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Although the group had been around since the late '70s, Shalamar didn't really gel until vocalist Howard Hewett joined original members Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley. While Friends' predecessor, Three for Love, offered more hits, Friends is a sometimes-cautious though fulfilling continuation of the style. The biggest hit and leadoff track, "A Night to Remember," successfully mixes a subtle flash and a bittersweet melody that made the track an instant classic. As disco was long gone at this point, Friends represents the production style inherent in Solar and a fair amount of R&B of the time. "I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" coasts on the same smooth sound of their 1981 hit, "The Lover in You." At this point, the separate skills of the trio were beginning to supersede the act. Hewett ably handles the hooky and insinuating ballad "I Just Stopped by Because I Had To." The textbook Solar style and Leon F. Sylvers III's production on "There It Is" get back to the trio harmonies and aesthetic. Friends is not only an assured Shalamar, a fact that was a given with this version of the group, it's also a great representation of the Solar sound and early-'80s R&B.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Nidra Beard, Composer
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Benjamin Wright, Arrangement Horn - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, MasteringEngineer - William Bryant, Composer, Arranger - BOB BROWN, RecordingEngineer - Jim Shifflett, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, ExecutiveProducer - Roberta Lynn Stiger, Composer - Tina M. Scott, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Composer, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Benjamin Wright, Arrangement Horn - Kevin Spencer, Keyboards - Joey Gallo, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Ed Green, Drums - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Dana Meyers, Composer, Vocal Arranger - Richard Randolph, Composer, Electric Guitar - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Michael Nash, Keyboards - Gene Dozier, Arrangement Horn - William Shelby, Keyboards - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Benjamin Wright, Arrangement Horn - Kevin Spencer, Composer, Keyboards - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Ricky Smith, Keyboards - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, RecordingEngineer - William Shelby, Composer, Keyboards - Linda Carriere, Composer - Jim Shifflett, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, ExecutiveProducer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Benjamin Wright, Arrangement Horn - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Ed Green, Drums - Michael Nash, Keyboards - Gene Dozier, String Arranger - William Shelby, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Glen Barbee, Composer - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Percussion - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Composer, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Benjamin Wright, Arrangement Horn - Kevin Spencer, Keyboards - Joey Gallo, Vocal Arranger - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Jeffrey Daniel, Producer, Vocals, CoProducer - Ralph Clayborne, Composer - Patricia Sylvers, Keyboards
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Composer, Keyboards, Vocal Arranger - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Gene Dozier, Arrangement Horn - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Stephen Shockley, Composer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Sylvers, Keyboards - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Gene Dozier, Horn, Arrangement Horn - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Arranger, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Howard Hewett, Composer - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - William Shelby, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger - Renwick Jackson, Composer
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Castle Copyrights Ltd
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - David Crawford, Arrangement Horn - Jody Watley, Composer, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Kevin Spencer, Keyboards - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Glen Barbee, Composer - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Linwood Bates, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1981 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Composer, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Benjamin Wright, Arrangement Horn - Ricky Smith, Keyboards - Wardell Potts Jr., Composer, Drums - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - William Shelby, Composer, Keyboards - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1981 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Kevin Spencer, Keyboards - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Ricky Smith, Composer, Keyboards - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Otis Stokes, Composer - Steve Hodge, Mixer - Wally Traugott, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, RecordingEngineer - Gene Dozier, Arrangement Horn - Jim Shifflett, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, ExecutiveProducer - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1981 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Dana Meyers, Composer - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Steve Hodge, Mixer - James Ingram, Keyboards - Wally Traugott, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Ed Green, Drums - Gene Dozier, Arrangement Horn - Jim Shifflett, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Wally Traugott, Engineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer - Jim Shifflett, Engineer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Arranger, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Ed Green, Drums - Michael Nash, Keyboards - Gene Dozier, String Arranger - William Shelby, Composer, Keyboards - Dick Griffey, Producer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Glen Barbee, Composer - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1981 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Dana Meyers, Composer - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - James Ingram, Keyboards - Ed Green, Drums - Dick Griffey, Producer - John Morales, Remixer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Jardim, Percussion - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Frewer, Keyboards - Meegan, Engineer
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Dana Meyers, Composer - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - James Ingram, Keyboards - Ed Green, Drums - Dick Griffey, Producer - John Morales, Remixer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jardim, Percussion - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Frewer, Keyboards - Meegan, Engineer
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Dick Griffey, Producer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Arranger, Electric Guitar - M&M, Remixer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jardim, Percussion - Frewer, Keyboards - Wayne Milstein, Percussion - Meegan, Engineer
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Composer, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Dana Meyers, Composer - Ricky Smith, Keyboards - William Shelby, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger - Renwick Jackson, Composer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Eumir Deodato, Producer - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Dana Meyers, Composer, Lyricist - Foster Sylvers, Arranger - Steve Hodge, Mixer - James Ingram, Keyboards - Wally Traugott, Engineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer - Ed Green, Drums - Gene Dozier, Arrangement Horn - Jim Shifflett, Engineer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Sylvers, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer, Lyricist - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1986 Castle Copyrights Ltd.
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, Composer, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Wardell Potts Jr., Drums - Wally Traugott, Engineer - BOB BROWN, Engineer - Jim Shifflett, Engineer - Dick Griffey, Producer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Ricky Sylvers, Arranger, Electric Guitar - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Composer, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Kevin Spencer, Keyboards - Joey Gallo, Composer, Arranger, Keyboards - Richard Randolph, Electric Guitar - Ed Green, Drums - Dick Griffey, Producer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Producer, Bass Guitar - Howard Hewett, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Joey Gallo, Keyboards - Ed Green, Drums - Michael Nash, Keyboards - Gene Dozier, String Arranger - William Shelby, Composer, Keyboards - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals - Glen Barbee, Composer - Earnest Reed, Electric Guitar - Wayne Milstein, Percussion
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Leon Sylvers III, Composer, Producer - Howard Hewett, Composer, Vocals - Jody Watley, Vocals - Shalamar, MainArtist - Dana Meyers, Composer - William Shelby, Composer - Renwick Jackson, Composer - Dick Griffey, Producer, ExecutiveProducer - Charmaine Sylvers, Composer - Nidra Beard, Composer - Dominick Leslie, Composer - Jeffrey Daniel, Vocals
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1985 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Although the group had been around since the late '70s, Shalamar didn't really gel until vocalist Howard Hewett joined original members Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley. While Friends' predecessor, Three for Love, offered more hits, Friends is a sometimes-cautious though fulfilling continuation of the style. The biggest hit and leadoff track, "A Night to Remember," successfully mixes a subtle flash and a bittersweet melody that made the track an instant classic. As disco was long gone at this point, Friends represents the production style inherent in Solar and a fair amount of R&B of the time. "I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" coasts on the same smooth sound of their 1981 hit, "The Lover in You." At this point, the separate skills of the trio were beginning to supersede the act. Hewett ably handles the hooky and insinuating ballad "I Just Stopped by Because I Had To." The textbook Solar style and Leon F. Sylvers III's production on "There It Is" get back to the trio harmonies and aesthetic. Friends is not only an assured Shalamar, a fact that was a given with this version of the group, it's also a great representation of the Solar sound and early-'80s R&B.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 02:03:44
- Main artists: Shalamar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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