by Ron Wynn
The skeptics had their suspicions allayed quickly when Teddy Pendergrass' debut album as a solo singer cracked the Top 40. Its lead single, &I Don't Love You Anymore,& was among his best uptempo tunes, and the followup ballad &The Whole Town's Laughing At Me& ended any speculation that he was returning to Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. While many thought the album would launch him to consistent R&B success, almost no one thought he would be R&B's biggest male star in a couple of years.