Coming Back for More is a studio album by American soul singer William Bell, released in 1977.[2] Most of the songs were written by Bell and co-producer Paul Mitchell.[3] The album contains Bell's most commercially successful song, "Tryin' to Love Two".[4]

Coming Back for More
Studio album by
Released1977
GenreSoul
LabelMercury[1]
ProducerWilliam Bell and Paul Mitchell
William Bell chronology
Relating
(1974)
Coming Back for More
(1977)
It's Time You Took Another Listen
(1977)

The album peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide     [7]

AllMusic called the album "arguably the artistic and commercial peak of [Bell's] entire career."[6]

Track listing

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Side one

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  1. "Tryin' to Love Two" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
  2. "If Sex Was All We Had" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
  3. "Relax" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
  4. "You Don't Miss Your Water" (William Bell, Traditional, Steve Young)
  5. "Malnutrition" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)

Side two

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  1. "Coming Back for More" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
  2. "Just Another Way to Feel" (Paul Mitchell)
  3. "I Absotively, Posolutely Love You" (William Bell, Paul Mitchell)
  4. "I Wake Up Cryin'" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  5. "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (Smokey Robinson)

References

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  1. ^ Heller, Jason (7 June 2016). "An Underrated Soul Singer Returns". The New Yorker.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 524.
  3. ^ McEwen, Charles (Apr 2, 1977). "Some Things Just Never Change, and Thank Goodness for That". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. p. 22T.
  4. ^ Light, Alan (June 2, 2016). "William Bell, a Stax Records Team Player, Upholds and Extends". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "William Bell". Billboard.
  6. ^ a b "Comin' Back for More". AllMusic.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 31.
  • Mercury Records original sleeve notes