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1983 studio album by Finis Henderson III
Finis
Studio album by Finis Henderson III
Released1983
GenreSoul, dance
LabelMotown 6036ML
ProducerAl McKay

Finis was a 1983 album by Finis Henderson III that was released on the Motown label. Henderson's hit single "Skip to My Lou" appears on the album.

Background

The album was produced by Al McKay and contains ten tracks including the hit "Skip to My Lou".

The album in LP format was issued on Motown 6036ML. The cassette version was issued on Motown CA 6036 MC.

Reception

In June 1983, James Hamilton, while mentioning the BPM on a single "Call Me" by Bill Wolfer that featured Finis Henderson, also mentioned Henderson's album's BPMs on tracks "Percussion Intro", "Lovers", "I’d Rather Be Gone" and "School Girl". Hamilton referred to it as a pleasant soulful debut album.

The Al McKay production was released on Motown L6036ML. It was reviewed in the 16 July 1983 issue of Cash Box. The reviewer noted the MOR and adult contemporary potential.

Charts

The album debuted at no. 62 in the Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 Albums chart for the week of 30 July 1983. At that time, "Skip to My Lou" was at no. 47 and at its seventh week, moving upwards in the Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles chart. At week six, on 3 September, the album peaked at no. 33 on the Cash Box Black Contemporary Top 75 Albums chart.

It also made the Billboard Black LPs chart. For the week of 18 August at week six, it reached its peak of no. 42.

Track listing

Finis, Motown 6036ML
No. Track Composer Time Notes
A1 "Skip to My Lou" Frank Hamilton 5:01
A2 " Making Love" Al McKay, Linda Starr 3:46
A3 "Lovers" Finis Henderson, David Paul Bryant, Gregory Doty, Tony Haynes 4:46
A4 "You Owe It All to Love" Al Mckay, David Paul Bryant, Tony Haynes 3:29
A5 "Blame It on the Night" Sandy Torano, Rob Preston 3:41
B1.1 "Percussion Intro" Finis Henderson, Bill Wolfer 2:04
B1.2 "Call Me" Finis Henderson, Bill Wolfer 4:21
B2 "Vina del Mar" Al McKay, Erich Bulling 0:48
B3 "Crush On You" Stevie Wonder 4:03
B4 "I’d Rather Be Gone" Dennis Lambert, JC Crowley 3:40
B5 "School Girl" Al McKay, Frank Hamilton, Adonis Hampton, Gregory Doty 5:20

References

  1. Session Days - 1983 Finis Henderson – Finis
  2. Billboard, May 28, 1983 - Page 28 New LP /Tape Releases, HENDERSON, FINIS
  3. James Hamilton's Disco Page, June 4, 1983 - BILL WOLFER: ‘Call Me’ (Solar E9891T)
  4. James Hamilton's Disco Page, June 4, 1983 - FINIS HENDERSON: ‘Finis’ LP (US Motown 6036ML) FINIS HENDERSON: ‘Finis’ LP (US Motown 6036ML)
  5. Cash Box, July 16, 1983 - REVIEWS, ALBUMS Continued from page 6, BLACK CONTEMPORARY, FINIS
  6. Cash Box, July 30, 1983 - Page 23 BLACK CONTEMPORARY TOP 75 ALBUMS, 62, 7/23 _, Weeks On Chart 1
  7. Cash Box, July 30, 1983 - Page 24 TOP 100 BLACK CONTEMPORARY SINGLES July 30, 1983 47, 7/23 51, weeks On Chart 7
  8. Cash Box, September 3, 1983 - Page 23 BLACK CONTEMPORARY TOP 75 ALBUMS, 33, 8/27 34, Weeks on Chart 6
  9. Cash Box, September 10, 1983 - Page 27 BLACK CONTEMPORARY TOP 75 ALBUMS, 44, 9/3 33, Weeks On Chart 7
  10. Billboard, August 18, 1983 - Page 34 Billboard Black LPs, Survey For Week Ending 8/13/83, This Week 42, Last Week 45, Weeks on Chart 6
  11. Discogs - Finis Henderson – Finis
  12. Session Days - 1983 Finis Henderson – Finis


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