Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. '-' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. Singles Al Hudson and the Soul Partners Year

2005: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection.

1996: The Best of One Way: Featuring Al Hudson and Alicia Myers.

In 2019, after a 31-year hiatus, One Way featuring Al Hudson released their 12th album, New Old School.ĭiscography Albums Year By this time, only Hudson, Roberson, and Meadows remained from the original line-up. They moved to Capitol Records in 1988, where they released their final album, A New Beginning, later that same year. They had two more minor hits on the UK Singles Chart with 'Music' (1979) and 'Let's Talk' (1985). R&B chart hits, with the biggest being ' Cutie Pie', which reached number four in 1982. She still sings with them, She’s been with the group for 30 years and she is also on many albums singing. After Edwards left the group, Jeanette Mack-Jackson became the Lead female vocalist of One Way. Edwards' debut was on the Fancy Dancer album and she remained with the group throughout their biggest successes.

She was replaced by Candyce Edwards, who served as female lead of the group from 1981 to 1985. In 1981 frontwoman Alicia Myers left the band to pursue a solo career. By 1981 the band was simply called One Way. Their 1980 album was also confusingly called One Way featuring Al Hudson. The album included the long 12' version of 'You Can Do It'. Their next album was simply called One Way Featuring Al Hudson and was also released in 1979. When the band moved to the MCA label, they subsequently changed their name to One Way featuring Al Hudson. The single also peaked at number 10 on Billboard’s Disco Action Top 80 Chart in June 1979, as well as a top 15 hit in the UK.

They released the album Happy Feet as Al Hudson and the Partners in 1979 which contains the R&B hit 'You Can Do It' which was co-penned by Myers. By that time ABC Records was in the process of being bought by MCA Records and vocalist Alicia Myers joined the group. Although not charting in the UK, it became a big hit in the clubs. They recorded their second album Cherish that same year and released their third album Spreading Love in 1978 from which the single Spread Love was released. They recorded several singles for Atco Records before joining ABC Records and made their debut with the LP Especially for You in 1977. Other members included keyboardists Jack Hall and Jonathan “Corky” Meadows, drummers Theodore Dudley and Gregory Greene, Gary Andrews and guitarist Cortez Harris. Al Hudson and the (Soul) Partners ĭetroit vocalist Al Hudson, guitarist Dave Roberson and bassist Kevin McCord founded Al Hudson and the Soul Partners in the mid '70s.

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