MONDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2012
SHALAMAR – THERE IT IS
SHALAMAR IS AN AMERICAN MUSIC GROUP, PRIMARILY ACTIVE IN THE 1970S AND 1980S, THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A DISCO-DRIVEN VEHICLE CREATED BY SOUL TRAIN BOOKING AGENT DICK GRIFFEY
AS NOTED IN THE BRITISH HIT SINGLES & ALBUMS, THEY WERE REGARDED AS FASHION ICONS AND TRENDSETTERS, AND HELPED TO INTRODUCE ‘BODY-POPPING’
IN THE UK THE GROUP HAD A STRING OF HITS WITH SONGS SUCH AS “TAKE THAT TO THE BANK” (1978), “I OWE YOU ONE” (1980) AND 1982’S “I CAN MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD”, “A NIGHT TO REMEMBER”, “THERE IT IS” AND “FRIENDS”.THE ALBUM OF THE SAME TITLE FRIENDS WAS ALSO A BIG SELLER IN THE UK IN 1982
THE “CLASSIC” LINEUP OF SHALAMAR (HOWARD HEWETT, JODY WATLEY, AND JEFFERY DANIEL) SCORED A TOTAL OF THREE GOLD ALBUMS IN THE US WITH BIG FUN, THREE FOR LOVE (WHICH EVENTUALLY WENT PLATINUM) AND FRIENDS
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Label | SOLAR Records K 13162 |
Writer(s) |
Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers |