Shalamar is an American music group, primarily active in the 1970s and 1980s, that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator Don Cornelius. They went on to be an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius. As noted in the British Hit Singles & Albums, they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters, and helped to introduce ‘body-popping’ to the United Kingdom. Their collective name ‘Shalamar’ was picked by Griffey.
Their first hit was the 1977 Motown-inspired production “Uptown Festival,” and released on Soul Train Records the success of which inspired Griffey and Don Cornelius to replace session singers with popular Soul Train dancers Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel to join original Shalamar lead singer Gary Mumford. Gerald Brown would take over the spot vacated by Mumford in 1978 for the Disco Gardens album which featured the hit “Take That To The Bank”. After conflicts over lack of payment from Dick Griffey and Solar Records, Brown would leave the group. Brown was replaced by Howard Hewett in 1979.
The group was joined up with producer Leon Sylvers III in 1979, signed with Griffey’s SOLAR Records and scored a US million seller with “The Second Time Around.” (Source: Wikipedia)
| 1 | The Second Time Around |
| 2 | Uptown Festival (Part 1) |
| 3 | Dancing in the Sheets |
| 4 | Dead Giveaway |
| 5 | A Night to Remember |
| 6 | I Can Make You Feel Good |
| 7 | Right in the Socket |
| 8 | My Girl Loves Me |
| 9 | Full of Fire |
| 10 | Make That Move |
| 11 | Take That to the Bank |
| 12 | Over and Over |
| 13 | Amnesia |
| 14 | I Owe You One |
| 15 | Deadline U.S.A. |
| 16 | There It Is |
| 17 | Games |
| 18 | Friends |
| 19 | This Is for the Lover in You |
| 20 | Disappearing Act |
| 21 | Sweeter as the Days Go By |
| 22 | Circumstantial Evidence |
| 23 | You Can Count on Me |
| 24 | Ooh Baby, Baby |
| 25 | Don’t Get Stopped in Beverly Hills |
| 26 | Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo |
| 27 | Don’t Try To Change Me |
| 28 | Pop Along Kid |
| 29 | Attention To My Baby |
| 30 | On Top of The World |
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