Chirpin'

The album was produced by David Dashev. After two albums that contained instrumental accompaniment, Chiripin' was a return to an a capella style, albeit without member Jayotis Washington. ==Critical reception==

The Richmond Times-Dispatch praised the "rich, gutsy and romantic harmonies," and considered Chirpin' the group's best album. Greil Marcus, in The Village Voice, wrote of "Willie and Laura Mae Jones": "'That was another place, and another time,' runs the last line of Tony Joe White’s chorus; as the Persuasions sing it, it is full of dignity, close to bitter, and empty of regret. I don’t know that I have heard new black music this strong since the days that followed Sly Stone’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On." He later listed the album as one of the ten best of the 1970s. ==Track listing==

;Side 1 • "Papa Oom Mow Mow" (Al Frazier, Carl White, Turner Wilson, John Harris) – 2:18 • "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" (Tony Joe White) – 3:15 • "Moonlight and Music" (Leroy Fann) – 3:00 • "Johnny Porter" (Bobby Ray Appleberry, Bill Cuomo) – 4:34 • "Looking for an Echo" (Richard Reicheg) – 4:11 ;Side 2 • "Women and Drinkin'" (Jerry Lawson, David Dashev) – 6:53 • "Sixty Minute Man" (Billy Ward) – 2:00 • "Win Your Love (For Me)" (Sam Cooke) – 3:32 • "It's Gonna Rain Again" (Charles Johnson) – 2:22 • "To Be Loved" (Tyran Carlo, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, Berry Gordy)– 2:32 ==Details==

• Produced by David Dashev. • Recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory, New York. • Engineered by Michael Getlin. • Released in 1977 by Elektra. ==References==