7. | "Dreamin' About You" | O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius | 5:31 |
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| 8. | "Surrender" | Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren | 4:17 |
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Charts
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Album
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Chart positions[2]
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| US
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US
R&B
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| 1986
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Surrender
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66
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Singles
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Single
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Chart positions[3]
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| US
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US
R&B
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US
Dance
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| 1986
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"Tenderoni"
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35
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| 1987
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"Driving Force"
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60
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Personnel
- O'Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
- Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
- Melvin Davis – bass guitar
- Karl Denson – saxophone
- Virgie Hunter – trumpet
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
- Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
- Chuck Morris – drums
- Levi Seacer – guitar
- Bruce Sterling – keyboards
- David Vansuch – saxophone
- Alex Brown – background vocals
- Carmen Carter – background vocals
- Lynn Davis – background vocals
- Clayton Dover – background vocals
- Rafael Dover – background vocals
References
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This page was last edited on 5 February 2023, at 05:27
