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1982 studio album by Shalamar
Friends is the sixth album by
American
R&B group
Shalamar, released in 1982 on the
SOLAR label. The album, which features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (
Jeffrey Daniel,
Howard Hewett and
Jody Watley), topped the
R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the
Billboard chart. It has been certified
Gold in the United States for sales over 500,000. It would eventually go
Platinum.
In the
United Kingdom Friends gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration of
body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "
A Night to Remember" on the
BBC programme
Top of the Pops. It reached #6 on the
UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles.
In 2002, Friends was re-released by
Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a double-CD package with Shalamar's previous album
Go for It.
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "
A Night to Remember" |
Dana Meyers,
Charmaine Sylvers,
Nidra Beard | 5:08 |
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2. | "Don't Try to Change Me" | William Bryant,
Tina Scott,
Roberta Stiger | 4:10 |
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3. | "Help Me" | Joey Gallo,
Leon Sylvers III,
Jody Watley,
Nidra Beard | 5:10 |
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4. | "On Top of the World" |
Dana Meyers,
Richard Randolph | 4:06 |
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5. | "I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" |
Kevin Spencer,
William Shelby,
Linda Carriere,
Nidra Beard | 4:02 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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6. | "Friends" |
William Shelby, Glen Barbee,
Nidra Beard | 5:00 |
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7. | "Playing to Win" |
Jody Watley, Ralph E. Clayborne,
Charmaine Sylvers | 4:24 |
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8. | "I Just Stopped By Because I Had To" | Stephen Shockley, Joey Gallo,
Leon Sylvers III,
Nidra Beard | 4:08 |
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9. | "
There It Is" |
Nidra Beard,
Dana Meyers,
Charmaine Sylvers | 4:27 |
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10. | "
I Can Make You Feel Good" |
William Shelby,
Howard Hewett, Renwick Jackson | 4:20 |
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Personnel
Shalamar
Musical Personnel
-
Leon Sylvers III - bass, percussion, keyboards
- Wardell Potts, Jr. - drums
-
Foster Sylvers - bass
- Joey Gallo - keyboards
- Kevin Spencer - keyboards
-
James Ingram - bass, keyboards
-
Ricky Sylvers - guitar
- Ed Green - drums
- Ernest "Pepper" Reed - guitar
- Richard Randolph - guitar
- Michael Nash - keyboards
- William Shelby - keyboards
- Wayne Milstein - percussion
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
|
Singles
Year
|
Single
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Chart positions
[10]
[11]
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UK Pop
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US Pop
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US R&B
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US Dance
|
1982
|
"I Can Make You Feel Good"
|
7
|
102
|
33
|
-
|
"A Night To Remember"
|
5
|
44
|
8
|
15
|
"There It Is"
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
-
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"Friends"
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Certifications
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See also
References
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^ Elias, Jason.
"Shalamar – Friends".
AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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^ Easlea, Daryl.
"Shalamar – Friends".
BBC Music. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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^ Christgau, Robert.
"Shalamar – Friends".
Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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^
"Dutchcharts.nl – Shalamar – Friends" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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^
"Shalamar | Artist | Official Charts".
UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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^
"Shalamar, TLP".
Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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^
"Shalamar, BLP".
Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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^
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1982". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1982". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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^
"Shalamar US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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^
"Shalamar full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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^
"British album certifications – Shalamar – Friends".
British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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^
"American album certifications – Shalamar – Friends".
Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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