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1982 studio album by Shalamar
Friends 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 No. 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 demonstration of body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "A Night to Remember " on the BBC programme Top of the Pops . It reached No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles.
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 .
Reception
In The Boston Phoenix , Mike Freedberg wrote that the album "presents Hewitt again and again overmatched by roseate fugues, overmatching lyrics so glib they vanish. He doesn't know whether to drive ahead or scat back--but neither would a Shalamar fan. Hewitt's stabs at sincerity fit into the I-can't-manage atmosphere that has all but replaced the buoyant bravado of soul, funk, and disco from today's black-teen music."
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "A Night to Remember " Dana Meyers , Charmaine Sylvers , Nidra Beard 5:08 2. "Don't Try to Change Me" William Bryant, Tina Scott , Roberta Stiger 4:10 3. "Help Me" Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers III , Jody Watley , Nidra Beard 5:10 4. "On Top of the World" Dana Meyers , Richard Randolph 4:06 5. "I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" Kevin Spencer , William Shelby , Linda Carriere , Nidra Beard 4:02
Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 6. "Friends" William Shelby , Glen Barbee, Nidra Beard 5:00 7. "Playing to Win" Jody Watley , Ralph E. Clayborne, Charmaine Sylvers 4:24 8. "I Just Stopped By Because I Had To" Stephen Shockley, Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers III , Nidra Beard 4:08 9. "There It Is " Nidra Beard , Dana Meyers , Charmaine Sylvers 4:27 10. "I Can Make You Feel Good " William Shelby , Howard Hewett , Renwick Jackson4:20
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1982)
Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
96
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard )
10
Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions
UK Pop
US Pop
US R&B
US Dance
1982
"I Can Make You Feel Good"
7
102
33
-
"A Night To Remember"
5
44
8
15
"There It Is"
5
-
-
-
"Friends"
12
-
-
-
Certifications
Region
Certification
Certified units /sales
United Kingdom (BPI )
Platinum
300,000
United States (RIAA )
Gold
500,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.
See also
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.
Freedberg, Mike (April 13, 1982). "Know-nothing soul" . The Boston Phoenix . Retrieved August 18, 2024.
"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.
"Shalamar US singles chart history" . allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
"Shalamar full Official Chart History" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved January 9, 2023.
"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
Shalamar
Studio albums
Singles
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