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The Two of Us is the debut album by the R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples, [1] [2] released in 1980 on Mercury Records. It was produced by LA based producer Lonnie Simmons , who would go on to form Total Experience Records the following year, and veteran songwriter Jonah Ellis.
The song reached number 26 on the dance charts, number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and fared even better on the US R&B chart, where it hit number one, [2] Outside the US, "Don't Stop the Music" went to number 7 in the UK. The song's success helped to earn a gold record for the duo.
Two years later, they signed their own recording contract with Total Experience and recorded and released their debut album, The Two of Us, [1] which contained "Don't Stop the Music," topping the US Billboard R&B chart in early 1981, [3] knocking their label-mate's song "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" out of the top spot. [1]
That year, Simmons co-wrote two songs which peaked on the R&B charts at #1 back-to-back: "Burn Rubber on Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)", which was released on The Gap Band III, and "Don't Stop the Music", which was released on Yarbrough & Peoples' debut album, The Two of Us. The latter album went gold, while the former went platinum, selling over ...
At the tail-end of 1984, A Total Experience Christmas was released, featuring songs by five of the label's acts, as well as two of the label's writers. [4] Even though the Gap Band and Yarbrough & Peoples still had high charting records through the mid-80s, the successes were ephemeral and they resulted in far fewer sales.
Well, if Kelly still sounds this amazing singing other people's songs, we can't wait to dig into her newest album. "Piece by Piece" will be available in stores and online Tuesday. (Video via RCA ...
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