One of Many Nights is the eighth and final studio album by the S.O.S. Band. It was released by Tabu Records in 1991. It includes the songs "Are You Ready", "Get Hyped on This" and "Someone I Can Love".
The single, "Sometimes I Wonder", peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
Production One of Many Nights was produced by Curtis Williams. It contains the first recorded appearances of the rapper Kurupt, before he signed a recording contract with Death Row Records. The album cover art was created by A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert.
Critical reception
The Indianapolis Star called the album "a major disappointment," writing that "many of the 10 tracks suffer from rhythmic sameness, as if the writers and producers are locked on a particular beat."
Track listing
# Title Writer(s) Length 1. I Wanna Be the One K. Lynette Patterson, Curtis F. Williams 5:27 2. Sometimes I Wonder K. Lynette Patterson, Curtis F. Williams 4:50 3. Broken Promises Chandra Currelley, Jimmy Randolph 5:01 4. How Can We Ever Get Back Together Chandra Currelley, Curtis F. Williams 5:41 5. Are You Ready Ricardo Brown, Larry Gittens, Curtis F. Williams 4:53 6. Can't Explain K. Lynette Patterson Curtis F. Williams 5:28 7. Someone I Can Love Ricardo Brown, Tony Haynes, Curtis F. Williams 5:35 8. Get Hyped on This Ricardo Brown, Chandra Currelley, Curtis F. Williams 5:38 9. I Only Want You Larry Gittens, Curtis F. Williams 5:24 10. One of Many Nights Tony Haynes, Curtis F. Williams 7:17
Personnel Bruno Speight – guitars, percussion Abdul Raoof – trumpet, percussion, background vocals Jason Bryant – organ Chandra Currelley – lead and background vocals
Additional personnel Marcus Williams – drums, percussion Gregory "Milkshake" Mayfield – trumpet Sultan Mohammad – tenor saxophone Lloyd L. Oby, Jr. – trombone Rodrick Smith – alto saxophone George "Spike" Neely, David Koenig, Eric Vaughn – percussion Curtis Williams – percussion, keyboards, drum programming, saxophone, piano, background vocals Larry Gittens – percussion, flugelhorn Kurupt – vocals Lorena Shelby, Carmen Carter – background vocals
References
External links One of Many Nights at Discogs