Eddie Kendricks – The Thin Man (The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2)

(Wilton Felder appears courtesy of The Crusaders and Chisa Records, Inc.)

Boogie Down Originally released as Tamla T-330V1, February 1974; #1 R&B, #30 Pop

Singles from the album

Boogie Down / Can't Help What I Am [from "Eddie Kendricks"], Tamla 54243, December 1973; #1 R&B (3 weeks), #2 Pop (2 weeks)

Son Of Sagittarius b/w Trust Your Heart, Tamla 54247, April 1974; #5 R&B, #28 Pop

Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need b/w Loving You The Second Time Around, Tamla 54249, July 1974; #8 R&B, #50 Pop

The Thin Man was later issued as the B-side of One Tear, Tamla 54255, November 1974

Hooked On Your Love was later issued as the B-side of Shoeshine Boy, Tamla 54257, January 1975

Honey Brown was later issued as the B-side of Get The Cream Off The Top, Tamla 54260, June 1975

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The Hit Man album information page (pg. 15).
Originally released as Tamla T6-338S1, June 1975; #9 R&B, #63 Pop

Singles from the album

Get The Cream Off The Top b/w Honey Brown [from "Boogie Down!"], Tamla 54260, June 1975; #7 R&B, #50 Pop

Happy b/w Deep And Quiet Love [from "For You"], Tamla 54263, September 1975; #8 R&B, #66 Pop

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He's A Friend album information page (pg. 19).
Recorded at Stigma Sounds Studios, Philadelphia, PA. Original vinyl LP Mastered at Frankford/Wayne Studios, Philadelphia, PA. "A Very Special Thanks to "Papa" Fill and Dave Harris." Originally released as Tamla T6-343S1, January 1976; #3 R&B, #38 Pop

Singles from the album

He's A Friend b/w All Of My Love, Tamla 54266, January 1976; #2 R&B (3 weeks), #36 Pop

Get It While It's Hot b/w Never Gonna Leave You, Tamla 54270, June 1976; #24 R&B

He's A Friend / It's Not What You Got / Chains charted as LP cuts at #7 Dance/Disco

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Goin' Up In Smoke album information page (pg. 23)
Recorded and Mixed at Stigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA. Original vinyl LP mastered at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Philadelphia, PA.
Originally released as Tamla T6-346S1, September 1976; #22 R&B, #144 Pop

Singles from the album

Goin' Up In Smoke b/w Thanks For The Memories, Tamla 54277, October 1976; #30 R&B

Born Again b/w Date With The Rain [from "People...Hold On"], Tamla 54285, April 1977; did not chart

Goin' Up In Smoke / Music Man / Born Again / Thanks For The Memories charted as LP cuts at #11 Dance/Disco

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Slick album information page (pg. 27). "It all began to happen in a certain place for both Eddie and me, so it seemed fitting that on our joint effort that it be done in that place... Detroit. Thanks to all for making it a pleasant and fruitful decision... especially the wonderful and talented musicians of Detroit. To the engineers, Steve Osterlund, Michael Grace and Peter Granet - you're terrific! A special thanks to my companion, the one who sees me as I am and accepts me for what I want to be, P.T.L."
Leonard

"Many thanks to the Kendricks' family, KNMH, INc., Zach Garrett, Ron Sobel, Mark Anthony Christini, Rick Unger, Allan H. Siegel, Joe Lodatto, Tom Chavey, Herman Fink, my son, Paris, daughters Aika and Ten-E" -Eddie

Recorded at United Sound and Sound Suite, Detroit, Michigan. Mixed at Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood, California. Mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California.
Originally released as Tamla T6-356S1, August 1977; #47 R&B

Singles from the album

Baby b/w I Want To Live (My Life With You), scheduled as Tamla 54289, August/September 1977; release cancelled

Intimate Friends b/w Baby, Tamla 54290, December 1977; #24 R&B

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Bonus Tracks: "Motown Lost & Found" information page (pgs. 28 & 29)

#10-17 previously unreleased
#10, 12, 14-16 previously unknown compositions

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Release credits page (pg. 30)

Digitally remastered by SUHA GUR at Universal Mastering Studios-East

Photographs courtesy of Motown Records Archives

"Bilboard" chart information courtesy BPI Communications Inc. and Joel Whitburn's Record Research Inc.

Thanks to Jimi Dougans

(C) 2006 Motown Records, a Divison of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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"Non-release notes"

From Hip-O Select: CD Edition limited to 5000 non-numbered limited edition copies.

UK release date: June 4, 2007

Exact US and UK release dates taken from external sources.