Switch II
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Switch II |
| type | Studio |
| artist | Switch |
| cover | Switch II LP.jpg |
| released | April 1979 |
| genre | R&B |
| label | Gordy |
| producer | Jermaine Jackson, Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams |
| prev_title | Switch |
| prev_year | 1978 |
| next_title | Reaching for Tomorrow |
| next_year | 1980 |
| :: |
| name = Switch II
| type = Studio
| artist = Switch
| cover = Switch II LP.jpg
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| released = April 1979
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| genre = R&B
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| label = Gordy
| producer = Jermaine Jackson, Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams
| prev_title = Switch
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Reaching for Tomorrow
| next_year = 1980
| rev1 =AllMusic
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|rev2 = The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul
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Switch II is the second album by the R&B group Switch, released in 1979. Included on the album is one of the band's biggest and most often-sampled hits "I Call Your Name".
Track listing
- "You're the One for Me" (Bobby DeBarge, Elaine Brown, Phillip Ingram) – 4:29
- "Next to You" (Greg Williams) – 4:11
- "Best Beat in Town" (Bobby DeBarge) – 4:48
- "Calling On All Girls" (Hazel Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Maureen Bailey) – 4:34
- "Go On Doin' What You Feel" (Jermaine Jackson, Maureen Bailey, Michael Smith) – 5:39
- "Fallin'" (Greg Williams) – 5:47
- "I Call Your Name" (Bobby DeBarge, Greg Williams) – 7:33
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1979) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (1979) | Position | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | Chart (1980) | Position | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | |||||
| 46 | |||||
| :: |
Singles
::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Chart positions | US | US R&B | US Dance | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1979 | "Best Beat In Town" | 69 | 16 | 65 | | | "I Call Your Name" | 83 | 8 | — | | | ::
References
References
- Andrew Hamilton [{{AllMusic
- (1998). "The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul". Virgin.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1979". Billboard.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1980". Billboard.
- "Switch US singles chart history". allmusic.com.
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