Too

Studio album by

Released

July 31, 1981

Studio

Spectrum (Venice)
Larrabee (Los Angeles)
Axis Sound (Atlanta)
Web IV (Atlanta)
Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Paramount (Hollywood)
Rumbo (Canoga Park)
The Sound Castle (Los Angeles)

Genre

Length

42:01

Label

Tabu

Producer

Sigidi

The S.O.S. Band chronology

S.O.S.
(1980)

Too
(1981)

III
(1982)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Too is the second album by the R&B band the S.O.S. Band, released on the Tabu label in July 1981. It was produced by Sigidi Abdullah.

History

The album peaked at #30 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #117 on the Billboard 200. The album yielded two Billboard R&B chart singles, "Do It Now (Part 1)" and "You" They peaked at #15 and #64 respectively. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD with bonus tracks in 2013 by Demon Music Group.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's a Long Way to the Top"	Arnell Carmichael	4:12
2.	"Do It Now"	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	7:03
3.	"There Is No Limit"	Mary Davis, Rhonghea, Sigidi, John Simpson	5:15
4.	"You"	Allen Simpson, John Simpson, Bruno Speight	4:21

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Stay"	Louis Price, Reed Burkholder, Robert Williams	4:31
6.	"Are You Ready?"	Mary Davis, John Simpson, Sigidi	5:01
7.	"Do You Know Where Your Children Are?"	John Simpson, Bruno Speight	3:30
8.	"For the Brothers That Ain't Here"	John Simpson, Bruno Speight, Sigidi	4:23
9.	"Unborn Child"	Lana Bogan, James Seals	3:45

2013 remastered bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Do It Now" (Long Version)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	7:07
11.	"Do It Now" (Part 1)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	4:03
12.	"Do It Now" (Part 1 - Short Version)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	3:22
13.	"Do It Now" (Part 2)	Mbaji, Rhonghea, Sigidi	3:58
14.	"You" (Long Version)	Allen Simpson, John Simpson, Bruno Speight	5:55
15.	"There Is No Limit" (Long Version)	Mary Davis, Rhonghea, Sigidi, John Simpson	6:17

Personnel

The S.O.S. Band

Jason Bryant – keyboards, vocals
Billy Ellis – saxophone, vocals
John Alexander Simpson – bass, vocals
Mary Davis – vocals, percussion
James Earl Jones – drums, vocals
W. Sonny Killebrew – saxophone, flute, vocals
Bruno Speight guitar, vocals
Abdul Ra'oof – trumpet, trombone, vocals

Additional Personnel

Travis Biggs – keyboards, flute, harp
Fred Wesley – trombone
Darryl "Munyungo" Jackson – percussion
David Majal Li – alto saxophone
Rhonghea Southern – guitar, background vocals
Phyllis "Penny" Wanzo, Rosalyn Sweeper, Fredi Grace, Keith Rawls – background vocals
Ben Picone, William Henderson (concertmasters) – strings

Production

Sigidi – producer
Clarence Avant – executive producer
Steve Williams – chief engineer
Les Horn; Assistant engineer
Fred Wesley – horns and strings arrangements
Joe Q. Hall, Scott Skidmore, Sabrina Buchanek, Peter Damski, Les Horn, Greg Webster, Richard Wells, Mark Ettle, Tony Chiappa, Louis Summers, Les Cooper, Mitch Gibson – assistant engineers
Steve Marcussen – mastering
Art Sims, 11:24 Design – art direction
Don Miller – photography (front cover)
David Randale – photography (back cover)
Nick Fasciano – logo sculpture

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak ^[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	117
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	30

Singles

Year	Single	US R&B^[3]
1981	"Do It Now (Part 1)"	15
1981	"You"	64

References

External links

The S.O.S. Band

The S.O.S. Band
Jason Bryant Mary Davis Abdul Ra'oof Chandra Currelley Billy Ellis James Earl Jones III Willie "Sonny" Killebrew John Simpson Bruno Speight
Studio albums	S.O.S. (1980) Too (1981) III (1982) On the Rise (1983) Just the Way You Like It (1984) Sands of Time (1986) Diamonds in the Raw (1989) One of Many Nights (1991)
Singles	"Take Your Time (Do It Right)" (1980) "High Hopes" (1982) "Just Be Good to Me" (1983) "Tell Me If You Still Care" (1983) "The Finest" (1986)