Chapter 8 (Chapter 8 album)

Chapter 8 is the debut studio album by the Detroit, Michigan-based group Chapter 8. It was released in 1979. It was their only album to include lead vocals from Anita Baker before she went on to solo stardom. The album for the company that was little noticed, except for the Baker-led minor hit single "Ready for Your Love".^[2][3][4] The single, written by David Washington, prefigured Baker's solo career in a duet with bandmate Gerald Lyles, backed by Derek Dirckson on drums Michael Powell on guitar and Courtten Hale on saxophone.^[5][6][7]

Chapter 8
Studio album by Chapter 8
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Soul
Length	36:43
Label	Ariola
Producer	Derek Dirckson and Michael J. Powell
Chapter 8 chronology
Chapter 8 (1979) This Love's for Real (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Don't You Like It" - (Michael J. Powell) 4:46
2. "Ready for Your Love" - (David Washington) 4:34
3. "Come On Dance With Me" - (Derek Dirckson) 3:43
4. "We Need Love" - (Powell) 5:46
5. "I Go Disco" - (Dirckson) 5:15
6. "I Just Wanna Be Your Girl" - (Powell) 5:07
7. "Come And Boogie" - (Powell, Washington) 3:54
8. "Let's Get Together" - (Powell) 3:38

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Top LPs & Tape[8]	132
Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[8]	40

Singles

Year	Single	US R&B[9]
1979	"I Just Wanna Be Your Girl"	81
	"Ready for Your Love"	38
1980	"Don't You Like It"	55

"Ready for Your Love" was Chapter 8's first hit on the R&B chart in the United States.^[2] The hit single, written by bassist David Washington, is mainly remembered for prefiguring the solo career of Anita Baker in a duet with bandmate Gerald Lyles, backed by Michael Powell on guitar and Courtten Hale on sax.^[5][6][7]