The Essential Teddy Pendergrass
11/06/2007 | Sony Legacy
Lyrics from The Essential Teddy Pendergrass
All Music Guide Review
When Legacy put together The Essential Teddy Pendergrass for release in 2007, four years had come and gone since the Philly soul singer's hits had last been anthologized in double-disc form. So, is this really all that necessary? Yes, it is completely necessary. Unlike 2003's Anthology, released through The Right Stuff, The Essential Teddy Pendergrass does not cut off just prior to TP's mid-'80s switch from Philadelphia International to Elektra/Asylum. This means that later R&B number ones "Joy" and "It Should've Been You," along with the 1984 Whitney Houston duet "Hold Me" (number five), are all included -- but this is at the expense of some of TP's lower-charting singles from the earlier years, which are squeezed out. Regardless, due its greater breadth, it is the more attractive set of the two. William C. Rhoden, who was a jazz critic and editor at Ebony prior to becoming a well-known sports columnist and author, penned the liner notes. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
The Essential Teddy Pendergrass Track Listing
Credits of The Essential Teddy Pendergrass
- Lennox Smillie
- Photography
- Michael Mancini
- Engineer
- Jay Mark
- Engineer, Mixing
- Michael Masser
- Arranger, Original Recording Producer, Producer
- Gene McFadden
- Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Vince Montana
- Vibraphone
- Lenny Pakula
- Organ
- Carl Paroulo
- Engineer, Mixing
- Sam Reed
- Saxophone, Performer
- Darrell Rogers
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jim Salamone
- Arranger
- Rocky Schnaars
- Engineer, Mixing
- Bill Schnee
- Mixing
- Arthur Stoppe
- Engineer, Mixing
- Joe Tarsia
- Engineer, Mixing
- Carlos Vega
- Drums
- Vince Warsavage
- Engineer, Mixing
- Larry Washington
- Percussion, Handclapping, Bongos, Conga
- John Whitehead
- Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Mark Wilder
- Mastering
- Cecil Womack
- Guitar, Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Earl Young
- Drums
- Carla Bandini
- Engineer, Mixing
- Leo Sacks
- Producer, Compilation
- Mike Tarsia
- Engineer, Mixing
- Anthony Bell
- Guitar, Arranger
- Terry Price
- Arranger, Original Recording Producer, Producer
- Don Hunstein
- Photography
- Howard Fritzson
- Art Direction
- Charlie Collins
- Drums
- Joel Whitburn
- Chart Information
- Keith Benson
- Drums
- Scott McMinn
- Engineer, Mixing
- John L. Jr. Usry
- Arranger
- Richard Avedon
- Cover Photo
- Jeffrey Stewart
- Engineer, Mixing
- Rob Santos
- A&R
- Bruce Bluesteen
- Engineer, Mixing
- Bruce Talamon
- Photography
- Scott Weiner
- Photography
- Jerry Block
- Engineer, Mixing
- Sherman Marshall
- Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Bobby Martin
- Arranger
- Jeremy Holiday
- Packaging Manager
- Ronald G. Harris
- Photography
- James Williams
- Bass
- Frank Luria
- Engineer, Mixing
- Ronnie Baker
- Bass
- Paul Martin
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jim Parham
- Project Director
- William C. Rhoden
- Liner Notes
- Zak Profera
- A&R
- Gene Page
- Arranger
- Dexter Wansel
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Original Recording Producer
- Louie Shelton
- Guitar
- Steven Berkowitz
- A&R
- Bob Babbitt
- Bass
- Thom Bell
- Arranger, Vocals (Background), Keyboards, Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Carla Benson
- Vocals (Background)
- Evette Benton
- Vocals (Background)
- Cynthia Biggs
- Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Micaela Boland
- Design
- Reggie Calloway
- Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Vincent Calloway
- Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Victor Carstarphen
- Keyboards, Producer, Original Recording Producer
- Karl Chambers
- Drums
- Roland Chambers
- Guitar
- Jerry Cohen
- Keyboards
- David Cruse
- Percussion, Handclapping, Conga, Bongos
- Dirk Devlin
- Engineer, Mixing
- Don Renaldo
- Performer
- Bill Dorman
- Engineer, Mixing
- Jim Dougherty
- Engineer, Mixing
- Nathan East
- Bass
- Barry Eastmond
- Keyboards
- Bobby Eli
- Guitar
- Jack Faith
- Arranger, Producer
- Jim Gallagher
- Engineer, Mixing
- Kenny Gamble
- Vocals (Background), Original Recording Producer, Producer, Author, Executive Producer
- Dennis Harris
- Guitar
- Norman Harris
- Guitar, Arranger
- Carl Helm
- Vocals (Background)
- Jerry Hey
- Horn Arrangements
- Leon Huff
- Piano, Keyboards, Arranger, Vocals (Background), Executive Producer, Fender Rhodes, Original Recording Producer, Author, Producer
- Peter Humphreys
- Engineer, Mixing
- Michael Hutchinson
- Engineer, Mixing
- Barbara Ingram
- Vocals (Background)
- Joseph B. Jefferson
- Vocals (Background)
- Quinton Joseph
- Drums, Mixing, Engineer
- Randy Kerber
- Keyboards
- Ron Kersey
- Keyboards
- Whitney Houston
- Duet
- Stephanie Mills
- Duet
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Percussion, Arranger, Bongos, Conga, Handclapping, Producer, Original Recording Producer, Duet
- Bruce Springsteen
- Engineer, Mixing













Plus