| Brenda Russell | ||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Brenda-Russell-album.jpg) Original cover art (1979) | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Kendun Recorders, Conway Recording Studios, United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California | |||
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| Length | 34:00 | |||
| Label | Horizon Records | |||
| Producer | André Fischer | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Brenda-Russell-2000CD.jpg) Cover of the 2000 re-release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| BBC | (favourable)[2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| DownBeat |  [4] |
Brenda Russell is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Brenda Russell, released on 25 July 1979 by A&M Records on the Horizon label.[5] The album peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard R&B albums chart.[6]
- ^ "Brenda Russell: Brenda Russell". Allmusic.com.
- ^ "Brenda Russell: Brenda Russell Review". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Parker-Sparrow, Bradley (January 1980). "Brenda Russell: Brenda Russell/Patrice Rushen: Pizzazz". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 1. p. 49.
- ^ Record World Vol 36 #1671 (28 July 1979) "Black Music Report" by Ken Smikle p.45
- ^ "Brenda Russell: Brenda Russell (Top Soul Albums)". Billboard.com.