Showcase (The Sylvers album)
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| Showcase | ||||
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| Studio album by The Sylvers | ||||
| Released | August 20, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 Total Experience Recording Studios Hollywood, California |
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| Genre | Soul, Disco | |||
| Label | Capitol Records | |||
| Producer | Freddie Perren | |||
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Showcase is the fourth album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group The Sylvers.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C)[2] |
Released in 1975, This would be their first of three albums for Capitol Records and one of two that were produced by Freddie Perren.
The album released only two singles: "Boogie Fever" reaching number one in the U.S. on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts as well as reaching number one in Canada on the RPM national singles chart in 1976.[3] The second single Cotton Candy peaked on Billboard R&B Chart Position #19.
Track listing
- "Cotton Candy" (Kenneth St. Lewis, Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian) – 2:55
- "The Roulette Wheel of Love" (Freddie Perren, Kenneth St. Lewis) – 3:25
- "Boogie Fever" (Freddie Perren, Kenneth St. Lewis) – 3:25
- "Storybook Girl" (R. Wyatt, Christine Yarian, St. Lewis) – 3:20
- "Ain't No Good in Good-Bye" (Freddie Perren, Kenneth St. Lewis) – 3:40
- "Free Style" (Leon Sylvers III) – 2:59
- "I Can Be for Real" (Leon Sylvers III) – 3:38
- "Clap Your Hands to the Music" (Leon Sylvers III) – 3:30
- "Keep On Keepin' On" (R. Wyatt, Christine Yarian, Freddie Perren) – 3:16
- "Ain't Nothin' but a Party" (Leon Sylvers III) – 5:24
Charts
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 58 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 23 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | |
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| US | US R&B |
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| 1975 | "Boogie Fever" | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | "Cotton Candy" | 59 | 19 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[6]
- Freddie Perren - producer, arranger
- Wade Marcus - arranger
- Larkin Arnold - executive producer
- Larry Miles - recording engineer, remixing
- Steve Pouliot - assistant engineer
- Andrew Berliner - engineer (strings and horns)
- Jeff Sanders - mastering
External links
References
- ↑ Hanson, Amy. The Sylvers: Showcase > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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- ↑ Top Singles - Volume 25, No. 7, May 15 1976
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- ↑ The Sylvers - Showcase (LP liner notes). Capitol Records. ST-11465
