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Loleatta
Loleatta
Studio album by Loleatta Holloway
Released	1977
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Paragon, Chicago, Illinois;
Genre	R&B, disco
Label	Gold Mind
Producer	Norman Harris, Ron Kersey, Floyd Smith
Loleatta Holloway chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]

Loleatta is the third studio album recorded by American singer Loleatta Holloway, released in 1977 on the Gold Mind label. Another Holloway album titled Loleatta was released in 1973.

History

The album features the singles "Worn Out Broke Heart", which peaked at #25 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and "Dreamin'", which peaked at #72 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Hit and Run" also charted at #56 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hit and Run"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	5:52
2.	"Is It Just a Man's Way?"	Floyd Smith	3:38
3.	"We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	4:34
4.	"Dreamin'"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	6:17

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Ripped Off"	Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	4:49
6.	"Worn Out Broken Heart"	Sam Dees, Sandra Drayton	5:23
7.	"That's How Heartaches Are Made"	Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley	3:00
8.	"What Now"	Curtis Mayfield	6:11

2013 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Run Away" (with the Salsoul Orchestra)	4:45
10.	"Dreamin'" (12" Disco Version)	8:54
11.	"Hit and Run" (12" Disco Version)	11:05
12.	"We're Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together)" (12" Disco Version)	7:20
13.	"Worn Out Broken Heart" (Single Version)	3:49
14.	"Dreamin'" (Single Version)	3:09

Personnel

Sigma Sound Studios

Earl Young – drums
Ron Baker – bass
Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall, Roland Chambers – guitars
Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent, T.G. Conway – keyboards
Larry Washington, – congas
Vincent Montana Jr. – vibes
Barbara Ingram, Evette Benton, Carla Benson – background vocals
Jack Faith – flute
Robert Hartzell, Rocco Bene – trumpets
Roger De Lillo, Fred Joiner, Richard Genovese, Robert Moore – trombones
Joe De Angelis, Milton Phibbs, Jeffery Kirschen – French horns
Don Renaldo, Rudolph Malizia, Richard Jones, Gov Hutchinson, Charles Apollonia, Americus Mungiole, Diane Barnett, Christine Reeves – violins
Davis Barnett, Anthony Sinagoga – violas
Romeo Di Stefano – cello

Paragon Studios

Quentin Joseph – drums
Bernard Reed – bass
Bobby Eli, John Bishop – guitars
Tennyson Stephens – keyboards
Emanuel Willis, Henry Gibson – congas
Lionel Bordelon, Eddie Shedosky – trumpets
Gene Chausow, Bill Klinghoffer – French horns
Morris Ellis, Tillman Buggs – trombones
James Mack – flute
Ruth Goodman, Jerry Sabrensky, Joe Golan, Everett Mirsky, Sol Bobrov, Elliott Golub, Fred Spector – violins
Lee R. Lane, Roger Moulton, Harold Kupper – violas

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[3]	US R&B ^[3]	US Dan ^[3]
1976	"Worn Out Broken Heart"	—	25	—
1977	"Dreamin'"	72	—	3
	"Hit and Run"	—	56
	"Ripped Off"	—	—

References

^ Hogan, Ed. Loleatta review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links

Loleatta at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Hogan, Ed. Loleatta review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-21.

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[us-3] "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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