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1990 studio album by Shalamar
Wake Up
Studio album by Shalamar
ReleasedAugust 24, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length57:50
LabelSOLAR
Shalamar chronology
Circumstantial Evidence
(1987) 		Wake Up
(1990)
Singles from Wake Up
  1. "Caution: This Love Is Hot!"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Wake Up"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Come Together"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Wake Up is the tenth and final album by the American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1990 on SOLAR. It is the second Shalamar album to include Delisa Davis, Micki Free and Sidney Justin.

In an attempt to keep Shalamar relevant to a contemporary market, the album was heavily influenced by the then-dominant new jack swing style. Wake Up failed to register on any chart in either the USA or the UK; neither did it produce a charting single in either country. It is Shalamar's least successful album.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the surprise entry is a lively reworking of the Beatles' tune 'Come Together'."

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caution: This Love Is Hot!"R. Ray Barnes, Anthony T. Coleman3:55
2."Wake Up"Sidney Justin, Demetric Collins6:43
3."Why Lead Me On"Johnny Thomas Jr.5:09
4."Groove Talk"Belva Haney4:21
5."All I Wanna Do"Belva Haney4:06
6."Come Together"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:49
7."For Sure"Sidney Justin, Eddie Miller5:24
8."I'll Give U Love"Sidney Justin, Redg Green, Eddie Miller6:35
9."I Want U"Delisa Davis, Tsuyoshi Takayanagi, Don Taylor5:01
10."Pink Box"Tania Carmenatti, Johnny Thomas Jr., John Baker, James Moore4:11

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Wake Up". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ^ May, Mitchell (8 Nov 1990). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 9.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 372.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 628–629.
  5. "Shalamar | Biography & History". AllMusic.
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