The Two of Us is the debut album by the R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples, released in 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by LA based producer Lonnie Simmons, who would go on to form Total Experience Records the following year, and veteran songwriter Jonah Ellis.
Reception
The Two of Us contained the couple's biggest hit, "Don't Stop the Music", which went to No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 26 on the dance chart, and No. 19 on the pop chart.[] The album peaked at No. 1 on the R&B Chart and No. 16 on the pop charts.[]
Track listing "Don't Stop the Music" 7:49 (Alisa Peoples, Lonnie Simmons, Jonah Ellis) "Crazy" 3:54 (Peoples, Calvin Yarbrough) "Third Degree" 4:54 (Ellis) "Easy Tonight" 3:38 (Ellis) "Want You Back Again" 4:15 (Vice, Yarbrough, Peoples) "Come to Me" 4:36 (Yarbrough, Peoples, Simmons) "You're My Song" 4:58 (Ellis, Simmons) "Two of Us" 4:15 (Yarbrough, Peoples) "I Believe I'm Falling in Love" 3:52 (Ellis)
Personnel Cavin Yarbrough & Alisa Peoples - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion, Lead and Backing Vocals Robert "Goodie" Whitfield, Temple McKinney - Keyboards, Backing Vocals Dionne "Flea" Oliver, Michael McKinney - Bass Victor "Widetrack" Hill - Bass, Backing Vocals Michael Wycoff, Patrick Moten - Keyboards J.P. "Sugarfoot" Moffett, Melvin Webb, Raymond Calhoun - Drums Butch Bonner, Jimmy Macon, Wes Blackman, Jonah Ellis - Guitar Loftin "Boots" Gray, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion Benjamin Wright, Malvin "Dino" Vice - Horn & String Arrangements Jim Gilstrap, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Peterson - Backing Vocals
Production Produced By Lonnie Simmons & Jonah Ellis for Total Experience Productions, except "Want You Back Again" & "Come To Me"; produced by Lonnie Simmons & Malvin "Dino" Vice Horn and String Arrangements by Benjamin Wright and Malvin Dino Vice Recording & Mix Engineers: Steve McMillan, Michael Evans & Jack Rouben, except "Crazy" & "Third Degree"; mixed by Rick Gianatos & Bob Stone Remixes by Michael Evans & Steve McMillan Mastered by Bob Carbone All Songs Copyright Blackwell Publishing
Charts Chart (1981) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums 16 Billboard Top Soul Albums1
Singles Year Single Chart positions USPop USR&B USDisco1981 "Don't Stop The Music" 19 1 26 "Third Degree" - 74 -
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1981 (U.S.)
External links Yarbrough & Peoples-The Two Of Us at Discogs
References