One of Many Nights

One of Many Nights
One of Many Nights
Studio album by The S.O.S. Band
Released	September 24, 1991
Genre	R&B; funk; soul;
Length	55:14
Label	Tabu; A&M;
Producer	Curtis Williams
The S.O.S. Band chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

One of Many Nights is the eighth studio album by the S.O.S. Band.^[4]^[5] The band's final album, it was released by Tabu Records in 1991.^[6] It includes the songs "Are You Ready", "Get Hyped on This" and "Someone I Can Love".

The single, "Sometimes I Wonder", peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.^[7]

Production

One of Many Nights was produced by Curtis Williams.^[4] It contains the first recorded appearances of the rapper Kurupt, before he signed a recording contract with Death Row Records.^[8] The album cover art was created by A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert.^[6]

Critical reception

The Indianapolis Star called the album "a major disappointment," writing that "many of the 10 tracks suffer from rhythmic sameness, as if the writers and producers are locked on a particular beat."^[9]

Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	I Wanna Be the One	K. Lynette Patterson, Curtis F. Williams	5:27
2.	Sometimes I Wonder	K. Lynette Patterson, Curtis F. Williams	4:50
3.	Broken Promises	Chandra Currelley, Jimmy Randolph	5:01
4.	How Can We Ever Get Back Together	Chandra Currelley, Curtis F. Williams	5:41
5.	Are You Ready	Ricardo Brown, Larry Gittens, Curtis F. Williams	4:53
6.	Can't Explain	K. Lynette Patterson Curtis F. Williams	5:28
7.	Someone I Can Love	Ricardo Brown, Tony Haynes, Curtis F. Williams	5:35
8.	Get Hyped on This	Ricardo Brown, Chandra Currelley, Curtis F. Williams	5:38
9.	I Only Want You	Larry Gittens, Curtis F. Williams	5:24
10.	One of Many Nights	Tony Haynes, Curtis F. Williams	7:17

Personnel

Bruno Speight – guitars, percussion
Abdul Raoof – trumpet, percussion, background vocals
Jason Bryant – organ
Chandra Currelley – lead and background vocals

Additional personnel

Marcus Williams – drums, percussion
Gregory "Milkshake" Mayfield – trumpet
Sultan Mohammad – tenor saxophone
Lloyd L. Oby, Jr. – trombone
Rodrick Smith – alto saxophone
George "Spike" Neely, David Koenig, Eric Vaughn – percussion
Curtis Williams – percussion, keyboards, drum programming, saxophone, piano, background vocals
Larry Gittens – percussion, flugelhorn
Kurupt – vocals
Lorena Shelby, Carmen Carter – background vocals

References

^ Henderson, Alex. One of Many Nights > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 214.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 654.
^ ^a ^b "The S.O.S. Band | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ Wright, Barnett (November 1, 1991). "S.O.S. RESCUES ITSELF FROM '80S EXILE FROM THE CHARTS". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 4D.
^ ^a ^b Thompson, Dave (June 21, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. Billboard. p. 536.
^ Ro, Ronin (1998). Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records. Doubleday. p. 70.
^ Ford, Lynn Dean (October 21, 1991). "RECORD REVIEWS". The Indianapolis Star. p. B2.

External links

One of Many Nights at Discogs

[1] Henderson, Alex. One of Many Nights > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[CL-2] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 214.

[RS-3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 654.

[auto-4] "The S.O.S. Band | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[5] Wright, Barnett (November 1, 1991). "S.O.S. RESCUES ITSELF FROM '80S EXILE FROM THE CHARTS". The Philadelphia Tribune. p. 4D.

[FU-6] Thompson, Dave (June 21, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.

[7] Whitburn, Joel (2006). The Billboard Book of Top 40 R&B and Hip-Hop Hits. Billboard. p. 536.

[8] Ro, Ronin (1998). Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records. Doubleday. p. 70.

[9] Ford, Lynn Dean (October 21, 1991). "RECORD REVIEWS". The Indianapolis Star. p. B2.

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v t e The S.O.S. Band
Jason Bryant Mary Davis Abdul Ra'oof Chandra Currelley Billy Ellis James Earl Jones III Willie "Sonny" Killebrew John Simpson Bruno Speight
Studio albums	S.O.S. (1980) Too (1981) III (1982) On the Rise (1983) Just the Way You Like It (1984) Sands of Time (1986) Diamonds in the Raw (1989) One of Many Nights (1991)
Singles	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (1980) "High Hopes" (1982) "Just Be Good to Me" (1983) "Tell Me If You Still Care" (1983) "The Finest" (1986)

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