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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 Daniels, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists that 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 Daniels 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 hit-makers. 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. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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1977Uptown Festival
1978Disco Gardens
1979Big Fun
1980Three for Love
1981Go for It
1982Friends
1983Love for Love [with the Whispers]
1983The Look
1984Heartbreak
1987Circumstantial Evidence
1990Wake Up


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1977 Uptown Festival

01. Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo
02. The Beautiful Night
03. Uptown Festival [medley]
04. Going to a Go-Go
05. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
06. Uptight (Everything's Alright)
07. Stop! In the Name of Love
08. It's the Same Old Song
09. The Tears of a Clown
10. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
11. This Old Heart of Mine
12. Baby Love
13. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'
14. High on Life
15. Ooh Baby Baby
16. You Know
17. Forever Came Today
18. Simon's Theme


1978 Disco Gardens

01. Tossing Turning and Swinging
02. Shalamar Disco Gardens
03. Take That to the Bank
04. Stay Close to Love
05. Leave It All up to Love
06. Lovely Lady
07. Cindy, Cindy
08. Take That to the Bank [Remix]
09. Take That to the Bank [Club Mix]
10. Take That to the Bank [Radio Mix]


1979 Big Fun

01. The Right Time for Us
02. Take Me to the River
03. Right in the Socket
04. The Second Time Around
05. I Owe You One
06. Let's Find the Time for Love
07. Girl





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1980 Three for Love

01. Full of Fire
02. Attention to My Baby
03. Somewhere There's a Love
04. Some Things Never Change
05. Make That Move
06. This Is for the Lover in You
07. Work It Out
08. Pop Along Kid


1981 Go for It

01. Go for It
02. Appeal
03. Final Analysis
04. You've Got Me Running
05. Sweeter as the Days Go By
06. Talk to Me
07. Good Feelings
08. Rocker


1982 Friends

01. A Night to Remember
02. Don't Try to Change Me
03. Help Me
04. On Top of the World
05. I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know
06. Friends
07. Playing to Win
08. I Just Stopped by Because I Had To
09. There It Is
10. I Can Make You Feel Good




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1983 Love for Love [with the Whispers]

01. Tonight
02. Keep on Lovin' Me
03. Love for Love
04. This Time
05. Had It Not Been for You
06. Try It Again
07. Do They Turn You On
08. Keep Your Love Around
09. Lay It on Me



1983 The Look

01. Closer
02. Dead Giveaway
03. You Can Count on Me
04. Right Here
05. No Limits (The Now Club)
06. Disappearing Act
07. Over and Over
08. You're the One for Me
09. You Won't Miss Love (Until It's Gone)
10. The Look


1984 Heartbreak

01. Amnesia
02. Dancing in the Sheets
03. Whenever You Need Me
04. Heart Break
05. Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills
06. My Girl Loves Me
07. Melody (An Erotic Affair)
08. Deceiver




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1987 Circumstantial Evidence

01. Circumstantial Evidence
02. Games
03. Love's Grown Deep
04. Playthang
05. Female
06. Born to Love
07. Worth Waitin' For
08. Imaginary Love


1990 Wake Up

01. Caution: This Love Is Hot
02. Wake Up
03. Why Lead Me On
04. Groove Talk
05. All I Wanna Do
06. Come Together
07. For Sure
08. I'll Give U Love
09. I Want You
10. Pink Box
11. Caution: This Love Is Hot!(remix)



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