Shalamar: Original Hits by Shalamar

15 Songs, 1 Hour, 9 Minutes

	TITLE		TIME
	I Can Make You Feel Good (12" Version)		4:19
	The Second Time Around		3:40
	Make That Move		3:45
	Don't Try to Change Me		4:06
	Over and Over		4:33
	Dead Giveaway		3:30
	Take That to the Bank		3:24
	Uptown Festival (Medley)		8:43
	I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know		3:54
	Go for It		5:22
	My Girl Loves Me		4:32
	Right In the Socket		4:36
	Dancing In the Sheets		3:43
	This Is for the Lover In You		4:59
	Deadline USA		5:57

About 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 Daniels, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists that 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 Daniels 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 hit-makers. 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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine