Player (Player album)

Player
Studio album by
Player
ReleasedOctober 3, 1977 (1977-10-03)[1]
Recorded1977
StudiosWestern Recorders, Sound Labs
GenreSoft rock
LabelRSO
Producers
Player chronology
Player
(1977)		 Danger Zone
(1978)

Player is the debut album from Los Angeles, California-based rock band Player, released on October 3, 1977 under RSO Records.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]

It was released in 1977 on RSO Records and featured the hit single "Baby Come Back", which was written by guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist J.C. Crowley and guitarist/vocalist Peter Beckett.

"Baby Come Back" peaked at number one in the US and stayed on the charts for a total of 32 weeks. In the UK, it peaked at number 32 and remained on the chart for 7 weeks, the follow-up single "This Time I'm in It for Love" reaching number 10 in the US, staying there for 17 weeks.

Track listing

  1. "Come On Out" (Crowley) – 3:43
  2. "Baby Come Back" (Beckett, Crowley) – 4:15
  3. "Goodbye (That's All I Ever Heard)" (Beckett) – 3:44
  4. "Melanie" (Beckett) – 3:39
  5. "Every Which Way" (Beckett, Crowley) – 3:34
  6. "This Time I'm in It for Love" (Larry Keith, Steve Pippin) – 4:20
  7. "Love Is Where You Find It" (Beckett, Reed Kailing, Crowley) – 4:00
  8. "Movin' Up" (Beckett, Kailing, Steve Kipner) – 2:50
  9. "Cancellation" (Beckett, Kailing, Kipner) – 4:07
  10. "Trying to Write a Hit Song" (R. L. Mahonin) – 4:36

Personnel

Player

Additional musicians

  • George Budd – sound effects
  • Gary Coleman – percussion
  • Wayne Cook – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Jim Horn – saxophone, flute
  • Reed Kailing – guitars
  • Jay Lewis – electric & steel guitars, sound effects
  • Maria Newman – string arrangements
  • Michael Omartian – synthesizers
  • Jack White – drums, percussion

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Standard Times".
  2. ↑ "Oct 05, 1977, page 25 - Standard-Times at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Player: Player > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Player – Player (1977, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 234. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 5514a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Player Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Player Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 0069". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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