Let the Music Play (Shannon album) - Composition

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Let the Music Play is the debut studio album by American dance/freestyle singer Shannon. The title track (originally called "Fire and Ice"), written by the team of Chris Barbosa and Ed Chisolm, became a big hit, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on the Billboard dance chart. The album itself would go on to sell over one million copies worldwide. The album garnered Shannon her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, presented at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985.

Let the Music Play

Studio album by

Shannon

Released

February 1, 1984

Recorded

1983

Genre

Freestyle, Hi-NRG

Length

37:28

Label

Mirage, Atco, Atlantic
90134

Producer

Chris Barbosa, Mark Liggett

Shannon chronology

Let the Music Play
(1984)

Do You Wanna Get Away
(1985)

Singles from Let the Music Play

"Let the Music Play"
Released: September 19, 1983
"Give Me Tonight"
Released: February 1, 1984
"My Heart's Divided"
Released: March 31, 1984
"Sweet Somebody"
Released: July 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B[2]

Track listing

Original

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Let the Music Play"	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	3:34
2.	"Sweet Somebody"	Ann Godwin, Curtis Josephs, Rob Kilgore	4:41
3.	"Someone Waiting Home" (featuring Herley Johnson Jr)	Ann Godwin, Curtis Josephs	4:35
4.	"Give Me Tonight"	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	6:05
5.	"My Heart's Divided"	Ann Godwin, Chris Barbosa	4:27
6.	"It's You"	Arnie Roman, Margee Forman	4:02
7.	"One Man"	Arnie Roman, Margee Forman	3:45
8.	"Let the Music Play" (Re-mix)	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	6:03

2006 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
9.	"Sweet Somebody" (Special Extended Version)	Ann Godwin, Curtis Josephs, Rob Kilgore	6:00
10.	"Give Me Tonight" (7 Inch Version)	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	3:53
11.	"Let the Music Play" (12 Inch Version)	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	5:45
12.	"My Heart's Divided" (Remix)	Ann Godwin, Chris Barbosa	4:55
13.	"Sweet Somebody" (Dub Version)	Ann Godwin, Curtis Josephs, Rob Kilgore	5:16
14.	"Give Me Tonight" (Dub Version)	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	6:08
15.	"Let the Music Play" (Dub Version)	Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisolm	6:11

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums Chart[3]	50
Switzerland Albums Chart[4]	30
UK Albums Chart[5]	52
US Billboard 200[6]	32
US Billboard Top Black Albums[6]	11

Production

Executive Producer: Sergio Cossa
Produced by Mark Liggett & Chris Barbosa
Recorded and Engineered by Frank Heller & Jay
Mixed by Chris Barbosa & Chris Lord-Alge
Mastered by Herb Powers Jr.

Personnel

Drum Programming: Chris Barbosa, Rob Kilgore
Percussion: Rob Kilgore
Bass: Tony Bridges
Guitars: Carl Sturken, Charlie Strut, Rob Kilgore
Keyboards: Rob Kilgore, Curtis Josephs
Saxophone: Ed Palermo

References

Henderson, Alex. Let the Music Play > review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
Christgau, Robert. "Let the Music Play > review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
"New Zealand albums chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
"Swiss albums chart". Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
"Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
"Billboard albums". all.com. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

External links

Let the Music Play (Shannon album) at Discogs

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