Hard Core Poetry


Hard Core Poetry is the second studio album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, released in 1974 on the Capitol label.

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 12 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 68 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Too Late", which peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100, Hall & Oates' "She's Gone", which charted at No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Remember What I Told You to Forget", which reached No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

Personnel

;Tavares
  • Butch Tavares
  • Chubby Tavares
  • Pooch Tavares
  • Ralph Tavares
  • Tiny Tavares
with:
;Technical
Album
Chart Peaks
U.S. Billboard Top LPs121
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs11

'''Singles'''