''Switch'' is the first album by R&B band,

Switch In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type ...

, released in 1978. It is also their first on the

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''mot ...

subsidiary Gordy. After recording as White Heat and Hot Ice, this gave them the commercial breakthrough they desired with hits like "There'll Never Be" and "I Wanna Be Closer".

Track listing

#"I Wanna Be with You" - ( Bobby DeBarge) #"There'll Never Be" - (Bobby DeBarge) #"I Wanna Be Closer" - ( Jermaine Jackson) #"We Like to Party... Come On" - (Bobby DeBarge, Gregory Williams) #"Fever" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann) #"You Pulled a Switch" - (Greg Wright, Ronnie Vann) #"It's So Real" - ( Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton) #"Somebody's Watching You" - (Jody Sims)

Personnel

;Switch * Bobby DeBarge - lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drums * Tommy DeBarge - bass, backing vocals * Phillip Ingram - lead vocals, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals *Jody Sims - drums, percussion, backing vocals *Gregory Williams - trumpet, keyboards, backing vocals *Eddie Fluellen - keyboards, string ensemble, trombone, backing vocals ;Guitarists *Lil' David Podis, Mike McGloiry, Ronnie Vann - guitar ;Additional musicians *Jermaine Jackson

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Switch-Switch at Discogs
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