I`ve just bought my first Teddy Pendergrass cd, "This one`s for you/Heaven only knows", and i`m CRAZY about it

Any other fans here?

You shoulda got 'Life Is A Song Worth Singing' first That's his masterpiece,imo.

SoulAlive said:

I know, "It don`t hurt now" is beautiful

The reason i bought this was that i found it for £1.15

I`ll have to get all his cds eventually... What do you think of his later albums?

Truly blessed
A little more magic
You and i
This christmas
From Teddy with love

I like his 1988 album 'Joy'.His 1993 album 'A Little More Magic' has some cool tracks too.But mostly,I like the two albums he released in the late 70s.

I just found out that he recorded "Don`t leave me this way" first, before Thelma Houston made it her signature hit.

Wow Najee, thank you for your reply, you know your stuff!

Icicle said:

That's correct.He recorded it when he was a member of Harold Melvin and the BlueNotes.It appears on their excellent 1975 album 'Wake Up Everybody'.This album is a MUST-HAVE!!

TP and Teddy are great albums. But I also enjoyed Love Language. His first album after the accident. I don't think his voice was as strong as it once was but it had some nice songs.

SoulAlive said:

Did he record many songs with the group? Do you know how many of their albums he was featured on? I noticed Najee mentioned the group too, looks like a good compilations...

Icicle said:

He recorded several albums with the group,beginning in 1973.Unfortunately,those albums are hard-to-find.Get a compilation to start with.You should also get the 'Wake Up Everybody' CD,which was remasted several years ago.

JackieBlue said:

Hi lovely lady

I see Teddy Pendergrass is popular here on the org

SoulAlive said:

Thanks, i`ll check it out

Hi Icicle!

Icicle said:

If you're putting together a Teddy Pendergrass discography, here are the songs I would use:

THE HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES YEARS:

"The Love I Lost"
"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
"Hope That We Can Be Together Soon"
"Bad Luck"
"Yesterday I Had the Blues"
"Where Are All My Friends"
"Wake Up Everybody"
"Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)"
"Tell the World How I Feel about 'Cha Baby"
"I Miss You"

THE SOLO YEARS:

"I Don't Love You Anymore"
"The Whole Town's Laughing at Me"
"Easy, Easy Got to Take It Easy"
"And If I Had"
"Close the Door"
"When Somebody Loves You Back"
"Only You"
"Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"
"Cold Cold World"
"Turn Off the Lights"
"Come Go with Me"
"Do Me"
"Love TKO"
"Feel the Fire"
"Is It Still Good to Ya"
"Can't We Try"
"You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration"
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Najee said:

There it is...

Icicle said:

For all intents and purposes, Teddy Pendergrass was the entire persona of Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes. Outside of Melvin, none of the other guys could sing at all (if I'm not mistaken, Melvin was the one who sang primary co-lead on "Hope That We Could be Together Soon" with Sharon Paige). In fact, the association was so strong that some people confuse songs like "Wake Up Everybody," "If You Don't Know Me by Now" and "Bad Luck" with Pendergrass' solo period.
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70s Soul Album of The Day: 'Wake Up Everybody' by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes (1975)

Wake Up Everybody
Keep On Lovin' You
You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good
Don't Leave Me This Way
Tell The World How I Feel About 'Cha Baby
To Be Free To Be Who We Are
I'm Searching For A Love
Bonus track: Don't Leave Me This Way (a Tom Moulton Mix)

Which song has the lyrics:

the more I get, the more I want

the more I get, the more I want from you babe...

JackieBlue said:

That was the song "The More I Get, The More I Want" from Teddy Pendergrass' self-titled solo debut.

Najee said:

That was easy enough. Love that song. Thanks.

Icicle said:

It used to be everytime I would hear a sad song
and I would die
It reminds me of when you and I were so
much in love
I couldn't sleep,couldn't eat
I'd just sit at home and I'd weep
But now all that has changed
I found someone to ease my pain
and it don't hurt now (no,not now)
Baby it don't hurt now (no,not now)
See there's no more sleepless nights
No more heartaches and no more fights
and it don't hurt now (no no)


if this song had been released as a single back then,it would now be thought of as a 70s soul classic!

Icicle said:

Teddy Pendergrass, IMO, was the greatest male sex symbol in soul music. His "Ladies Night" concerts were legendary -- female-only audiences with shows starting at midnight with the women receiving either a flower, some chocolate or a teddy bear when they entered the arena (and I mean, 18,000 women filled in a stadium-type arena).

Pendergrass' combination of his voice, his persona and songs ("Close the Door," "Turn Off the Lights" and "Come Go with Me" are such masculine love songs) had legions of women running to the stage throwing their drawers at him, yelling "You can have what's in the drawers, too!"
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I can picture him in the white shirt and those gold jewleries, screaming "DO ME!!"

I recently bought this DVD. Before watching this dvd, I had never seen him perform live (in his prime). I highly recommend that u guys check it out.

daPrettyman said:

I remember watching this concert on TV back in 1979.I'm glad it's finally available on DVD.

Najee said:

You almost nailed it exactly for me, but I can't believe you'd leave off "Be for Real"!

FWIW, I prefer Teddy P. as a Blue Note. I'd probably add "I'm Weak for You" and "Keep On Loving You" in place of some solo songs.