Tracklist
| 1 | Check It Out | 4:28 |
| 2 | Special Kind Of Love | 3:18 |
| 3 | Turn Back The Hands Of Time | 2:52 |
| 4 | All I Need Is You | 3:08 |
| 5 | Cheatin' In The Next Room | 4:10 |
| 6 | The Only Way Is Up | 4:39 |
| 7 | If I Could Open Up My Heart | 4:46 |
| 8 | Victim Of Circumstance | 2:29 |
| 9 | Messin' With My Mind | 4:19 |
| 10 | I'm Gonna Hate Myself In The Morning | 6:58 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP-6819 | Otis Clay | The Only Way Is Up (LP, Album) | Victor | VIP-6819 | Japan | 1982 |
| VICP-64285 | Otis Clay | The Only Way Is Up (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, Car) | Victor | VICP-64285 | Japan | 2008 |
| C509063 | Otis Clay | The Only Way Is Up (Cass) | Blues R&B Recording | C509063 | US | Unknown |
| BRB 3602 | Otis Clay | The Only Way Is Up (LP, Album) | Blues R&B Recording | BRB 3602 | US | 1985 |
| KICP-256 | Otis Clay | The Only Way Is Up (CD, Album, Promo) | Seven Seas | KICP-256 | Japan | 1992 |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – Darryl Watts
- Bass – Bernard Reed
- Drums – Jimmy Tillman, Marvin Sparks, Morris Jennings, Steve Cobb
- Guitar – Byron Gregory, Criss Johnson, Joseph (Joey) Woolfolk
- Horn, Trumpet – Elmer Brown, Jerome Vaughn, Paul Howard
- Keyboards – Benjamin Wright, Theodis Rodgers
- Percussion – Bill Cody , Carl Toliver
- Producer – Benjamin Wright (tracks: 4, 7-10), Otis Clay, Troy Thompson (tracks: 1, 3, 6)
- Tenor Saxophone – Henri Ford, Ozzie Stanford
- Trombone – Bill McFarland, Michael Baldwin
- Vocals – Benjamin Wright, Darlene Simmons, Joyce Smith, Maurice Smith, Otis Clay, The Crystal Generation
Notes
Jimmy Tillman - On the cover the artist name is wrong: Tilman
Theodis Rodgers - On the cover the artist name is wrong: Rogers
Studios Recorded At: P.S. Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois/Artist Workshop, Kankakee, Illinois Mixed At: Tanglewood Recording, Brookfield, Illinois/Pumplin, Oak Lawn, Illinois
Companies
- Licensed From – Echo Records
- Recorded At – P.S. Recording Studios
- Mixed At – Tanglewood Recording Studios
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Waylo Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Waylo Records, Inc.
Video
Album
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