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
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The 12 Inch Collection
R&B - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1993
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Friends
Miscellaneous - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1982
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Friends (Deluxe Edition)
Miscellaneous - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1982
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Heart Break
R&B - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1984
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Three for Love
R&B - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1980
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Disco Garden
Dance - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1978
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This Is for the Lover in You
Alternative & Indie - Released by HARDWEY LLC on Jan. 1, 1980
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Uptown Festival
Dance - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1977
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Go for It
House - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1981
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Circumstantial Evidence
R&B - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on Jan. 1, 1987
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The Real Thing (feat. Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Daniel & Carolyn Griffey)
Soul - Released by Real Thing Music Ltd on Nov. 23, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo