On July 23, 1982, “Philadelphia International” label released “This One’s for You”, the sixth Teddy Pendergrass album. It was recorded in 1982, and was produced by Gene Mc Fadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen, John R. Faith, Thom Bell, Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff, Charles B. Simmons, Joseph B. Jefferson, Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
Personnel:
- Teddy Pendergrass – vocal
- Robert LeGrand – guitar
- Dennis Harris – guitar
- Anthony Bell – guitar
- Cecil Womack – guitar
- Roland Chambers – guitar
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Valerie Simpson – piano, backing vocals
- Alfred Pollitt – piano
- Leon A. Huff – acoustic and electric piano
- Ray Chew – electric piano
- Barry Eastmond – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
- Cecil DuValle – keyboards, synthesizer
- Thom bell – keyboards
- Lenny Pakula – organ
- James L. William – bass
- Norman Smith – bass
- Bob Babbitt – bass
- Michael “Sugarbear” Foreman – bass
- Francisco Centeno – bass
- Daryl Burgee – drums
- James Carter – drums
- Charles Collins – drums
- Quinton Joseph – drums
- Keith Benson – drums
- Chris Parker – drums
- David Cruse – percussion
- Ralph McDonald – percussion
- Don Renaldo and his Strings and Horns – strings, horns
- Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Charles B. Simmons, Constance Harvey, Harriet L. Tharpe, Sherry Butler, Richard Roebuck, Nicholas Ashford, Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
- Anthony Bell – arrangements
- Robert Martin – arrangements
- Dexter Wansel – arrangements
- John R. Faith – arrangements
- John Davis – arrangements
Track listing:
- I Can’t Win for Losing – Gene Mc Fadden, John Whitehead, Victor Carstarphen
- This One’s for You – Barry Manilow, Marty Panzer
- Loving You Was Good – Le Roy Bell, Casey James
- This Gift of Life – Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff
- Now Tell Me That You Love Me – Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff
- It’s Up to You (What You Do with Your Life) – Kenneth Gamble, Leon A. Huff
- Don’t Leave Me out Along the Road – Richard Roebuck
- Only to You – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
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