Shout! (Shout It Out)

Shout! (Shout It Out)
Studio album by B.T. Express
Released	February 1978
Recorded	1978 at ODO Studio, New York City, New York
Genre	Soul Funk
Label	Columbia
Producer	B.T. Express Billy Nichols
B.T. Express chronology
Function at the Junction (1977) Shout! (Shout It Out) (1978) B.T. Express (1980)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Shout! (Shout It Out) is the fifth album by the Brooklyn, New York band B.T. Express, released in February 1978 on Columbia Records.

Track listing

1. "Shout It Out" - (Allen Williams, Billy Nichols, Maxwell Romer) 5:43
2. "What You Do In The Dark" - (Allen Williams, Billy Nichols, Mel Sheppard) 5:25
3. "Put It In (In The Pocket)" - (Billy Nichols) 5:08
4. "I Want You With Me" - (Bill Risbrook, Richard Thompson) 5:14
5. "Shake It Off" - (Billy Nichols) 5:18
6. "You Got Something" - (Carlos Ward) 3:40
7. "Look At The People" - (Billy Nichols, Ron Mindseed) 3:21
8. "It's In Your Blood" - (Allen Williams, Billy Nichols) 3:44
9. "Ride On B.T." - (Carlos Ward) 5:02

Personnel

• Richard Thompson - Guitar, Vocals
• Billy Nichols - Guitar
• Kashif Saleem - Clavinet, Synthesizer (Mini Moog), Vocals, Strings (String Ensemble)
• Jamal Rasool - Bass, Bass (Moog), Vocals, Strings (String Ensemble)
• Dennis Rowe - Congas, Bongos, Percussion (Assorted), Backing Vocals
• Carlos Ward - Flute, Piccolo Flute, Tenor Saxophone,Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Piano (Acoustic), Clavinet, Vocals, Strings (String Ensemble)
• Bill Risbrook - Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals
• Leslie Ming - Drums, Backing Vocals
• Irving Spice - Strings

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[2]
		US	US R&B
1978	Shout! (Shout It Out)	67	16

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US R&B
1978	"Shout It Out"	12

Samples

• "What You Do In The Dark"
  • "Wrong Place"" by Del tha Funkee Homosapien on his No Need For Alarm album ^[4]

References

1. Shout! at AllMusic
2. "B.T. Express US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
3. "B.T. Express US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
4. "Del the Funky Homosapien's Wrong Place sample of B.T. Express's What You Do in the Dark". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

External links

• B.T. Express-Shout! (Shout It Out) at Discogs