Armed and Extremely Dangerous

Armed and Extremely Dangerous
Studio album by
First Choice
Released1973
RecordedSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul, Philadelphia soul
LabelPhilly Groove
ProducerStan Watson, Norman Harris
First Choice chronology
Armed and Extremely Dangerous
(1973) 		The Player
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Armed and Extremely Dangerous is the debut studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1973 on the Philly Groove label.

History

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The album features the title track, which peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Soul Singles. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Smarty Pants" and "Newsy Neighbors".

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smarty Pants"Allan Felder, Norman Harris2:38
2."Runnin' Out of Fools"Kay Rogers, Richard Ahlert3:32
3."A Boy Named Junior"Chuck Brooks3:41
4."Love and Happiness"Al Green, Teenie Hodges6:57
5."Wake Up to Me"Allan Felder, Norman Harris3:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Newsy Neighbors"Allan Felder, Norman Harris5:57
7."Armed and Extremely Dangerous"Allan Felder, Norman Harris2:48
8."This Little Woman"Bobby Eli, Carl Fisher3:50
9."This Is the House"Allan Felder, Norman Harris2:57
10."One Step Away"Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Thom Bell3:10

Personnel

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  • Don Renaldo, Albert Barone, Charles Apollonia, Angelo Petrella, Diane Barnett, Romeo Di Stefano, Rudy Malizia, Joe Donofrio, Christine Reeves – violins
  • Davis Barnett, Angelo Petrella – violas
  • Romeo Di Stefano – cello
  • Clinton Nieweg – harp
  • Jimmy Grant, Ronnie Baker – bass
  • Rocco Bene, Robert Hartzell – trumpets
  • Fred Linge, Richard Genovese, Edward Cascarella – bass trombones
  • Fred Joiner – tenor trombone
  • Leno Zachery – alto saxophone
  • Joe De Angelis, Danny Eillions, Scott Temple, Milton Phibbs – French horns
  • Larry Washington, James Hicks – congas and bongos
  • Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitars
  • Earl Young – drums
  • Prime Cut – musicians on "Love and Happiness"

Charts

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Chart (1973) Peak
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs 184
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 45
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
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R&B
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1973 "Armed and Extremely Dangerous" 28 11
"Smarty Pants" 56 25
1974 "Newsy Neighbors" 97 35

References

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  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Armed and Extremely Dangerous review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ a b c "US Charts > First Choice". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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