Teddy Pendergrass - Joy (1988)

Teddy Pendergrass finally made it back to the top in 1988, when the title track from this album spent two weeks at the head of the R&B list. The song even got mild pop attention, and the album was the first since his accident to really reflect the new Pendergrass sound. He sang in a slower, somber, yet appealing way quite different from the swaggering, openly sexual/macho posturing of the late '70s and early '80s. This was a weary but not beaten Pendergrass, whose manner and delivery underscored the resilient theme in Joy's lyrics.

Tracks:

01. Joy
02. 2 A. M.
03. Good to You
04. I'm Ready
05. Love Is the Power
06. This Is the Last Time
07. Through the Falling Rain (Love Story)
08. Can We Be Lovers