Play Me Out is the thirteenth studio album by Australian-Americanpop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1981 by MCA Records. Having recorded 12 studio albums at Capitol Records over a 10-year period, she felt the move was "'long overdue... For the last three years I didn't feel I was getting the support from them.'"[3] Whatever support she received from the new label was not enough to get the album onto Billboard magazine's Top LPs & Tape chart.[4]
The album includes the song that was her last to reach Billboard's Hot 100[5] and Adult Contemporary charts.[6] "I Can't Say Goodbye to You" made its pop chart debut in the issue of the magazine dated May 23, 1981, and peaked at number 88 during its three weeks there.[5] That same issue also marked its first appearance on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it spent four weeks and got as high as number 42.[6] It also reached number 43 on the UK singles chart.[7]
The album's producer, Joel Diamond, had helmed a recording of "Save Me" by Donna McDaniel in 1977[8] that got as high as number 90 on the Hot 100,[9] but MCA did not release Reddy's cover from this album as a single. Country artist Louise Mandrell did, however, have a number six Country hit with it two years after the release of this album, in 1983.[10]
Joel Diamond – producer; rhythm track arranger; arranger and conductor for strings, horns and background vocals ("Play Me Out")
Artie Butler – arranger and conductor for strings, horns and background vocals ("I Can't Say Goodbye to You", "Save Me")
Charles Calello – arranger and conductor for strings, horns and background vocals ("Optimism Blues", "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me", "I Don't Know Why (I Love That Guy)", "Let's Just Stay Home Tonight")
Gene Page – arranger and conductor for strings, horns and background vocals ("Do It Like You Done It When You Meant It", "The Stars Fell on California", "When I Dream")
Whitburn, Joel (2002), Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 1944-2001, Record Research Inc., ISBN0-89820-151-9
Whitburn, Joel (2007), Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006, Record Research Inc., ISBN978-0-89820-169-7
Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN978-0-89820-180-2
Whitburn, Joel (2010), Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums, Seventh Edition, Record Research Inc., ISBN978-0-89820-183-3
January 07, 2023
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Play Me Out is the thirteenth studio album by Australian American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in 1981 by MCA Records Having recorded 12 studio albums at Capitol Records over a 10 year period she felt the move was long overdue For the last three years I didn t feel I was getting the support from them 3 Whatever support she received from the new label was not enough to get the album onto Billboard magazine s Top LPs amp Tape chart 4 Play Me OutStudio album by Helen ReddyReleased1981Recorded1981StudioDevonshire Sound Studios Los Angeles CAGenreVocal Pop Rock 1 Length33 33LabelMCAProducerJoel DiamondHelen Reddy chronologyTake What You Find 1980 Play Me Out 1981 Imagination 1983 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingPeople negative 2 Contents 1 Single 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Notes 5 ReferencesSingle EditThe album includes the song that was her last to reach Billboard s Hot 100 5 and Adult Contemporary charts 6 I Can t Say Goodbye to You made its pop chart debut in the issue of the magazine dated May 23 1981 and peaked at number 88 during its three weeks there 5 That same issue also marked its first appearance on the Adult Contemporary chart where it spent four weeks and got as high as number 42 6 It also reached number 43 on the UK singles chart 7 The album s producer Joel Diamond had helmed a recording of Save Me by Donna McDaniel in 1977 8 that got as high as number 90 on the Hot 100 9 but MCA did not release Reddy s cover from this album as a single Country artist Louise Mandrell did however have a number six Country hit with it two years after the release of this album in 1983 10 Track listing EditSide 1 Optimism Blues Allen Toussaint 3 10 Do It Like You Done It When You Meant It Howard Greenfield Neil Sedaka 3 28 I Can t Say Goodbye to You Becky Hobbs 3 46 Save Me Guy Fletcher Doug Flett 3 10 You Don t Have To Say You Love Me Pino Donaggio Simon Napier Bell Vicki Wickham 2 43Side 2 The Stars Fell on California Johnny Bristol 3 54 I Don t Know Why I Love That Guy Becky Hobbs 2 35 When I Dream Sandy Mason 3 54 Let s Just Stay Home Tonight Lotti Golden Richard Scher 3 09 Play Me Out Lesley Gore Carol Hall 3 07Personnel EditHelen Reddy vocals Joel Diamond producer rhythm track arranger arranger and conductor for strings horns and background vocals Play Me Out Artie Butler arranger and conductor for strings horns and background vocals I Can t Say Goodbye to You Save Me Charles Calello arranger and conductor for strings horns and background vocals Optimism Blues You Don t Have to Say You Love Me I Don t Know Why I Love That Guy Let s Just Stay Home Tonight Gene Page arranger and conductor for strings horns and background vocals Do It Like You Done It When You Meant It The Stars Fell on California When I Dream Bill Halverson recording engineer Russell Schmitt assistant engineer Doug Kirkland photography George Osaki art direction Michael Kevin Lee graphics Jeff Wald management Denise Maynelli background vocals Marti McCall background vocals Myrna Matthews background vocals Julia Waters Tillman background vocals Maxine Waters Willard background vocals Clydene Jackson background vocals Oren Waters background vocals Luther Waters background vocalsRhythm PlayersJohn Guerin drums Gary Coleman percussion Robben Ford guitar Thom Rotella guitar Waddy Wachtel guitar Timothy May guitar Larry Klein bass John Barnes keyboards Ron Fever keyboards Eddie Bongo Brown conga and bongos Jim Horn sax solo Let s Just Stay Home Tonight Ernie Watts sax solo The Stars Fell on California Rick Baptist trumpet solo Play Me Out Helen Reddy and Rhythm Section tambourine and hand claps Play Me Out recorded at Devonshire Sound Studios Los Angeles CaliforniaNotes Edit Play Me Out Helen Reddy allmusic com All Media Network LLC Retrieved 5 July 2015 Picks and Pans Review Play Me Out People 29 June 1981 Helen Reddy Moving to TV Via Sitcom Billboard 19 September 1981 p 42 Whitburn 2010 p 646 a b Whitburn 2009 p 805 a b Whitburn 2007 p 227 Helen Reddy Official Charts Company Retrieved 1 August 2015 1977 Save Me I Must Be Doing Something Right by Donna McDaniel 7 inch single New York RCA Records MB 11005 Whitburn 2009 p 638 Whitburn 2002 p 211 References EditWhitburn Joel 2002 Joel Whitburn s Top Country Singles 1944 2001 Record Research Inc ISBN 0 89820 151 9 Whitburn Joel 2007 Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs 1961 2006 Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0 89820 169 7 Whitburn Joel 2009 Joel Whitburn s Top Pop Singles 1955 2008 Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0 89820 180 2 Whitburn Joel 2010 Joel Whitburn Presents Top Pop Albums Seventh Edition Record Research Inc ISBN 978 0 89820 183 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Play Me Out Helen Reddy album amp oldid 1098748238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
