Surrender (O'Bryan album)

Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.

Surrender
Studio album by O'Bryan
Released	December 1986
Recorded	1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	41:08
Label	Capitol
Producer	O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman
O'Bryan chronology
Be My Lover (1984) Surrender (1986) The Best Of O'Bryan (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tenderoni"	Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman	3:48
2.	"You Have Got To Come To Me"	Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman	5:35
3.	"Driving Force"	O'Bryan Burnette II	5:52
4.	"Maria"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	5:24
5.	"What Goes Around"	Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman	5:34
6.	"Is This For Real"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	5:09
7.	"Dreamin' About You"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	5:31
8.	"Surrender"	Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren	4:17

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions
		US	US R&B
1986	Surrender	—	66

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1986	"Tenderoni"	—	35	—
1987	"Driving Force"	—	60	—

Personnel

• O'Bryan  – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
• Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
• Melvin Davis – bass guitar
• Karl Denson – saxophone
• Virgie Hunter – trumpet
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
• Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
• Chuck Morris – drums
• Levi Seacer – guitar
• Bruce Sterling – keyboards
• David Vansuch – saxophone
• Alex Brown – background vocals
• Carmen Carter – background vocals
• Lynn Davis – background vocals
• Clayton Dover – background vocals
• Rafael Dover – background vocals

External links

• O'Bryan - Surrender at Discogs