S.O.S. (The S.O.S. Band album)

S.O.S.
S.O.S.
Studio album by The S.O.S. Band
Released	June 6, 1980
Recorded	1979
Studio	Web IV Studios, Apogee Studios, Axis Studios; (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	R&B; funk; disco; boogie;
Length	40:02
Label	Tabu
Producer	Sigidi
The S.O.S. Band chronology
Singles from S.O.S.
	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)"; Released: March 18, 1980; "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)"; Released: September 10, 1980; "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?"; Released: December 10, 1980;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Smash Hits	4/10^[2]

S.O.S. is the debut album released by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band on the Tabu label in the summer of 1980. It was produced by Sigidi Abdullah.

The album was a hit at nightclubs and "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" became a disco classic.

History

The album peaked at No. 2 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded the Billboard R&B number-one hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" which also peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, and No. 51 on the UK Singles Chart. Two following singles, "S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" and "What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?", also charted on the R&B chart, reaching numbers 20 and 87 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)"	S.O.S. Band, Sigidi	5:43
2.	"What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?"	Jason Bryant	4:50
3.	"Open Letter"	Sigidi, Rhonghea Southern	4:29
4.	"Love Won't Wait for Love"	Sigidi, Crystal McCrarey	5:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)"	Harold Clayton, Sigidi	7:40
6.	"I'm in Love"	Robert Eugene Daniels	3:36
7.	"Take Love Where You Find It"	John Alexander Simpson, Bruno Speight	5:55
8.	"S.O.S. (Reprise)"	S.O.S. Band, Sigidi	1:50

2013 remastered bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" (Edit)	S.O.S. Band, Sigidi	4:04
10.	"S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)" (Special Disco Mix)	S.O.S. Band, Sigidi	7:37
11.	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Part 1)	Harold Clayton, Sigidi	3:13
12.	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Part 2)	Harold Clayton, Sigidi	4:12
13.	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (Long Version)	Harold Clayton, Sigidi	7:37
14.	"What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?" (Edit)	Jason Bryant	3:54

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

Jason "T.C." Bryant – keyboards, vocals
Billy "B.E." Ellis – saxophone, keyboards, vocals
Mary Davis – vocals, background vocals, percussion
James Earl Jones III – drums, vocals
Willie "Sonny" Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
Bruno Speight – lead guitar
John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals

Additional Personnel

James Stroud – drums (on "Love Won't Wait for Love")
Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson – percussion
Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Larry Hatcher, David Li, Richard Griffith, Ray Brown, Jr., Nolan Smith, Jeff Clayton – horns
Bill Henderson (concertmaster) – strings
Rosalind Sweeper, Freddi Rawls, Michele Morgan, Gertha Simms – background vocals
Dorothy Farrell, Linda Riley, Pam Jones, Isaac Welcome, Angela (Neicy) Hall, Grace Anderson, Charlene Few – handclaps

Production

Sigidi – producer, arranger
Clarence Avant – executive producer
Fred Wesley, The S.O.S. Band – arrangers
Richard Wells, Ted Bush, Tom Race, George Pappas – engineers
Tommy Cooper, Greg Webster – assistant engineers
David Hassinger, Serge Reyes, Rhonghea Southern – mixers
Neil Petinov – assistant mixer
Mike Reese – mastering

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak ^[3]
U.S. Billboard 200	12
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	2

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[4]	US R&B ^[4]	US Dan ^[4]	UK ^[5]
1980	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)"	3	1	1	51
	"S.O.S. (Dit Dit Dit Dash Dash Dash Dit Dit Dit)"	—	20	54	—
	"What's Wrong with Our Love Affair?"	—	87	—	—

References

^ Henderson, Alex. S.O.S. at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
^ Hillier, Bev. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 21 – September 3, 1980): 30.
^ "US Albums Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
^ ^a ^b ^c "US Singles Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
^ "UK Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

External links

S.O.S. at Discogs

[1] Henderson, Alex. S.O.S. at AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-23.

[2] Hillier, Bev. "Albums". Smash Hits (August 21 – September 3, 1980): 30.

[allmusic_albums-3] "US Albums Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

[allmusic_singles-4] "US Singles Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

[uk-5] "UK Charts > The S.O.S. Band". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-05-27.

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