Colonel Abrams (album)

Colonel Abrams
Colonel Abrams
Studio album by Colonel Abrams
Released	August 31, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Genre	R&B, boogie, garage house
Label	MCA
Producer	Colonel Abrams, Cerrone, Richard Burgess, Sam Dees
Colonel Abrams chronology

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

Colonel Abrams is the self-titled debut studio album by American musician Colonel Abrams, released in 1985 through MCA Records. Most of the songs were written by Abrams and his brother, Marston Freeman.

Commercial performance[edit]

The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 75 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Trapped", which peaked at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, and "I'm Not Gonna Let", which reached No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. In addition, all the cuts of the album reached the top of the Hot Dance/Disco chart.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Truth"		4:45
2.	"Speculation"		5:00
3.	"Never Change"	Colonel Abrams, Sam Dees	5:47
4.	"Picture Me in Love with You"		4:30

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Trapped"	3:41
6.	"I'm Not Gonna Let You"	4:48
7.	"Over and Over"	4:24
8.	"Margaux"	5:50
9.	"Table for Two"	2:44

Personnel[edit]

Steven Machat - executive producer
Gianni Versace - "clothes and location"
Chris Duffy - photography

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	75
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	13

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1986)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	37

Singles[edit]

Year	Single	Peaks
Year	Single	US R&B ^[7]	US Dan ^[7]
1985	"Trapped"	20	1
1985	"The Truth"	78	—
1986	"I'm Not Gonna Let You"	7	1
	"Over and Over"	68	45
	"Speculation"	—	15

References[edit]

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Colonel Abrams review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.
^ "Colonel Abrams, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "Colonel Abrams, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "US Charts > Colonel Abrams". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

External links[edit]

Colonel Abrams at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Ruhlmann, William. "Colonel Abrams review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2017.

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert (1990). "A". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 16.

[4] "Colonel Abrams, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[5] "Colonel Abrams, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[us-7] "US Charts > Colonel Abrams". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

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