Teddy Pendergrass was born on 26 Mar 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. His birth name was Theodore DeReese Pendergrass.
Teddy Pendergrass was a student at the old Thomas Edison High School for Boys in Philadelphia. However, he dropped out in the 11th grade to go into the music business. According to author Robert Ewell Greene, Pendergrass was ordained a minister as a youngster. Later he was to become a drummer for a band, and later lead singer. The church was his initiation for talent and eventual success.
Teddy Pendergrass released the following albums including Joy (1990), Love Language (1990), Working It Back (1990), Truly Blessed (1991), TP (1993), Life Is a Song Worth Singing (1993), Little More Magic (1993), Teddy Live Coast to Coast (1994), You & I (1997), Teddy Pendergrass - Greatest Hits (1998), It's Time for Love / This One's for You (1999), Best of Teddy Pendergrass (1999), Teddy Pendergrass (2000), Greatest Slow Jams (2001), Close the Door (2001), This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) (2001), Best of Live (2003), Anthology (2003), From the Front Row... Live!: Teddy Pendergrass (2003), The Love Songs Collection (2004), Greatest Hits: Love Tko (2004), Love Tko-the Very Best of Teddy Pendergrass (2004), Teddy / It's Time For Love (2005), Live! Coast to Coast/Tp (2005), Believe in Love-Best of Teddy Pendergrass (2005), This One's for You/Heaven Only Knows (2005), Platinum Collection (2006), Teddy (2007), Essential Teddy Pendergrass (2007), Total Soul Classics: Teddy Pendergrass (2008), Total Soul Classics: Life Is a Song Worth Singing (2008), Playlist: The Very Best of Teddy Pendergrass (2009), Bedroom Classics, Vol. 1 (2009), The Essential 3.0 Teddy Pendergrass (2009), Soul Superstar (2010) and The Music of Teddy Pendergrass (2010).
Joy
- Joy (LP Version)
- 2 A.M. (LP Version)
- Good To You (LP Version)
- I'm Ready (LP Version)
- Love Is The Power (LP Version)
- This Is The Last Time (LP Version)
- Through The Falling Rain (Love Story) (LP Version)
- Can We Be Lovers (LP Version)
Love Language
- In My Time (LP Version)
- So Sad The Song (LP Version)
- Hot Love (LP Version)
- Stay With Me (LP Version)
- Hold Me (Duet with Whitney Houston) (LP Version)
- You're My Choice Tonight (Choose Me) (LP Version)
- Love (LP Version)
- This Time Is Ours (LP Version)
Working It Back
- Love 4/2 (LP Version)
- One Of Us Fell In Love (LP Version)
- Never Felt Like Dancin' (LP Version)
- Let Me Be Closer (LP Version)
- Loney Color Blue (LP Version)
- Want You Back In My Life (LP Version)
- Workin' It Back (LP Version)
- Love Emergency (LP Version)
Truly Blessed
- She Knocks Me Off My Feet (LP Version)
- It Should've Been You (LP Version)
- Don't You Ever Stop (LP Version)
- It's Over (LP Version)
- Glad To Be Alive (LP Version)
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (LP Version)
- I Find Everything In You (LP Version)
- Spend The Night (LP Version)
- With You (LP Version)
- We Can Keep Going On (Like This) (LP Version)
- Truly Blessed (LP Version)
TP
- Is It Still Good To Ya
- Take Me In Your Arms Tonight
- I Just Called To Say
- Can't We Try
- Feel The Fire
- Girl You Know
- Love TKO
- Let Me Love You
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing
- Only You
- Cold, Cold World
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- Close The Door
- It Don't Hurt Now
- When Somebody Loves You Back
Little More Magic
- Believe In Love (LP Version)
- Slip Away (LP Version)
- I'm Always Thinking About You (LP Version)
- I Choose You (LP Version)
- Voodoo (LP Version)
- Tender (LP Version)
- Can't Help Nobody (LP Version)
- A Little More Magic (LP Version)
- My Father's Child (LP Version)
- Say It (LP Version)
- No One Like You (LP Version)
- Reprise (LP Version)
Teddy Live Coast to Coast
- Life Is a Song Worth Singing
- Only You
- Medley: If You Don't Know Me by Now/The Love I Lost/Bad Luck/Wake ...
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- L.A. Rap
- Come Go with Me
- Close the Door
- Turn Off the Lights
- Do Me
- Live Interview
- It's You I Love
- Live Interview
- Shout and Scream
- Live Interview Concludes
You & I
- Don't Keep Wastin' My Time
- Let's Talk About It
- Without You
- You and I
- Can We Try
- One in a Million You
- Hurry Up
- Interlude
- Give It to Me
- Slow Ride to Heaven
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- And If I Had
- The More I Get, The More I Want
- Turn Off The Lights
- Come Go With Me
- Shout And Scream
- Love T.K.O.
- Joy
- It Should've Been You
- Close the Door
- Only You
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Life Is a Song Worth Singing
- Can't We Try
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- Nine Times Out of Ten
- Keep on Lovin' Me
- It's Time for Love
- She's Over Me
- I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
- You Must Live On
- I Can't Win for Losing
- This One's for You
- Loving You Was Good
- This Gift of Life
- Now Tell Me That You Love Me
- It's Up to You (What You Do With Your Life)
- Don't Leave Me out Along the Road
- Only to You
Best of Teddy Pendergrass
- Close the Door
- Turn Off the Lights
- The Whole Town's Laughing at Me
- Love T.K.O.
- Take Me in Your Arms Tonight
- You Can't Hide from Yourself
- Feel the Fire
- Come Go with Me
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Is It Still Good to Ya?
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Heaven Only Knows
- Be Sure
- Only You
- Life Is a Song Worth Singing
Teddy Pendergrass
- You Can't Hide From Yourself
- Somebody Told Me
- Be Sure
- And If I Had
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- Easy, Easy, Got To Take It Easy
- The More I Get, The More I Want
- Somebody Told Me
- And If I Had
- The Whole Town's Laughing at Me
- Close the Door
- It Don't Hurt Now
- Can't We Try
- Love T.K.O.
- Turn Off the Lights
- You're My Latest Greatest Inspiration
- It's Time for Love
- Now Tell Me That You Love Me
- Come Go with Me
Close the Door
- Love T.K.O.
- Come Go with Me
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- It Don't Hurt Now
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- Close the Door
- Turn Off the Lights
- And If I Had
- We Can't Try
- Only You
- The Whole Town 's Laughing at Me
- Joy to the World
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Christmas and You
- The Christmas Song
- Having a Christmas Party
- I Won't Have Christmas
- We Three Kings
- Oh Holy Night
- Happy Kwanzaa
- This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Best of Live
- Love TKO
- Do Me
- Truly Blessed
- Only You
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- Joy
- You're My Latest, Greatest Inspiration
- Close the Door
- Turn Off the Lights
- When Somebody Loves You Back
Anthology
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- The Whole Town's Laughing at Me
- Close the Door
- Only You
- Turn Off the Lights
- Come Go with Me
- Shout and Scream [Live]
- It's You I Love [Live]
- Can't We Try
- Love T.K.O.
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Nine Times Out of Ten
- You're My Latest, Greatest Inspiration
- I Can't Win for Losing
- This Gift of Life
- I Want My Baby Back
- Life Is a Song Worth Singing
- You Can't Hide from Yourself
- Is It Still Good to Ya?
- The More I Get, the More I Want
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Feel the Fire
- Do Me
- Loving You Was Good
- Live Medley: If You Don't Know Me By Now/Bad Luck/Wake Up Everybody
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose [Live]
- It Don't Hurt Now
- Close The Door
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- Do Me
- Love TKO
- Joy
- When Somebody Loves You Back Medley
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Wake Everybody
- Bad Luck
- The Love I Lost
- Only You
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- Turn Off The Lights
- Truly Blessed
- Come Go with Me
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Love T.K.O.
- Can't We Try
- I Miss You, Pt. 1
- Turn Off the Lights
- Close the Door
- Do Me
- Is It Still Good to Ya?
- All I Need Is You
- The More I Get, The More I Want
- You're My Latest, Greatest Inspiration
- Heaven Only Knows
- The Love I Lost [Single Version]
- Only to You
- It's You I Love
- It's Time for Love
Greatest Hits: Love Tko
- Love TKO (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Close the Door (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- The Whole Town is Laughing at Me (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Come Go with Me (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Turn Off the Lights (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Can't We Try (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Only You (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- I Can't Live Without Your Love (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- And if I Had (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- When Somebody Loves You Back (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- It Don't Hurt Now (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Love TKO (Destiny Chill Mix) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- When Somebody Loves You Back (Groover Love Mix)
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration (Fredco Mix)
- Only You (On the House Mix) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Turn Off the Lights (Ultra Mix)
- Come Go with Me (Interface Mix) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
- Whole Town's Laughing at Me
- Only You
- Close the Door
- Love TKO
- Turn Off the Lights
- Come Go with Me
- Take Me in Your Arms Tonight
- You Can't Hide From Yourself
- Feel the Fire
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Is It Still Good to Ya?
- Be Sure
- Life Is a Song Worth Singing
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Heaven Only Knows
Teddy / It's Time For Love
- Come Go with Me
- Turn Off the Lights
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- All I Need Is You
- If You Know Like I Know
- Do Me
- Set Me Free
- Life Is a Circle
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- You're My Latest Greatest Inspiration
- Nine Times Out of Ten
- Keep on Lovin' Me
- It's Time for Love
- She's Over Me
- I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
- You Must Live On
Live! Coast to Coast/Tp
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing (Live)
- Only You (Live)
- Medley: If You Don't Know Me By Now/The Love I Lost/Bad Luck/Wake Up Everybody
- When Some Body Loves You Back (Live)
- Get Up Get Down Get Funky Get Loose (Live)
- La Rap (Live)
- Come Go With Me (Live)
- Close The Door (Live)
- Turn Off The Lights (Live)
- Do Me (Live)
- Interview With Mimi Brown Of Wdas-Fm
- Where Did All The Lovin' Go
- It's You I Love
- Shout & Scream
- Is It Still Good To Ya
- Take Me In Your Arms Tonight
- I Just Called To Say
- Can't We Try
- Feel The Fire
- Girl You Know
- Love Tko
- Let Me Love You
- Come Go with Me
- Love TKO
- Feel the Fire
- You're My Latest, Greatest Inspiration
- The Whole Town's Laughing at Me
- Only You
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- Take Me in Your Arms Tonight
- You Can't Hide from Yourself
- I Just Called to Say
- Heaven Only Knows
- Be Sure
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- Live Medley: If You Don't Know Me by Now/The Love I Lost/Bad Luck/Wake
- Close the Door
- Turn Off the Lights
- Is It Still Good to Ya
- Can't We Try
- All I Need Is You
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- The More I Get the More I Want
- Nine Times Out of Ten
- It's You I Love
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Joy
- Two Hearts
- Tender
- How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
- Believe in Love
This One's for You/Heaven Only Knows
- I Can't Win For Losing
- This One's For You
- Loving You Was Good
- This Gift Of Life
- Now Tell Me That You Love Me
- It's Up To You
- Don't Leave Me Out Along The Road
- Only To You
- Crazy About Your Love
- Judge For Yourself
- I Want My Baby Back
- Life Is For Living
- You And Me For Right Now
- Just Because You're Mine
- Heaven Only Knows
- Don't Ever Stop
Platinum Collection
- How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
- In My Time
- Make It With You
- Stay With Me
- Let Me Be Closer
- One Of Us Fell In Love
- Love 4/2
- Tender
- Spend The Night
- Glad To Be Alive
- She Knocks Me Off My Feet
- You’Re My Choice Tonight (Choose Me)
- Joy
- So Sad The Song
- This Time Is Ours
- Never Felt Like Dancin'
Teddy
- Come Go With Me
- Turn Off The Lights
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- All I Need Is You
- If You Know Like I Know
- Do Me
- Set Me Free
- Life Is A Circle
Essential Teddy Pendergrass
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Come Go With Me
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- Somebody Told Me
- Love T.K.O
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- And If I Had
- Don't Leave Me This Way (Parts 1 & 2)
- I Miss You
- The Love I Lost
- Nine Times Out Of Ten
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Feel The Fire
- Close The Door
- It's Time For Love
- Turn Off The Lights
- Wake Up Everybody
- Bad Luck
- Only You
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- It Should've Been You
- Hold Me (duet with Whitney Houston)
- Joy
- This Gift Of Life
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- I Want My Baby Back
- You Can't Hide From Yourself
- Somebody Told Me
- Be Sure
- And If I Had
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- Easy, Easy, Got To Take It Easy
- The More I Get, The More I Want
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing
- Only You
- Cold, Cold World
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- Close The Door
- It Don't Hurt Now
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Only You (Single Version)
- Get Down, Get Funky (Disco version)
- Only You
- Bad Luck
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- Do Me
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- If You Don't Know Me By Now Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
- Close The Door
- Turn Off The Lights
- Come Go With Me
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Can't We Try
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- Love T.K.O.
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Hold Me
- Voodoo
- Love Is The Power
- 2 A.M.
- In My Time
- Love 4/2
- You're My Choice Tonight (Choose Me)
- This Is The Last Time
- Stay With Me
- Make It With You
- I'm Always Thinking About You
- Let Me Be Closer
- Joy [Single Version]
- Turn Off the Lights [Single Version]
- Close the Door [Single Version]
- It Should've Been You
The Essential 3.0 Teddy Pendergrass
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Come Go With Me
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- Somebody Told Me
- Love T.K.O
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- And If I Had
- Don't Leave Me This Way (Parts 1 & 2)
- I Miss You
- The Love I Lost
- Nine Times Out Of Ten
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Feel The Fire
- Close The Door
- It's Time For Love
- Turn Off The Lights
- Wake Up Everybody
- Bad Luck
- Only You
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- It Should've Been You
- Hold Me (duet with Whitney Houston)
- Joy
- This Gift Of Life
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- I Want My Baby Back
- It's Time For Love
- It Don't Hurt Now
- Do Me
- Shout And Scream (live)
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Be For Real
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Cold, Cold World
Soul Superstar
- Close The Door
- Turn Off The Lights
- Come Go With Me
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- Love T.K.O.
- Only You
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Can't We Try
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- When Somebody Loves You Back
The Music of Teddy Pendergrass
- You Can't Hide From Yourself
- Somebody Told Me
- The Whole Town's Laughing At Me
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- And If I Had
- The More I Get, The More I Want
- Close The Door
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- It Don't Hurt Now
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing
- Only You
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Come Go With Me
- Do Me
- Turn Off The Lights
- The Love I Lost
- Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)
- Be For Real
- If You Don't Know Me By Now
- Wake Up Everybody
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- Shout And Scream (live)
- It's You I Love
- Can't We Try
- Love T.K.O
- Feel The Fire
- If You Know Like I Know
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- Is It Still Good To You
- Medley (Live): If You Don't Know Me By Now/The Love I Lost/ Bad Luck/Wake Up Everybody; If You Don't Know Me By Now\ The Love I Lost\ Bad Luck\ Wake Up Everybody
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- I Can't Live Without Your Love
- Nine Times Out Of Ten
- It's Time For Love
- I Can't Leave Your Love Alone
- I Can't Win For Losing
- This One's For You
- This Gift Of Life
- I Want My Baby Back
- It Should've Been You
- Hold Me (Duet with Whitney Houston)
- Make It With You
- Cold, Cold World