Colonel Abrams (album)

Colonel Abrams
Studio album by Colonel Abrams
Released	1985
Genre	Contemporary R&B Boogie Garage house
Label	MCA Records
Colonel Abrams chronology
Colonel Abrams (1985) You and Me Equals Us (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(B)[2]

Colonel Abrams is the self-titled debut album of Colonel Abrams, released in 1985. This album consists of garage house-influenced Urban contemporary songs with lyrics and vocal performances provided by Abrams.

Includes four Hot R&B singles chart hits: "The Truth," "Over and Over," "Trapped," and "I'm Not Gonna Let You" and the minor R&B chart hit "Table for Two." The album itself reached the top of the Hot Dance Singles chart.

Track listing

1. "The Truth" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:45
2. "Speculation" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 5:00
3. "Never Change" (Sam Dees, Colonel Abrams) – 5:47
4. "Picture Me in Love with You" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:30
5. "Trapped" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 3:41
6. "I'm Not Gonna Let You" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:48
7. "Over and Over" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 4:24
8. "Margaux" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 5:50
9. "Table for Two" (Marston Freeman, Colonel Abrams) – 2:44

Chart performance

Year	Album title	Label	Chart position
			Billboard Pop[1]	Billboard R&B[1]
1986	Colonel Abrams	MCA	#75	#13

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Colonel Abrams on Allmusic". Allmusic, Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/album/colonel-abrams-r132032/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-07-25. 
2. ^ "CG: Colonel Abrams". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Colonel+Abrams. Retrieved 2011-08-29. 

Preceded by "No Frills Love" by Jennifer Holliday

Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single (all cuts) February 15, 1986 - February 22, 1986 (two weeks)

Succeeded by "If You Should Ever Be Lonely" by Val Young