''At Peace with Woman'' is the second album by American R&B female trio

the Jones Girls The Jones Girls were an American R&B vocal trio of sisters from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Consisting of Brenda, Shirley and Valorie Jones, the Jones Girls first signed and recorded for GM Records in 1970. The trio were best known for t ...

. Released in 1980, the album reached number seven on the Top Soul Albums chart.

Track listing

#"Children of the Night" (

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) - 5:11 #"Let's Celebrate (Sittin' on Top of the World)" (

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) - 4:19 #"Dance Turned into a Romance" ( Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 4:29 #"I Close My Eyes" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) - 4:56 #"At Peace With Woman" (James Herb Smith, Joel Bryant, Kenneth Gamble) - 4:31 #"When I'm Gone" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) - 4:49 #"I Just Love The Man" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 4:40 #"Back in the Day" (Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff) - 3:58

Personnel

The Jones Girls *

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– lead vocals (1–3, 5–8), backing vocals * Brenda Jones – lead vocals (1, 4–6), backing vocals * Valorie Jones – lead vocals (1, 5, 6), backing vocals * The Jones Girls – vocal arrangements Musicians *

– keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6), synthesizers (1, 2, 4, 6), percussion (1, 6), arrangements (2, 4, 6) *

Leon Huff Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production duo credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as P ...

– keyboards (3, 7, 8) * Joel Bryant – keyboards (5) * John L. Usry Jr. – keyboards (7) * Dennis Harris – guitars (1, 3, 5, 7, 8) * James Herb Smith – guitars (1, 2, 5, 6), rhythm guitar (6) * Marc Rubin – guitar solo (2) * Derrick Graves – bass (1, 3) * Steve Green – sea bass (2) * James Williams – bass (3, 7, 8) * Larry Moore – bass (5, 6) * Quinton Joseph – drums (1–3, 5, 7, 8) * Clifford "Pete" Rudd – drums (4, 6) * Miguel Fuentes – percussion (2, 5, 6) * Ralph Olsen – alto saxophone (2) *

Bob Malach Bob Malach (born August 23, 1954) is an American jazz saxophonist. Malach learned several reed instruments in his youth, and played with Philadelphia soul bands such as The Stylistics and The O'Jays while still a teenager. He played in the big ...

– saxophones (2), sax solo (6) * Al Harrison – trumpet (2) *

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– horns (1, 3, 7, 8), strings (1, 3, 4, 7, 8) * Jack Faith – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 7, 8) ;Handclaps on "Let's Celebrate" * Joel Bryant, Diane Evans, Bill Lacy and James Herb Smith

Production

* Dexter Wansel – producer (1, 2, 4–6) * Jack Faith – producer (1) * Kenneth Gamble – producer (3, 5, 7, 8) * Leon Huff – producer (3, 7, 8) * Cynthia Biggs – producer (4) * Joel Bryant – producer (5) * James Herb Smith – producer (5) * Jim Gallagher – engineer * Peter Humphreys – engineer * Kenny Present – engineer * Arthur Stoppe – engineer *

Joseph Tarsia Joseph Dominick Tarsia (September 23, 1934 – November 1, 2022) was an American recording studio owner and engineer from Philadelphia who was credited on many classic pop music tracks. He received over 150 gold and platinum record awards. He was ...

– engineer * Bruce Bluestein – assistant engineer * Mike Spitz – assistant engineer * Nimitr Sarikanada – mastering at Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * Jean Scott – A&R coordinator * Phyllis H. Berkowitz – design * Ed Lee – design * McGowan/Coder – photography * Profils Dumonde – wardrobe

Charts

Singles

References

External links

The Jones Girls-At Peace with Woman at Discogs
{{Authority control 1980 albums The Jones Girls albums Philadelphia International Records albums Albums produced by Kenneth Gamble Albums produced by Leon Huff Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios