JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
THE SYLVERS
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Among the more popular family acts on the '70s R&B circuit, Memphis' Sylvers recorded for Pride, MGM, Capitol, Casablanca, and Geffen during their 13-year chart run. No less than nine of the ten brothers and sisters in the family -- Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, James, Edmund, Ricky, Angie, Pat, Foster -- performed in the group that was viewed as a Southern version of the Jackson 5. Their 1972 Pride single "Fool's Paradise" got things going in the right direction, reaching number 14 on the R&B charts. They had three other Top Ten R&B hits in the '70s, but their biggest song was "Boogie Fever" in 1975. It perfectly captured the disco spirit and topped both the R&B and pop charts that year. "Hot Line" was another Top Ten on both lists in 1976, and their second biggest single. They scored another Top 20 R&B single on Casablanca in 1978, "Don't Stop, Get Off," but the charming qualities of their earlier material seemed more calculated. They couldn't recapture the spark during their mid-'80s period on Geffen.
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01. Reach Out 02. Come Back Lover, Come Back 03. Just When I Thought It Was Over 04. Take It to the Top 05. I'm Gettin' Over |
06. Taking Over 07. P.S. (The Unfinished Letter) 08. Heart Repair Man 09. There's a Place |
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01. We Can Make It If We Try 02. Through the Love in My Heart 03. Handle It 04. I'll Never Let You Go 05. Cry of a Dreamer 06. Stay Away from Me |
07. I Don't Need to Prove Myself 08. Let It Be Me 09. Love Me, Love Me Not 10. I Remember 11. Yesterday |
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01. I Aim to Please 02. Could Be You 03. Wish You Were Here 04. Don't Give Up the Good Life 05. Even This Shall Pass Away |
06. Am I Truly Yours 07. Be My Love 08. Love Over Mind 09. What's It All About 10. TCB |
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01. Cotton Candy 02. The Roulette Wheel Of Love 03. Boogie Fever 04. Storybook Girl 05. Ain't No Good in Good-Bye |
06. FreeStyle 07. I Can Be For Real 08. Clap Your Hands to the Music 09. Keep On Keeping On (Doin' What You Do) 10. Ain't Nothin' But a Party |
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01. Hot Line 02. Got To Have You (For My Very Own) 03. Now I Want You 04. Ain't No Doubt About It 05. Shake 'Um Up |
06. Mista Guitar Man 07. Lovin' You Is Like Lovin' The Wind 08. High School Dance 09. That's What Love Is Made Of 10. Disco Showdown |
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01. New Horizons 02. Dressed To Kill 03. Lovin' Me Back 04. The Party Maker 05. Take A Hand |
06. Any Way You Want Me 07. Another Day To Love 08. You Bring The Sunshine (Back Into My Life) 09. Charisma 10. Star Fire |
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01. Don't Stop, Get Off 02. Love Changes 03. Forever Yours 04. Swept for You Baby 05. Play This One Last Record |
06. Come Dance With Me 07. Diamonds Are Rare 08. Love Wont Let Me Go 09. Just a Little Bit Longer |
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01. Mahogany 02. Is Everybody Happy 03. Come and Stay All Night 04. Dancing Right Now |
05. Gimme Gimme Your Lovin' 06. I Feel So Good Tonight 07. Hoochie Coochie Dancin' 08. Forever |
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01. Reach Out 02. Come Back Lover, Come Back 03. Just When I Thought It Was Over 04. Take It to the Top 05. I'm Getting Over |
06. Taking Over 07. P.S. (The Unfinished Letter) 08. Heart Repair Man 09. There's a Place |
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01. Tension 02. Bottom Line 03. Falling for Your Love 04. Boomerang 05. Bizzare |
06. In One Love and Out the Other 07. Got to Be Crazy 08. You Turn Me On 09. Let My Love Shine In 10. Something's Gotta Give |
