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In 2013, Sylvester's five studio albums for Fantasy -- 1977's Sylvester through 1981's Too Hot to Sleep -- were released as digital downloads. Around the same time, the label issued this compilation as a download and as a filled-to-capacity compact disc. It leads with a previously unreleased mix of "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" from Chicago house pioneer Ralphi Rosario, but after that, there's no deviation, with most of the expected selections present. "Dance (Disco Heat)," "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (the original mix of which closes the set), "I Need Somebody to Love Tonight" (possibly the sleaziest electronic groove recorded), "I Need You," and most of the other selections are essential. Serious fans can spot the unfortunate omissions -- "Down, Down, Down," "I (Who Have Nothing)," and "In My Fantasy," for instance -- but there simply isn't enough room to fit everything into one easy-to-digest anthology. The lone unrepresented album is Too Hot to Sleep, quite possibly because it was a significant stylistic departure into relaxed contemporary R&B -- though its "Give It Up" wouldn't have been out of place here. This is a fine introduction that showcases the grit and the gloss, as well as the aches and the pleasures, of a versatile dance music original.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Sylvester, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Wirrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Victor Orsborn, ComposerLyricist - Sylvester, MainArtist - Eric Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Patrick Cowley, ComposerLyricist - Sylvester, MainArtist
℗ 1979 Fantasy Records
Sylvester, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Fantasy Records
James Sylvester, ComposerLyricist - Sylvester, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Fantasy, Inc.
NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Sylvester, MainArtist
℗ 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Patrick Cowley, ComposerLyricist - HARVEY FUQUA, Producer, Recording Producer - Sylvester, MainArtist - -- Sylvester, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2009 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Sylvester, MainArtist - Lionel Azulay, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Fantasy, Inc.
Victor Orsborn, ComposerLyricist - HARVEY FUQUA, Producer - Sylvester, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Robinson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Fantasy Records
Sylvester, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Finden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Fantasy Records
Sylvester, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Wirrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
In 2013, Sylvester's five studio albums for Fantasy -- 1977's Sylvester through 1981's Too Hot to Sleep -- were released as digital downloads. Around the same time, the label issued this compilation as a download and as a filled-to-capacity compact disc. It leads with a previously unreleased mix of "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" from Chicago house pioneer Ralphi Rosario, but after that, there's no deviation, with most of the expected selections present. "Dance (Disco Heat)," "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (the original mix of which closes the set), "I Need Somebody to Love Tonight" (possibly the sleaziest electronic groove recorded), "I Need You," and most of the other selections are essential. Serious fans can spot the unfortunate omissions -- "Down, Down, Down," "I (Who Have Nothing)," and "In My Fantasy," for instance -- but there simply isn't enough room to fit everything into one easy-to-digest anthology. The lone unrepresented album is Too Hot to Sleep, quite possibly because it was a significant stylistic departure into relaxed contemporary R&B -- though its "Give It Up" wouldn't have been out of place here. This is a fine introduction that showcases the grit and the gloss, as well as the aches and the pleasures, of a versatile dance music original.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:45
- Main artists: Sylvester
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fantasy Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2013 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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