So Soon We Change

So Soon We Change
Studio album by
David Ruffin
Released1979
RecordedUnited Sound Systems, Detroit; A&M Studios, Hollywood; Soundmixers Studios, New York City
GenreSoul, R&B
Length36:26
LabelWarner Bros.[1]
ProducerDon Davis
David Ruffin chronology
In My Stride
(1977) 		So Soon We Change
(1979) 		Gentleman Ruffin
(1980)

So Soon We Change is a 1979 album by Temptations singer David Ruffin.[2] It was his first album for Warner Bros. Records after years of being with Motown.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Omaha World-Herald[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[5]

The Omaha World-Herald wrote that "Ruffins' solid, grainy voice stays mostly in the middle range."[4]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Let Your Love Rain Down on Me" (Charles McCollough, Joe Shamwell, Tommy Tate)
  2. "Break My Heart" (David Garner)
  3. "I Get Excited" (Steven Hairston)
  4. "Chain on the Brain" (Tony Hester)

Side Two

  1. "Morning Sun Looks Blue" (Michael Amitin)
  2. "Let's Stay Together" (Don Davis, Duane Freeman)
  3. "So Soon We Change" (James Dean, John Glover)
  4. "Sexy Dancer" (Don Davis, Elwin Rutledge)

Personnel

  • David Ruffin - vocals
  • Bruce Nazarian, Dennis Coffey, Norman Warner, Robert Troy - guitar
  • Anthony Willis, Steven Hairston - bass
  • Arnold Ingram, Michael Amitin, Ruby Robinson - keyboards
  • Jerry Jones - drums
  • Larry Fratangelo - percussion
  • Mike Iacopelli - ARP syndrum
  • Sam Peake - saxophone
  • Terry Harrington - alto saxophone
  • Patrick Adams - string and horn arrangements

Chart history

Chart (1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard R&B Albums 19

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US US
R&B
1979 "Break My Heart" — 9
1979 "I Get Excited" — 79
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ "Soul Brothers Top 20 Albums". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. December 6, 1979.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "So Soon We Change - David Ruffin | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Will (25 Sep 1979). "New Sounds". Omaha World-Herald. p. 14.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 289.


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