Shalamar - Friends (Deluxe Edition) (1982)
Artist: Shalamar
Title: Friends (Deluxe Edition)
Year Of Release: 1982
Label: Unidisc Music
Genre: Soul, Funk, Disco
Quality: Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 01:12:54
Total Size: 553 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Friends (Deluxe Edition)
Year Of Release: 1982
Label: Unidisc Music
Genre: Soul, Funk, Disco
Quality: Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 01:12:54
Total Size: 553 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. A Night to Remember 5:13
02. Don't Try to Change Me 4:09
03. Help Me 5:09
04. On Top of the World 4:07
05. I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know 4:00
06. Friends 5:02
07. Playing to Win 4:24
08. I Just Stopped by Because I Had To 4:07
09. There It Is (Extended Mix) 6:15
10. I Can Make You Feel Good 4:21
11. A Night to Remember (Radio Version) 3:24
12. Friends (Radio Version) 3:44
13. A Night to Remember (M&M Extended Remix) 7:21
14. There It Is (Instrumental Mix) 5:29
15. I Can Make You Feel Good (2023 Remix) 6:11
Shalamar was the creation of Dick Griffey, the booking agent for the television R&B program Soul Train, and British R&B producer Simon Soussan. The group's first single, the 1977 Motown medley "Uptown Festival," featured a bevy of faceless studio musicians; once it became a hit, Griffey decided to form a performing group under the name Shalamar. Through Soul Train, Griffey found Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniel, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists who became Shalamar; Brown was quickly replaced by Howard Hewitt in 1978.
Shalamar's string of poppy dance-soul hits began in 1979 with "Take That to the Bank"; later that year, "The Second Time Around" hit the Top Ten. Throughout the early '80s the group were favorites on the U.S. R&B scene, as well as scoring a number of British hit singles. Watley and Daniel left the group in 1982 and were replaced by Delisa Davis and Micki Free in 1984; Watley went on to stardom as a solo act. The following year, Shalamar won a Grammy award for "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills," which was featured in Beverly Hills Cop. Hewitt left for a solo career in 1986, signaling the end of the band's career as hitmakers. Sidney Justin replaced Hewitt and the group recorded 1987's Circumstantial Evidence, which was a commercial disappointment. The group faded away soon after the release of 1990's Wake Up.
Shalamar's string of poppy dance-soul hits began in 1979 with "Take That to the Bank"; later that year, "The Second Time Around" hit the Top Ten. Throughout the early '80s the group were favorites on the U.S. R&B scene, as well as scoring a number of British hit singles. Watley and Daniel left the group in 1982 and were replaced by Delisa Davis and Micki Free in 1984; Watley went on to stardom as a solo act. The following year, Shalamar won a Grammy award for "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills," which was featured in Beverly Hills Cop. Hewitt left for a solo career in 1986, signaling the end of the band's career as hitmakers. Sidney Justin replaced Hewitt and the group recorded 1987's Circumstantial Evidence, which was a commercial disappointment. The group faded away soon after the release of 1990's Wake Up.