Surrender (O'Bryan album)

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Surrender

Released

December 1986

Recorded

1985–1986 at Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; Avatar; Malibu, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Cherokee Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California; and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California

Genre

R&B, Soul

Length

41:08

Label

Capitol

Producer

O'Bryan; Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman

O'Bryan chronology

Be My Lover
(1984)

Surrender
(1986)

The Best Of O'Bryan
(1996)

Surrender is the fourth and final Capitol Records studio album by R&B singer O'Bryan. O'Bryan would not record another album until the 2007 release of "F1RST" under his own imprint, Headstorm.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Because of a lengthy negotiation with Capitol, "Surrender" was not released until more than two years after the release of O'Bryan's highest charting album, "Be My Lover." The single choices were the up-tempo "Tenderoni" and "Driving Force," but arguably the strongest cuts on the album were three ballads — "You Have Got To Come To Me," "Maria" and "Is This For Real" — that displayed O’Bryan’s musical and vocal development.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tenderoni"	Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman	3:48
2.	"You Have Got To Come To Me"	Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman	5:35
3.	"Driving Force"	O'Bryan Burnette II	5:52
4.	"Maria"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	5:24
5.	"What Goes Around"	Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman	5:34
6.	"Is This For Real"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	5:09
7.	"Dreamin' About You"	O'Bryan Burnette II, Don Cornelius	5:31
8.	"Surrender"	Robbie Nevil, Diane Warren	4:17

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions^[2]
Year	Album	US	US R&B
1986	Surrender	—	66

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance
1986	"Tenderoni"	—	35	—
1987	"Driving Force"	—	60	—

Personnel

O'Bryan – lead vocals, background vocals, synthesizer bass, drums, keyboards
Jerry Knight and Aaron Zigman – all instruments on "Tenderoni," "You Have Got To Come To Me" and "What Goes Around"
Melvin Davis – bass guitar
Karl Denson – saxophone
Virgie Hunter – trumpet
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar, acoustic guitar
Michael Norfleet – synthesizer horns, backgrounds
Chuck Morris – drums
Levi Seacer – guitar
Bruce Sterling – keyboards
David Vansuch – saxophone
Alex Brown – background vocals
Carmen Carter – background vocals
Lynn Davis – background vocals
Clayton Dover – background vocals
Rafael Dover – background vocals

References

^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r59749/review
^ "O'Bryan US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
^ "O'Bryan US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

External links

O'Bryan - Surrender at Discogs

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