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Shalamar's debut album Uptown Festival is a dated set of shamelessly pandering disco that became a hit on the basis of the title track, a clever medley of old Motown hits. "Uptown Festival" -- and its less-successful followup, a cover of Smokey Robinson's "Ooh Baby Baby" -- were hits simply because they grafted a familiar melody to a disco beat, not because they represented any innovation. The remainder of Uptown Festival suffers from a similar fate. Shalamar sing as if the lyrics met something, but the music on the record is so stilted, the album sounds lifeless. Occasionally, such as the opening cut "Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo," the music is kitschy fun, but more often than not, it is simply an artifact of its times.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Sergio Reyes, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Andre Williams, Composer - Steve Hodge, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Maslow, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Arrias, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Norma Jean Toney, Composer - Don Cornelius, Producer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, Engineer, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Sergio Reyes, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Hodge, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Maslow, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Arrias, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Don Cornelius, Producer - Jimmy Thomas, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, Engineer, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Henry Cosby, Composer - Sylvia Moy, Composer - Marvin Tarplin, Composer - Warren Moore, Composer - William Stevenson, Composer - Sergio Reyes, RecordingEngineer - Edward Holland Jr., Composer - Robert Rogers, Composer - William Robinson Jr., Composer - Steve Hodge, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, RecordingEngineer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Composer - Lamont Dozier, Composer - Eddie Holland, Composer - Brian Holland, Composer - Steve Maslow, RecordingEngineer - Norman Whitfield, Composer - John Arrias, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, ExecutiveProducer - Don Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Sergio Reyes, RecordingEngineer - Steve Hodge, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, RecordingEngineer - Steve Maslow, RecordingEngineer - John Arrias, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, ExecutiveProducer - Don Cornelius, Composer, ExecutiveProducer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Warren Moore, Composer - Sergio Reyes, RecordingEngineer - William Robinson Jr., Composer - Steve Hodge, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, RecordingEngineer - Steve Maslow, RecordingEngineer - John Arrias, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, ExecutiveProducer - Don Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, ExecutiveProducer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Sergio Reyes, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Hodge, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Maslow, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Arrias, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Don Cornelius, Composer, Producer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, Producer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, Engineer, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Sergio Reyes, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Hodge, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Steve Hirsch, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Lamont Dozier, Composer - Eddie Holland, Composer - Brian Holland, Composer - Steve Maslow, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - John Arrias, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Granet, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Don Cornelius, Producer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Donald Cornelius, Producer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Mic Litz, Engineer, RecordingEngineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Henry Cosby, Composer - Sylvia Moy, Composer - Marvin Tarplin, Composer - Warren Moore, Composer - William Stevenson, Composer - Sergio Reyes, Engineer - Edward Holland Jr., Composer - Robert Rogers, Composer - William Robinson Jr., Composer - Steve Hodge, Engineer - Steve Hirsch, Engineer - Stevie Wonder, Composer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Composer - Lamont Dozier, Composer - Eddie Holland, Composer - Brian Holland, Composer - Steve Maslow, Engineer - Norman Whitfield, Composer - John Arrias, Engineer - Peter Granet, Engineer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Don Cornelius, Producer - Jeffrey Daniel, Guitar, Vocals - Simon Soussan, Producer - Gary Mumford, Vocals - Greg Hanks, Engineer - Mic Litz, Engineer
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Shalamar's debut album Uptown Festival is a dated set of shamelessly pandering disco that became a hit on the basis of the title track, a clever medley of old Motown hits. "Uptown Festival" -- and its less-successful followup, a cover of Smokey Robinson's "Ooh Baby Baby" -- were hits simply because they grafted a familiar melody to a disco beat, not because they represented any innovation. The remainder of Uptown Festival suffers from a similar fate. Shalamar sing as if the lyrics met something, but the music on the record is so stilted, the album sounds lifeless. Occasionally, such as the opening cut "Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo," the music is kitschy fun, but more often than not, it is simply an artifact of its times.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:22
- Main artists: Shalamar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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