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1977 studio album by Shalamar
Uptown Festival is the first album credited to
American
R&B group
Shalamar, released in 1977 on the
Soul Train label. The album was in fact recorded by
session singers. It peaked at #22 on the
US R&B chart and #48 on the
Billboard Albums chart.
The title track, "
Uptown Festival," was recorded at
Ike & Tina Turner's
Bolic Sound studio.
[3] It's a
medley of ten
Motown classics sung over a 1970s
disco beat. The single was a hit in both the US and the UK.
[4]
Singles
Two singles were released from the album:
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo" | Norma Toney,
Andre Williams | 4:04 |
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2. | "Beautiful Night" | Jimmy Thomas | 5:20 |
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3. | "Uptown Festival" ("
Going to a Go-Go" / "
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" / "
Uptight (Everything's Alright)" / "
Stop! In the Name of Love" / "
It's the Same Old Song" / "
The Tears of a Clown" / "
Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" / "
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" / "
Baby Love" / "
He Was Really Saying Somethin'") |
Smokey Robinson,
Bobby Rogers,
Marvin Tarplin,
Pete Moore /
Holland–Dozier–Holland /
Stevie Wonder,
Henry Cosby,
Sylvia Moy /
Holland–Dozier–Holland /
Holland–Dozier–Holland /
Smokey Robinson,
Stevie Wonder,
Hank Cosby /
Holland–Dozier–Holland /
Holland–Dozier–Holland,
Sylvia Moy /
Holland–Dozier–Holland /
Norman Whitfield,
William "Mickey" Stevenson,
Eddie Holland | 8:52 |
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Charts
References
External links
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