Injoy is an album by the Memphis, Tennessee-based funk band the Bar-Kays.
| Injoy | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Ardent Recording Studios (Memphis, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Allen Jones | |||
| The Bar-Kays chronology | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
Released on Mercury Records in October 1979, this album reached number two on the Billboard Soul Album chart. It was the band's biggest selling album, and their second to be certified Gold for sales of over 500,000 copies. The album’s first single, "Move Your Boogie Body", was a Top 3 hit on the Billboard R&B singles chart. The album’s third track, "Running In and Out of My Life", also received substantial airplay and was a hit on R&B radio stations. It is one of the few Bar-Kays songs where the lead vocal is not performed by Larry Dodson. Sherman Guy performed the lead vocal with Dodson adding backgrounds.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "More and More" | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Move Your Boogie Body" | 6:17 |
| 3. | "Running In and Out of My Life" | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Girl I'm on Your Side" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Loving You is My Occupation" | 4:59 |
| 6. | "Today is The Day" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "You've Been" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Up in Here" | 5:07 |
| Total length: | 37:11 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200[3] | 35 |
| Billboard US Soul[3] | 2 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1979 | "Move Your Boogie Body" | 57 (1980) | 3 | 90 |
| 1980 | "Today Is The Day" | 60 | 25 | - |
References
edit- ^ a b c Hanson, Amy. The Bar Kays: Injoy > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 20.
- ^ a b "The Bar Kays US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "The Bar Kays US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-14.