Colonel Abrams (album)

Colonel Abrams is the self-titled debut studio album by American musician Colonel Abrams, released in 1985 through MCA Records. Most of the songs were written by Abrams and his brother, Marston Freeman.

Colonel Abrams
Studio album by Colonel Abrams
Released	August 31, 1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Genre	R&B, boogie, garage house
Label	MCA
Producer	Colonel Abrams, Cerrone, Richard Burgess, Sam Dees
Colonel Abrams chronology
Colonel Abrams (1985) You and Me Equals Us (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 13 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 75 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Trapped", which peaked at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart, and "I'm Not Gonna Let", which reached No. 7 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Disco chart. In addition, all the cuts of the album reached the top of the Hot Dance/Disco chart.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Colonel Abrams and Marston Freeman, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Truth"		4:45
2.	"Speculation"		5:00
3.	"Never Change"	Colonel Abrams, Sam Dees	5:47
4.	"Picture Me in Love with You"		4:30

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Trapped"	3:41
6.	"I'm Not Gonna Let You"	4:48
7.	"Over and Over"	4:24
8.	"Margaux"	5:50
9.	"Table for Two"	2:44

Personnel

• Steven Machat - executive producer
• Gianni Versace - "clothes and location"
• Chris Duffy - photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1985–1986) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 75 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 37

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
		US R&B [7]	US Dan [7]
1985	"Trapped"	20	1
	"The Truth"	78	—
1986	"I'm Not Gonna Let You"	7	1
	"Over and Over"	68	45
	"Speculation"	—	15