Double Exposure (band)

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Double Exposure is an American, Philadelphia-based disco and soul group. They are best known for their 1976 hit, "Ten Percent".
==History==
The group formed in 1961 with Leonard "Butch" Davis, Chuck Whittington, Jimmy Williams and Joe Harris. They were originally known as the United Image and released two singles, "Love's Creeping Up on Me" on Stax Records in 1971 and "The African Bump" on Branding Iron Records in 1972.
They were signed to Salsoul Records in 1975 and released their debut album, Ten Percent in 1976. The album featured the title track, which was remixed by Walter Gibbons and reached No. 54 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the dance/disco charts. The tracks "Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight) and "My Love Is Free" were also popular club songs.
In 2001, a dance group called M&S used samples from Double Exposure's "Everyman" in their song called "Salsoul Nugget". 
The group are currently, as of September 2008, recording new material, including an Eli/Dixon/Green composition called "Soul Recession"/Soultronics Records at Eli's Studio E facility in Philadelphia. Some original Salsoul/Philly/TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)/MFSB (Gamble and Huff) session musicians have appeared on "Soul Recession", including Earl Young, Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, T.G. Conway, Jimmy Williams and Rikki Hicks. There is an anticipated CD/12" release soon with a number of tracks and alternative mixes, including ones by legendary mixers Tom Moulton and John Morales. Jimmy Williams died in October 2016.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
Year 	Title 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Record label 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year 	Title 	US 	USR&B 	Record label 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 	Ten Percent 	129 	40 	Salsoul 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978 	Fourplay 	— 	— 	Salsoul 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979 	Locker Room 	— 	— 	Salsoul 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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===Compilations===
* The Best of Double Exposure (Charly, 1999)
* The Anthology (Suss'd, 2006)
* My Love Is Free: The Best of Double Exposure (Koch, 2006)
===Singles===
Year 	Single 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Peak chart positions 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year 	Single 	US 	USR&B 	USDan 	Album 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 	"Ten Percent" 	54 	63 	2 	Ten Percent 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 	"My Love Is Free" 	104 	44 	15 	Ten Percent 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1976 	"Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)" 	— 	84 	8 	Ten Percent 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978 	"Newsy Neighbors" 	107 	— 	— 	Fourplay 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1978 	"Perfect Lover" 	— 	— 	— 	Fourplay 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1979 	"I Got the Hots for Ya" 	— 	33 	37 	Locker Room 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1982 	"After All This Time" 	— 	— 	57 	Non-album single 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==References==
==External links==
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*Double Exposure on Soul Tracks
Category:American dance music groups
Category:Musical groups from Pennsylvania
Category:Salsoul Records artists
Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia