For You (Eddie Kendricks album)

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For You
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1974
Recorded1974
StudioMotown Recording Studios,
Hollywood, California
GenreSoul
LabelTamla Records
ProducerFrank Wilson, Leonard Caston
Eddie Kendricks chronology
Boogie Down!
(1974)
For You
(1974)
The Hit Man
(1975)
Singles from For You
  1. "One Tear"
    Released: November 5, 1974
  2. "Shoeshine Boy"
    Released: January 13, 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

For You is the fifth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. Released in late 1974 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records. It was arranged by Jimmie Haskell, Leonard Caston Jr., Jerry Long, Sanford Shire and Greg Poree. Jim Britt was the cover photographer.

Track listing[edit]

Side one

  1. "Please Don't Go Away" (Leonard Caston) 4:57
  2. "One Tear" (Leonard Caston) 4:00
  3. "Shoeshine Boy" (Harry Booker, Linda Allen) 3:14
  4. "Deep and Quiet Love" (Frank Wilson, Kathy Wakefield) 5:34

Side two

  1. "Let Yourself Go" (Bradley "Mbaji" Ridgell, Harold Clayton, Leonard Caston, Sigidi) 5:45
  2. "If" (David Gates) 3:09
  3. "If You Think (You Can)" (Barbara Dickerson, Leonard Caston) 3:59
  4. "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce) 2:59

Charts[edit]

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1974 For You 108 8

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1974 "One Tear" 71 8 (1975) 14
1975 "Shoeshine Boy" 18 1 15

References[edit]

  1. ^ For You at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  3. ^ "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

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