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I Miss You (later reissued as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) is the debut album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, released on Philadelphia International in August 25, 1972. Produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff, the album was recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia.[6]
| I Miss You | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 25, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1972 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 36:43 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
| Producer | Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff | |||
| Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes chronology | ||||
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| Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes | ||||
 Reissue title and cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Mojo | (favorable)[3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[5] |
The album title was changed from I Miss You to Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes and given a new cover after the success of the single "If You Don't Know Me by Now". The group's roster for this album is Lloyd Parks, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin, Lawrence Brown and Bernie Wilson. The album was arranged by Bobby Martin,[7] Norman Harris and Thom Bell.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Miss You" | 8:31 | |
| 2. | "Ebony Woman" | Morris Bailey | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Yesterday I Had the Blues" | 7:25 |
All tracks are written by Gamble and Huff, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | 3:27 | |
| 5. | "Be for Real" | Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble | 7:31 |
| 6. | "Let Me into Your World" | Kenneth Gamble, Norman Harris, Allan Felder | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Let It Be You" | 3:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "I Miss You" (part I – single version) | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Yesterday I Had the Blues" (single version) | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Be for Real" (single version) | 3:24 |
| 11. | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" (live in San Francisco, 1973) | 4:08 |
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The Blue Notes
- Harold Melvin
- Teddy Pendergrass
- Bernard Wilson
- Lawrence Brown
- Lloyd Parks – vocals
Other personnel
- Leon Huff – piano
- Leonard Pakula – organ
- Ronnie Baker – bass
- Earl Young – drums
- Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitar
- Larry Washington – congas, bongos
- Vincent Montana Jr. – vibraphone
- Don Renaldo and his Strings – strings
- Sam Reed and his Horns – horns
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs[8] | 53 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs[8] | 4 |
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