Bitter Sweet
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
StudioRCA's Studio C, New York, New York
GenreSoul
LabelRCA
ProducerTony Silvester, Luther Simmons
The Main Ingredient chronology
Black Seeds
(1971)
Bitter Sweet
(1972)
Afrodisiac
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Bitter Sweet is the fourth studio album by The Main Ingredient. Released in 1972 this is the first album to feature lead singer Cuba Gooding, Sr. Includes the top five pop and soul hit single "Everybody Plays the Fool". The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best R&B Song at the 1973 ceremony.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Traveling"Lucille Jackson2:59
2."Where Are You?"Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh3:15
3."You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)"Ed Townsend3:28
4."Everybody Plays the Fool"Rudy Clark, J. R. Bailey, Ken Williams3:23
5."Whirl-Wind"William Salter, Ralph MacDonald3:24
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Fly Baby Fly"Bill Robey3:23
7."I Can't See Me Without You"Rudy Clark, J. R. Bailey, Ken Williams3:46
8."Where Do Broken Hearted Lovers Go?"Rudy Clark, J. R. Bailey, Ken Williams2:53
9."Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley4:48
10."No Tears (In the End)"William Salter, Ralph MacDonald3:57

Personnel

  • Bert De Coteaux - arranger, conductor
  • Buzz Willis - production supervisor
  • Acy Lehman - art direction
  • Nick Sangiamo - photography

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
[2]
Billboard Pop Albums 79
Billboard Top Soul Albums 10
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
1972 "Everybody Plays the Fool" 3 2
"You've Got to Take It (If You Want It)" 46 18

References

  1. Hamilton, Andrew. The Main Ingredient: Bitter Sweet > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 The Main Ingredient > US Charts at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
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