Colonel Abrams (album)

Colonel Abrams
Colonel Abrams
Studio album by Colonel Abrams
Released	August 31, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Genre	R&B, boogie, garage house
Label	MCA
Producer	Colonel Abrams, Cerrone, Richard Burgess, Sam Dees
Colonel Abrams chronology

Colonel Abrams is the self-titled debut studio album by American musician Colonel Abrams, released in 1985 through MCA Records. Most of the songs were written by Abrams and his brother, Marston Freeman.

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

Commercial performance edit

The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 75 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Trapped", which peaked at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, and "I'm Not Gonna Let", which reached No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. In addition, all the cuts of the album reached the top of the Hot Dance/Disco chart.^[3]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Truth"		4:45
2.	"Speculation"		5:00
3.	"Never Change"	Colonel Abrams, Sam Dees	5:47
4.	"Picture Me in Love with You"		4:30

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Trapped"	3:41
6.	"I'm Not Gonna Let You"	4:48
7.	"Over and Over"	4:24
8.	"Margaux"	5:50
9.	"Table for Two"	2:44

Personnel edit

Steven Machat - executive producer
Gianni Versace - "clothes and location"
Chris Duffy - photography

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	75
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	13

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	37

Singles edit

Year	Single	Peaks
Year	Single	US R&B ^[7]	US Dan ^[7]
1985	"Trapped"	20	1
1985	"The Truth"	78	—
1986	"I'm Not Gonna Let You"	7	1
	"Over and Over"	68	45
	"Speculation"	—	15

References edit

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Colonel Abrams review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.
^ "Colonel Abrams, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "Colonel Abrams, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "US Charts > Colonel Abrams". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

External links edit

Colonel Abrams at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Ruhlmann, William. "Colonel Abrams review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.

[4] "Colonel Abrams, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[5] "Colonel Abrams, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[us-7] "US Charts > Colonel Abrams". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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