8th Day - 8th Day (1971)

8th Day was an American R&B group from Detroit, Michigan.
The Holland–Dozier–Holland (HDH) songwriting team had scored hits in 1970 with the group 100 Proof (Aged in Soul). When the latter's song "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed" became a hit, radio stations also began playing the tune "She's Not Just Another Woman". HDH wanted to release the song as another single, but did not want to hurt the sales of "Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed", so they released "She's Not Just Another Woman" on Invictus Records under the name 8th Day in 1971. The song, written by HDH under the pseudonyms C. Wilson and Ronald Dunbar, became a hit, peaking at #11 in the U.S. chart.
A second song released under the 8th Day name, "You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk)", also hit the charts later that year
8th Day's membership remains a mystery. Were the members interchangeable with 100 Proof (Aged in Soul)? Three of these tracks are on 100 Proofs' debut album: "I've Come to Save You," "Too Many Cooks," and "She's Not Just Another Woman" the same identical tracks and vocals. A Melvin Davis solo release, "I'm Worried," also appears here. "She's Not Just Another Woman," with its passionate singing and jerky beat, assaulted the charts; their next release, "You've Got to Crawl Before You Walk," features a thick funky groove. A good album with a few outstanding tracks and no weak ones.
The group name was resurrected in 1983 for a Brian Holland and Harold Beatty production featuring Tyrone Douglas, formerly of The Undisputed Truth.

Track listing

01.  "She's Not Just Another Woman"   (Ronald Dunbar, Clyde Wilson)  - 3:13   
02.  "You've Got to Crawl (Before You Walk)"  (Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar, General Johnson, Greg Perry)  - 2:55   
03.  "Too Many Cooks"  (Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar)  - 2:40   
04.  "La-De-Dah" (Ronald Dunbar)  - 2:50   
05.  "Enny-Meeny-Miny-Mo (Three's a Crowd)"  (Angelo Bond, Ronald Dunbar)  - 2:20   
06.  "Just as Long"  (Ronald Dunbar, Ron Stringer)  - 7:29   
07.  "I Can't Fool Myself"  (Angelo Bond, Gary "Gazza" Johnson, Greg Perry)  - 3:26   
08.  "I'm Worried"  (Ronald Dunbar)  - 8:24   
09.  "I've Come to Save You"  (Clyde Wilson)  - 2:54 

Credits
Melvin Davis - vocals
Antonio "Tony" Newton - bass
Lyman Woodard - Organ, Keyboards
Larry Hutchison - Guitar
Ron Bykowski
Michael Anthony - guitar
Bruce Nazarian - guitar, vocals
Jerry Paul - percussion
Lynn Harter
Carole Stallings - violin
Anita Sherman - vibraphone
Arranged By – McKinley Jackson, Tony Camillo
Engineer – Barney Perkins, Lawrence Horn
Producer – Ronald Dunbar

Notes
Genre: Funk, Soul
Length: 36:05

© 1971 Invictus Records