Hard Core Poetry

Hard Core Poetry is the second studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1974 on the Capitol label.

Commercial performance The album peaked at No. 12 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Too Late", which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hall & Oates' "She's Gone", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Remember What I Told You to Forget", which reached No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Personnel Tavares Butch Tavares Chubby Tavares Pooch Tavares Ralph Tavares Tiny Tavares with: Jeana Jackson – introductory narration on "To Love You" Michael Omartian – keyboards, arrangements, conductor Dennis Lambert – keyboards Wilton Felder, Scott Edwards – bass Ed Greene – drums Larry Carlton, Dean Parks, Ben Benay – guitar Gary Coleman, Brian Potter – percussion Sid Sharp – string concertmaster The Boogie Symphony – strings Technical Joe Sidore – recording engineer Larkin Arnold – executive producer Roy Kohara – art direction Richard Rankin – cover photography

Charts Album Chart (1974)PeaksU.S. Billboard Top LPs121U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs11

Singles Year Single Peaks US USR&B1974 "Too Late" 59 10 "She's Gone" 50 11975 "Remember What I Told You to Forget"/"My Ship" 25 4

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