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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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Shalamar, MainArtist - Henry Cosby, Composer, Lyricist - Sylvia Moy, Composer, Lyricist - Marvin Tarplin, Composer, Lyricist - Warren Moore, Composer, Lyricist - William Stevenson, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Stevie Wonder, Composer, Lyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Composer, Lyricist - Lamont Dozier, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Brian Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Norman Whitfield, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Toney Williams, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Thomas, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Don Cornelius, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Warren Moore, Composer, Lyricist - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Don Cornelius, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Lamont Dozier, Composer, Lyricist - Eddie Holland, Composer, Lyricist - Brian Holland, Composer, Lyricist
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Shalamar, MainArtist - Simon Soussan, Composer, Lyricist
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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: 00:38:44
- Main artists: Shalamar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNIDISC MUSIC INC.
- Genre: Electronic Dance
1977 Solar Records 1977 Solar Records
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