Friends (Shalamar album)

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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 #35 on the Billboard chart.

In the United Kingdom Friends gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration of body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "A Night to Remember" on the BBC programme Top of the Pops. It reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles. It is now regarded in the UK as one of the defining albums of 1982.

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.

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 Jackson	4:20

Personnel

Jody Watley - Lead Vocals, backing vocals
Shalamar - Vocals, Backing Vocals
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
Ricky Smith - Keyboards
Michael Nash - Keyboards
Kevin Spencer - Keyboards
Patricia Sylvers - Keyboards
Jermaine Stewart - Backing Vocals

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1982	U.S. Album Chart	35
1982	Top R&B/Black Albums	1

Single

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	I Can Make You Feel Good	Hot Soul Singles	33
1982	A Night to Remember	Billboard Hot 100	44
1982	A Night to Remember	Hot Soul Singles	8
1982	A Night to Remember	US Dance	15

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.

External links

Shalamar-Friends at Discogs

[allmusic-1] Elias, Jason. "Shalamar – Friends". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[bbc-2] Easlea, Daryl. "Shalamar – Friends". BBC Music. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

[christgau-3] Christgau, Robert. "Shalamar – Friends". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 27, 2014.

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v t e Shalamar
Howard Hewett Jeffrey Daniel Carolyn Griffey Jody Watley Gary Mumford Gerald Brown Delisa Davis Micki Free Sidney Justin
Studio albums	Uptown Festival Disco Gardens Big Fun Three for Love Go for It Friends The Look Heartbreak Circumstantial Evidence Wake Up
Singles	"Uptown Festival" "Ooh Baby, Baby" "The Second Time Around" "This Is for the Lover in You" "A Night to Remember" "I Can Make You Feel Good" "There It Is" "Dancing in the Sheets"
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