Double Exposure is an American, Philadelphia-based disco group. They are be… Read Full Bio ↴Double Exposure is an American, Philadelphia-based disco group. They are best known for their 1976 hit, "Ten Percent".
The group formed in 1961 with Leonard "Butch" Davis, Charles Whittington, Jimmy Williams and Joe Harris. They were originally known as the United Image and released two singles, "Love's Creeping Up on Me" on Stax Records in 1971 and "The African Bump" on Branding Iron Records in 1972.
They were signed to Salsoul Records in 1975 and released their debut album, Ten Percent in 1976. The album featured the title track, which was remixed by Walter Gibbons and reached No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the dance/disco charts. The tracks "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight) and "My Love Is Free" were also popular club songs.
In 2001, a dance group called M&S used samples from Double Exposure's "Everyman" in their song called "Salsoul Nugget".
In September 2008, they recorded new material an Eli/Dixon/Green composition called "Soul Recession"/Soultronics Records at Eli's Studio E (The Grooveyard) facility in Philadelphia. Some original Salsoul/Philly/TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)/MFSB (Gamble and Huff) session musicians have appeared on "Soul Recession", including Earl Young, Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, T.G. Conway, Jimmy Williams and Rikki Hicks.
Jimmy Williams died in October 2016.[1]
The group formed in 1961 with Leonard "Butch" Davis, Charles Whittington, Jimmy Williams and Joe Harris. They were originally known as the United Image and released two singles, "Love's Creeping Up on Me" on Stax Records in 1971 and "The African Bump" on Branding Iron Records in 1972.
They were signed to Salsoul Records in 1975 and released their debut album, Ten Percent in 1976. The album featured the title track, which was remixed by Walter Gibbons and reached No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the dance/disco charts. The tracks "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight) and "My Love Is Free" were also popular club songs.
In 2001, a dance group called M&S used samples from Double Exposure's "Everyman" in their song called "Salsoul Nugget".
In September 2008, they recorded new material an Eli/Dixon/Green composition called "Soul Recession"/Soultronics Records at Eli's Studio E (The Grooveyard) facility in Philadelphia. Some original Salsoul/Philly/TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)/MFSB (Gamble and Huff) session musicians have appeared on "Soul Recession", including Earl Young, Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, T.G. Conway, Jimmy Williams and Rikki Hicks.
Jimmy Williams died in October 2016.[1]
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Double Exposure Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Double Exposure:
Baby I Need Your Loving Baby, I need your lovin' Baby, I need your lovin' Although y…
Everyman Looking around nowhere to go Looking high but you're feelin'…
My Love Is Free Don't need no money Just call my name And I'll be there…
Ten Percent Ten percent of something (Ten percent of that something) Ten…
Ten Percent (Radio Edit) Ten percent of something (Ten percent of that something) Ten…
Ten Percent (Walter Gibbons 12" mix) Ten percent of something (Ten percent of that something) Ten…
Ten Percent - Walter Gibbons 12 " mix Ten percent of something (Ten percent of that something) Ten…
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@Cas82958
Extremely underrated song. It's a classic in my eyes.
@sellobodibe5888
Music will never be like this anymore. This is the type of salsoul groove we used to listen to when we were growing up in South Africa as youth
@gordonmckenzie2920
Big chune in the island of Jamaica 1970s
@beckyo59
Beautiful Music of the 1970s. Thanks Ruffrob for the upload.
@soul4luvrs
I welcome this upload...Thanks Ruffrob.
@BASSISTHENEWBLACK
I grew up to this music OMG. Thank you for uploading this right here..............
@asamyrie32
2023 I'm still here❤️
@louisboelhouwers3267
Jimmy Williams the boss
@marceloantoniogrijalvachac9399
yo la busque por años,gracias