Armed and Extremely Dangerous
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Armed and Extremely Dangerous is the debut studio album recorded by the American female vocal trio First Choice, released in 1973 on the Philly Groove label.
The single "Smarty Pants," a cautionary tale about unwanted pregnancy, reached number 25 on the R&B charts. The album included a cover of the Al Green classic "Love and Happiness."
History
The album features the title track, which peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Soul Singles. Also featured are two other chart singles: "Smarty Pants" and "Newsy Neighbors".
Track listing
| writer1 = Allan Felder, Norman Harris | length1 = 2:38 | title2 = Runnin' Out of Fools | writer2 = Kay Rogers, Richard Ahlert | length2 = 3:32 | title3 = A Boy Named Junior | writer3 = Chuck Brooks | length3 = 3:41 | title4 = Love and Happiness | writer4 = Al Green, Teenie Hodges | length4 = 6:57 | title5 = Wake Up to Me | writer5 = Allan Felder, Norman Harris | length5 = 3:45 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two
| title6 = Newsy Neighbors | length6 = 5:57 | writer6 = Allan Felder, Norman Harris | title7 = Armed and Extremely Dangerous | length7 = 2:48 | writer7 = Allan Felder, Norman Harris | title8 = This Little Woman | length8 = 3:50 | writer8 = Bobby Eli, Carl Fisher | title9 = This Is the House | length9 = 2:57 | writer9 = Allan Felder, Norman Harris | title10 = One Step Away | length10 = 3:10 | writer10 = Norman Harris, Ronnie Baker, Thom Bell | total_length =
Personnel
- Don Renaldo, Albert Barone, Charles Apollonia, Angelo Petrella, Diane Barnett, Romeo Di Stefano, Rudy Malizia, Joe Donofrio, Christine Reeves – violins
- Davis Barnett, Angelo Petrella – violas
- Romeo Di Stefano – cello
- Clinton Nieweg – harp
- Jimmy Grant, Ronnie Baker – bass
- Rocco Bene, Robert Hartzell – trumpets
- Fred Linge, Richard Genovese, Edward Cascarella – bass trombones
- Fred Joiner – tenor trombone
- Leno Zachery – alto saxophone
- Joe De Angelis, Danny Eillions, Scott Temple, Milton Phibbs – French horns
- Larry Washington, James Hicks – congas and bongos
- Norman Harris, Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli – guitars
- Earl Young – drums
- Prime Cut – musicians on "Love and Happiness"