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Disco Gardens is the second album by the American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1978 on SOLAR Records.[4][5] The group included Gerald Brown, Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley; it was the only Shalamar album on which Brown appeared.[6]

Disco Gardens
Studio album by
Shalamar
ReleasedAugust 28, 1978
Recorded1977–1978 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Star Track, Los Angeles, CA
GenreDisco, Funk
Length31:52
LabelSOLAR
ProducerLeon Sylvers III, Dick Griffey
Shalamar chronology
Uptown Festival
(1977)		 Disco Gardens
(1978)		 Big Fun
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork7.0/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Disco Gardens was less successful than Shalamar's debut, Uptown Festival, peaking at No. 171 on the Billboard 200.[7] It also peaked at No. 52 on the R&B chart. "Take That to the Bank" was a UK Top 20 hit.[8]


Track listing


Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tossing, Turning and Swinging"Ricky Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III5:47
2."Shalamar Disco Gardens"Jeffrey Daniel3:44
3."Take That to the Bank"Kevin Spencer, Leon Sylvers III6:14
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Stay Close to Love"Leon Sylvers III, Herman Brown3:49
5."Leave It All Up to Love"Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony3:46
6."Lovely Lady"Kossi Gardner5:36
7."Cindy, Cindy"Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony2:56

Singles


"Take That to the Bank" (US Hot 100 #79, US R&B #11, UK #20)


References


  1. Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Disco Gardens". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 372.
  3. "Shalamar: Uptown Festival / Disco Gardens / Big Fun". Pitchfork.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 628–629.
  5. Partipilo, Vic (29 Dec 1978). "On Location". Oakland Post. No. 192. p. 4.
  6. Lehman, Christopher P. (April 16, 2008). "A Critical History of Soul Train on Television". McFarland – via Google Books.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research. p. 697.
  8. "SHALAMAR". Official Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.




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