Thelma & Jerry

Thelma & Jerry is Thelma Houston's fifth album, released in 1977 on Motown Records. It is also the first of two vocal duet albums Houston did with Jerry Butler. Includes the R&B chart hit, "It's a Lifetime Thing."

Thelma & Jerry
Studio album by Thelma Houston
Released	1977[1]
Recorded	1977; Chicago Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Motown Records[2]
Producer	Hal Davis, Homer Alexander Talbert III, Jerry Butler, Michael B. Sutton

Track listing

1. "Only the Beginning" (Lawrence Hanks, Rodney G. Massey)
2. "And You've Got Me" (Homer Alexander Talbert III, Patricia Henley)
3. "It's a Lifetime Thing" (Keithen Carter, Michael Ward)
4. "Medley:"If You Leave Me Now"/"Love So Right" (Peter Cetera/Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb)
5. "I Love You Through Windows" (Herman Wheatley, Keithen Carter, Michael Ward)
6. "Joy Inside My Tears" (Stevie Wonder)
7. "Sweet Love I've Found" (Don Daniels, Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton)
8. "(Play the Game of) Let's Pretend" (Kathy Wakefield, Michael B. Sutton, Brenda Sutton)
9. "Let's Get Together" (Zane Grey, Len Ron Hanks, Skip Scarborough)

Personnel

• Thelma Houston, Jerry Butler: lead vocals
• Byron Gregory, Danny Leek, David T. Walker: guitar
• David Shields, Henry Davis, Ron Harris: bass guitar
• Clarence McDonald, John Barnes, Lawrence Hanks, Michael B. Sutton, Terry Friar: keyboards
• Brian Grice, Ed Greene, James Gadson, Steve Cobb: drums
• Melvin Sparks: percussion
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown: congas
• Brenda Sutton, Jesse Richardson, Judy Cheeks, Keithen Carter, Mattie Butler, Patricia Henley, Sue Conway: backing vocals
• Arthur G. Wright, David Blumberg, Paul David Wilson: arrangements

References

1. "Official Thelma Houston". www.thelmahouston.com.
2. Butler, Jerry; Smith, Earl (February 21, 2004). Only the Strong Survive: Memoirs of a Soul Survivor. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253217040 – via Google Books.