Queen of the Night (Loleatta Holloway album)

The album peaked at #47 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #187 on the Billboard 200. The album features the single "Only You", a duet with Bunny Sigler, which peaked at #11 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and #87 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Catch Me On the Rebound" also charted at #92 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2014 by Big Break Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	A−
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul

The Bay State Banner wrote that the album "combines the sound of Europe a la Thor Baldursson with the horns and voices of Philly."

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Catch Me On the Rebound"	Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	6:10
2.	"Only You" (guest vocals by Bunny Sigler)	Bunny Sigler	6:14
3.	"Good Good Feeling"	Norman Harris, Ron Tyson	4:15
4.	"Mama Don't, Papa Won't"	Mikki Farrow, Robert Strother, Frank Alstin, Jr.	5:00

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm Right On Time)"	Bunny Sigler	7:35
6.	"You Light Up My Life"	Joseph Brooks	4:05
7.	"Two Sides to Every Story"	Ron Tyson, Edward Moore	4:30
8.	"I'm in Love"	Bobby Womack	4:15

2014 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"Catch Me On the Rebound" (12" Disco Mix)	10:53
10.	"I May Not Be There When You Want Me (But I'm Right On Time)" (12" Disco Mix)	10:22
11.	"Catch Me On the Rebound" (Disco Madness Mix)	7:34

Personnel

Earl Young, Scotty Miller, Steve Gadd – drums
Jimmy Williams, Raymond Earl, Gordon Edwards – bass
Norman Harris, T.J. Tindall, Edward Moore, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale, Kim Miller – guitars
Bunny Sigler, Ron Kersey, Bruce Gray, Jimmy Sigler, Richard Tee, Dennis Richardson, George Bussey – keyboards
Larry Washington, James Walker, Emanuel Williams – congas
Bunny Harris, Moto – percussion
Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram, Madeline Strickland, Mikki Farrow, Ron Tyson – background vocals

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	187
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	47

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dan
1978	"Only You" (with Bunny Sigler)	87	11	9
1978	"Catch Me on the Rebound"	—	92	9

References

Ankeny, Jason. Queen of the Night review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 156.
Baker, Arthur (31 Aug 1978). "Breakdown". Bay State Banner. No. 47. p. 15.
^ "US Charts > Loleatta Holloway". Billboard. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

External links

Queen of the Night at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Loleatta Holloway
Studio albums	Loleatta Cry to Me Loleatta Queen of the Night Loleatta Holloway Love Sensation
Singles	"Dreamin'" "Love Sensation" "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
Featured singles	"Run Away" "Good Vibrations" "Keep the Fire Burnin'" "Shout to the Top" "Relight My Fire"

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