Armed and Extremely Dangerous

Armed and Extremely Dangerous
Studio album by First Choice
Released	1973
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul, Philadelphia soul
Label	Philly Groove
Producer	Stan Watson, Norman Harris
First Choice chronology
Armed and Extremely Dangerous (1973) The Player (1974)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

Armed and Extremely Dangerous is the debut studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1973 on the Philly Groove label.

History

The album features the title track, which peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Soul Singles. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Smarty Pants" and "Newsy Neighbors".

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Smarty Pants"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris	2:38
2.	"Runnin' Out of Fools"	Kay Rogers, Richard Ahlert	3:32
3.	"A Boy Named Junior"	Chuck Brooks	3:41
4.	"Love and Happiness"	Al Green, Teenie Hodges	6:57
5.	"Wake Up to Me"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris	3:45

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Newsy Neighbors"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris	5:57
7.	"Armed and Extremely Dangerous"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris	2:48
8.	"This Little Woman"	Bobby Eli, Carl Fisher	3:50
9.	"This Is the House"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris	2:57
10.	"One Step Away"	Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Thom Bell	3:10

Personnel

• Don Renaldo, Albert Barone, Charles Apollonia, Angelo Petrella, Diane Barnett, Romeo Di Stefano, Rudy Malizia, Joe Donofrio, Christine Reeves – violins
• Davis Barnett, Angelo Petrella – violas
• Romeo Di Stefano – cello
• Clinton Nieweg – harp
• Jimmy Grant, Ronnie Baker – bass
• Rocco Bene, Robert Hartzell – trumpets
• Fred Linge, Richard Genovese, Edward Cascarella – bass trombones
• Fred Joiner – tenor trombone
• Leno Zachery – alto saxophone
• Joe De Angelis, Danny Eillions, Scott Temple, Milton Phibbs – French horns
• Larry Washington, James Hicks – congas and bongos
• Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitars
• Earl Young – drums
• Prime Cut – musicians on "Love and Happiness"

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak [3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	184
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	45

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	US R&B [3]
1973	"Armed and Extremely Dangerous"	28	11
	"Smarty Pants"	56	25
1974	"Newsy Neighbors"	97	35

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. Armed and Extremely Dangerous review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

• Armed and Extremely Dangerous at Discogs (list of releases)