music.wikisort.org - CompositionFriends is the sixth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 on the SOLAR label. The album, which features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), topped the R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart. It has been certified Gold in the United States for sales over 500,000. It would eventually go Platinum.
In the United Kingdom Friends gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration of body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "A Night to Remember" on the BBC programme Top of the Pops. It reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles.
1982 studio album by Shalamar
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Released | January 29, 1982 |
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Recorded | 1981 |
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Studio | Studio Masters Larrabee Sound The Record Plant Kendun Recorders (Los Angeles) |
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Genre | Urban, soul, R&B, post-disco |
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Length | 44:55 |
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Label | SOLAR |
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Producer | Leon Sylvers III |
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In 2002, Friends was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a double-CD package with Shalamar's previous album Go for It.
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "A Night to Remember" | Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers, Nidra Beard | 5:08 |
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2. | "Don't Try to Change Me" | William Bryant, Tina Scott, Roberta Stiger | 4:10 |
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3. | "Help Me" | Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers III, Jody Watley, Nidra Beard | 5:10 |
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4. | "On Top of the World" | Dana Meyers, Richard Randolph | 4:06 |
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5. | "I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" | Kevin Spencer, William Shelby, Linda Carriere, Nidra Beard | 4:02 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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6. | "Friends" | William Shelby, Glen Barbee, Nidra Beard | 5:00 |
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7. | "Playing to Win" | Jody Watley, Ralph E. Clayborne, Charmaine Sylvers | 4:24 |
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8. | "I Just Stopped By Because I Had To" | Stephen Shockley, Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers III, Nidra Beard | 4:08 |
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9. | "There It Is" | Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers | 4:27 |
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10. | "I Can Make You Feel Good" | William Shelby, Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson | 4:20 |
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Personnel
Shalamar
Musical Personnel
- Leon Sylvers III - bass, percussion, keyboards
- Wardell Potts, Jr. - drums
- Foster Sylvers - bass
- Joey Gallo - keyboards
- Kevin Spencer - keyboards
- James Ingram - bass, keyboards
- Ricky Sylvers - guitar
- Ed Green - drums
- Ernest "Pepper" Reed - guitar
- Richard Randolph - guitar
- Michael Nash - keyboards
- William Shelby - keyboards
- Wayne Milstein - percussion
Charts
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Singles
Year |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
1982 |
A Night to Remember |
Billboard Hot 100 |
44 |
1982 |
A Night to Remember |
Hot Soul Singles |
8 |
1982 |
A Night to Remember |
US Dance |
15 |
1982 |
I Can Make You Feel Good |
Billboard Hot 100 |
102 |
1982 |
I Can Make You Feel Good |
Hot Soul Singles |
33 |
1982 |
I Can Make You Feel Good |
UK Singles |
7 |
1982 |
A Night To Remember |
UK Singles |
5 |
1982 |
There It Is |
UK Singles |
5 |
1982 |
Friends |
UK Singles |
12 |
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Certifications
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1982 (U.S.)
References
- Elias, Jason. "Shalamar – Friends". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- Easlea, Daryl. "Shalamar – Friends". BBC Music. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- Christgau, Robert. "Shalamar – Friends". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Shalamar – Friends" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "Shalamar | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "Shalamar, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "Shalamar, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "British album certifications – Shalamar – Friends". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Shalamar – Friends". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
External links
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Related articles |
- Discography
- Soul Train Records
- SOLAR Records
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