Delusions (First Choice album)

Delusions
Delusions
Studio album by First Choice
Released	1977
Recorded	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul, Philadelphia soul, disco
Label	Gold Mind
Producer	Norman Harris, Ron Kersey, Ronnie Baker, Earl Young, Bruce Hawes
First Choice chronology

Delusions is the fourth studio album recorded by American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1977 on the Gold Mind label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

History

The album features the song "Doctor Love", which peaked at No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 23 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Another single, "Love Having You Around", had moderate success on the charts. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2012 by Big Break Records.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Doctor Love"	Ron Tyson, Norman Harris, Allan Felder	5:17
2.	"Indian Giver"	Ron Tyson, Norman Harris, Allan Felder	4:51
3.	"Love Having You Around"	Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright	6:57
4.	"Gamble on Love"	Ron Tyson, Ronnie Baker	3:00

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Chances Go Around"	Ron Tyson, Allan Felder, Norman Harris	6:00
6.	"I Love You More Than Before"	Ron Kersey, Cheryl Dickinson	4:16
7.	"Let No Man Put Asunder"	Bruce Gray, Bruce Hawes	4:28
8.	"Do Me Again"	Bruce Gray, Mikki Farrow, T.G. Conway	3:50
9.	"Jimmy "D""	Bruce Hawes, Mikki Farrow	2:55

2012 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
10.	"Doctor Love" (Single Version)	3:42
11.	"Love Having You Around" (Single Version)	3:46
12.	"Indian Giver" (Single Version)	3:21
13.	"Doctor Love" (12" Tom Moulton Disco Mix)	7:37
14.	"Let No Man Put Asunder" (12" Shep Pettibone Remix)	8:01
15.	"Let No Man Put Asunder" (12" Frankie Knuckles Remix)	7:34

Personnel

Rochelle Fleming, Annette Guest, Ursula Herring – vocals
Earl Young, Keith Benson – drums
Ronnie Baker, Michael "Sugarbear" Foreman, Jim Williams – bass
Norman Harris, T.J. Tindall, Bobby Eli, Ken Dockins – guitars
Ron Kersey, Carlton "Cotton" Kent, Bruce Hawes, Bruce Gray – keyboards
Larry Washington, Jesse Harris – congas and bongos
Vincent Montana, Jr. – vibes
Ron Kersey, Bruce Hawes – synthesizer
Don Renaldo (Charles Apollonia, Rudolph Malizia, Lance Elbeck, Christine Reeves, Richard Jones) – violins
Anthony Sinagoga, Davis Barnett – violas
Romeo Di Stefano – cello
Richard Genovese, Roger De Lillo, Fred Joiner – trombones
Rocco Bene, Robert Hartzell – trumpets and flugelhorns
Jack Faith – flute
Joe De Angelis, Milton Phibbs – French horns
Leno Zachery – alto saxophone
John H. Davis – baritone saxophone

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak ^[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	103

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[2]	US ^[2]	US R&B ^[2]
1977	"Doctor Love"	41	23	8
1977	"Love Having You Around"	—	68	—

References

^ Hamilton, Andrew. Delusions review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

Delusions at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Hamilton, Andrew. Delusions review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[us-2] "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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