Shalamar
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 Daniel, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists who 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 Daniel 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 hitmakers. 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.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Three for Love
R&B - Released by Sanctuary Records on 1 Jan 1980
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The Very Best Of
Soul - Released by Castle Communications on 7 Jan 1995
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Disco Gardens
Soul - Released by Sanctuary Records on 10 Apr 1978
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The Look / Heartbreak
R&B - Released by Castle Communications on 11 Jul 1983
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Uptown Festival
Soul - Released by Sanctuary Records on 11 Apr 1977
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Original Hits
Soul - Released by Sanctuary Budget on 20 Mar 2006
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A Night to Remember
Soul - Released by Sanctuary Budget on 1 Jan 1999
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Nights to Remember
Soul - Released by Castle Communications on 26 Feb 2002
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Friends / Go For It
Soul - Released by Castle Communications on 29 Jan 1982
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The Complete Solar Singles Hit Collection
Soul - Released by Sanctuary Records on 1 Jan 2014
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Uptown Festival / Disco Gardens
R&B - Released by Sanctuary Records on 28 Aug 1978
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Circumstantial Evidence / Wake Up
R&B - Released by Castle Communications on 19 Jun 1987
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The Real Thing (feat. Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Daniel & Carolyn Griffey)
Soul - Released by Real Thing Music Ltd on 23 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo