"I Don't Love You Anymore / Somebody Told Me"
Released: April 15, 1977
"The Whole Town's Laughing At Me / The More I Get, The More I Want"
Released: August 12, 1977

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]

It did well for a debut album, reaching #17 on the US Billboard 200 and #5 on the Billboard R&B album chart. Two singles were released: "I Don't Love You Anymore"; and "The Whole Town's Laughing at Me", reaching #41 pop & #5 R&B; and R&B #16, respectively.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff; except where indicated

"You Can't Hide from Yourself" 4:08
"Somebody Told Me" (Victor Carstarphen, Kenny Gamble, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 5:15
"Be Sure" 5:19
"And If I Had" 4:26
"I Don't Love You Anymore" 4:01
"The Whole Town's Laughing at Me" (Sherman Marshall, Ted Wortham) 4:30
"Easy, Easy, Got to Take It Easy" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:55
"The More I Get, the More I Want" (Victor Carstarphen, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead) 4:26

Personnel

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Teddy Pendergrass - vocals
Roland Chambers, Dennis Harris - guitar
Dexter Wansel, Victor Carstarphen, Ron Kersey - keyboards, synthesizers
Michael "Sugar Bear" Foreman, Jimmy Williams - bass
Keith Benson, Karl Chambers, Charles Collins - drums, percussion
Larry Washington - bongos, congas
MFSB - strings, horns
Bobby Martin, Jack Faith - arrangements

Technical

Ed Lee - album design, artwork
Frank Laffitte - photography

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1977)	Peak position
USBillboard 200^[3]	17
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	5

Year-end charts

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Chart (1977)	Position
USBillboard 200^[5]	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	12

Singles

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Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[7]	US R&B ^[7]	US Dan ^[7]
1977	"I Don't Love You Anymore"	41	5	7
	"You Can't Hide from Yourself"	—	—
	"The More I Get, the More I Want"	—	—
	"The Whole Town's Laughing at Me"	102	16	—

Later samples

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"You Can't Hide from Yourself"
- "Portrait of a Masterpiece" by The D.O.C. from the album No One Can Do It Better
"And If I Had"
- "Devil's Pie" by D'Angelo from the album Voodoo
- "Cradle to the Grave" by Mobb Deep from the album The Infamous
"Easy Easy Got to Take It Easy"
- "Not Enough" by Little Brother from the album The Minstrel Show
"Somebody Told Me" **"Backtight" by Jaheim from the album "Still Ghetto"

References

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^ Wynn, Ron. Teddy Pendergrass reviewatAllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: P". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

^ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

^ "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c "US Charts > Teddy Pendergrass". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-04.

External links

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Teddy Pendergrass-Teddy Pendergrass at Discogs

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