Joy is a studio album by the American singer Teddy Pendergrass, released in 1988 on Elektra Records. It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&amp;B Vocal Performance, Male" category.
"Joy" peaked at No. 54 on the "Billboard" 200 and No. 2 on the R&amp;B chart, Pendergrass's highest placing on the chart since 1979's No. 1 album "Teddy". It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Albums Chart.
Production.
The album was produced by Reggie and Vincent Calloway, Nick Martinelli, Miles Jaye, and Pendergrass. It was mostly recorded at Victory Studios, in Philadelphia.
Critical reception.
The "Chicago Tribune" called the album "an accomplished meditation on romantic love and perhaps an exercise in imagination." "The Washington Post" praised the "dusky purr on slow-groove songs like '2 A.M.' and 'Love Is the Power'." The "Los Angeles Times" wrote that Pendergrass's "smoldering style has been replaced by a sleek, sophisticated sound that recalls the urbane elegance of Luther Vandross' best work."
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