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The Dynamic Superiors (album)

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The Dynamic Superiors
Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedA&R Recording, New York City
GenreSoul, funk
LabelMotown
ProducerAshford & Simpson
The Dynamic Superiors chronology
The Dynamic Superiors
(1975)
Pure Pleasure
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]

The Dynamic Superiors is the debut album for The Dynamic Superiors on Motown Records. Released in 1975, it contains the hits "Shoe Shoe Shine" and "Leave It Alone". After a 35-year wait, in 2010, this album was finally released on CD in a 2-for-1 set with The Superiors' second Motown album, Pure Pleasure, not by Motown, but by Universal's Soul Music.com imprint.[2] Selected Tracks for the group's 2 album CD release.[3] The album was arranged by Leon Pendarvis, Arthur Jenkins, Paul Riser and Richard Tee. It was written and produced by the husband-and-wife team of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson with Dick Ellescas credited for the cover illustration.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson; except where indicated

  1. "Shoe Shoe Shine"
  2. "Soon"
  3. "Leave It Alone"
  4. "Don't Send Nobody Else"
  5. "Romeo"
  6. "Star of my Life"
  7. "Cry When You Want To"
  8. "I Got Away" (Raymond Simpson)
  9. "One-Nighter"

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: D". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "Dynamic Superiors / Pure Pleasure". Amazon. 2010.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: THE DYNAMIC SUPERIORS - Soul Music.com Records CD Reissue. YouTube.