''Introducing the Jaggerz'' is the debut studio
album
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by the
Pittsburgh
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rock/pop band
the Jaggerz
The Jaggerz are an American rock band from Pittsburgh. They came to national attention with their single " The Rapper" which was released on the Kama Sutra label. "The Rapper" was No. 1 in the Record World Charts and No. 2 in the ''Billboar ...
, released in
1969
1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
. The album is the first release for The Jaggerz on Gamble Records.
Track listing
# "Gotta Find My Way Back Home"
(Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals)
# "(That's Why) Baby I Love You"
(Joe Rock, Bill Maybray, Thom Davies)
# "Give a Little Love"
(Harvey Fuqua
Harvey Fuqua ( ; July 27, 1929 – July 6, 2010) was an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive.
Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of the k ...
, Clyde Wilson, Johnny William Bristol, Wilburt Jackson)
# "What Now My Love"
(Carl Davis
Carl Davis (October 28, 1936 – August 3, 2023) was an American-born British conductor and composer. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes, notably the landmark ITV series '' The World at War'' (1973) and BBC's '' Pride and P ...
, William Butler, Otis Leavill)
# "
Higher and Higher"
(Gary Jackson, Raynard Miner, Carl Smith)
# "Forever Together - Together Forever"
(M. Steals, M. Steals)
# "Let Me Be Your Man"
( Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Spain)
# "Bring It Back"
(J. Rock, Donnie Iris
Donnie Iris (born Dominic Ierace, February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry (band), Wild Cherry during the 1970s and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s with his band, the Cruis ...
, Jimmie Ross)
# "Here's a Heart"
(Ervan Waters, William Collier, Samuel Culley)
# "
Ain't No Sun"
(Bill Withers
William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He is known for having several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me ( ...
, Cornelius Grant
Cornelius Grant (born April 27, 1943) is an American guitarist, composer, and band leader. He served as the musical director, guitar player, and live show arranger for Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1964 until 1982.
Early life
Grant wa ...
, Norman Whitfield
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter, composer, and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. allmusic Biography/ref> He has been credited as one of the creators ...
, Sylvia Moy
Sylvia Rose Moy (September 15, 1938 – April 15, 2017) was an American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she i ...
)
# "Need Your Love"
()
# "Together"
(K. Gamble, L. Huff)
Personnel
*
Dominic Ierace - guitar, vocals
*
Jimmie Ross - bass guitar, vocals
* Benny Faiella - guitar
* Thom Davies - organ
* Billy Maybray - bass guitar
* Jim Pugliano - drums
References
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1969 debut albums
The Jaggerz albums
Philadelphia International Records albums