{"product_id":"teddy-pendergrass-life-is-a-song-worth-singing","title":"Teddy Pendergrass – Life Is A Song Worth Singing","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRARITY - SEALED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eTeddy Pendergrass\u003c\/span\u003e - Vocals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArranged by Jack Faith (A1, A3, B2), Dexter Wansel (A2), John L. Usry Jr. (A4), Thom Bell (B1)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten by L. Creed (A1), T. Bell (A1), K. Gamble (A2, A4, B1, B3), L. Huff (A2, A4, B1, B3), G. McFadden (A3), J. Whitehead (A3), V. 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Harris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally released in June 1978\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSide A :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLife Is A Song Worth Singing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOnly You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCold, Cold World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGet Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSide B :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eClose The Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt Don't Hurt Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhen Somebody Loves You Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e« In 1999, WestSide released Teddy Pendergrass\/Life Is a Song Worth Singing, which contained two complete albums -- Teddy Pendergrass (1977, originally released on Philadelphia International) and Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1978, Philadelphia International) -- by Teddy Pendergrass on one compact disc. The two albums are Pendergrass' first solo ventures and are chock-full of excellent songs amid very little, if any, filler. At this early point in his solo career, Pendergrass was still setting the dancefloors aflame with steppers anthems like \"You Can't Hide From Yourself,\" \"I Don't Love You Anymore,\" \"Only You,\" and \"Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose.\" At the same time, however, Pendergrass had already mastered the quiet storm-style of balladry that would ultimately become his legacy: \"Somebody Told Me,\" \"The Whole Town's Laughing at Me,\" \"Cold, Cold World,\" and \"Close the Door\" being the standout ballads here. 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