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Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) is an American R&B and soul music group composed of five Cape Verdean-American brothers. Some were born in New Bedford, Massachusetts , [ 1 ] and Providence, Rhode Island , and they would move back and forth between the two cities throughout their childhood.
The lyrical hook to the song was the repeated query "Whodunit? / Who stole my baby?" The singer then appealed to a series of famous fictional detectives to help "solve" the case, including Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Chan, Ellery Queen, McCloud, Kojak, Baretta and Dirty Harry.
"A Penny for Your Thoughts" is a song by R&B/disco group Tavares in 1982, originally recorded by Marion Jarvis in 1975. It was written by Kenny Nolan.. Released from their 1982 album New Directions, the song became Tavares's eighth and final US Top 40 hit, peaking at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart [1] and number 28 on the Cash Box Top 100.
The album peaked at No. 20 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 160 on the Billboard 200. The album features the title track, which peaked at No. 5 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "That's the Sound That Lonely Makes", which reached No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tavares. with: Benorce Blackmon, Steve Erquiaga - guitar; David Shields - bass; Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey - keyboards; Len Ron Hanks - keyboards on "Straight From Your Heart" and "Never Had a Love Like This Before" Gaylord Birch - drums; Melvin Webb - percussion; Don Moors - vibraphone; John Roberts, Oscar Brashear - trumpet, flugelhorn
Tavares chronology; Love Storm (1977) Future Bound (1978) Madam Butterfly ... Bob Bowles, Jim Nau – guitar; Bob Zimmitti, Freddie Perren – percussion; Paulinho da ...
Words and Music is the twelfth and to date final album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released by RCA Records in 1983. The album contains a top 10 R&B single in "Deeper in Love". The single, "Words and Music", peaked at #29 on the R&B chart.
The album peaked at No. 15 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 59 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Whodunit", which peaked at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Goodnight My Love", which reached No. 14 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.