Product Description
Shalamar, originally the disco-era creation of US TV's Soul Train, booking agent Dick Griffey. They were to become an influential dance trio, masterminded by Soul Train producer Don Cornelius, and have many hits, originally breaking in the US, before cracking the UK charts with some regularity, helping to introduce 'body-popping' to the UK along the way.

Their first hit was the 1977 "Uptown Festival," released on Soul Train Records. Its success 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 took over the spot vacated by Mumford in 1978 before Brown himself was replaced by Howard Hewett in 1979 which co-incided with the group joining up with producer Leon Sylvers III. This was swiftly followed by the US million seller "The Second Time Around".

In the UK the group had a string of hits with "Take That to the Bank" (1978), "I Owe You One" (1980) and 1982's "I Can Make You Feel Good", "A Night to Remember", "There It Is" and "Friends". The album Friends was also a huge seller in the UK, crossing the genres of pop, disco and soul.

Shalamar's record sales in the UK increased when Daniel demonstrated his body-popping dancing skills on Top of the Pops, premiering the moonwalk on television for the first time. Michael Jackson was a fan of the group and Daniel and his dance moves in particular. After watching him on Soul Train, Jackson and Daniel met, and Jackson took his then 12 year old sister Janet to see Shalamar perform at Disneyland. Daniel co-choreographed Jackson's "Bad" and "Smooth Criminal" videos along with Jackson himself.

CD1
1. Uptown Festival Medley
2. Ooh Baby Baby
3. Take That To The Bank
4. The Second Time Around
5. Right In The Socket
6. I Owe You One
7. Full Of Fire (Extended Mix)
8. Make That Move
9. This Is For The Lover In You
10. Sweeter As The Days Go By
11. A Night To Remember (UK Single Version)

CD2
1. There It Is
2. I Can Make You Feel Good (7" Version)
3. Friends (UK Single Version)
4. Dead Giveaway
5. Disappearing Act (7" Edit)
6. Over And Over (12" Edit)
7. You Can Count On Me
8. Amnesia
9. My Girl Loves Me (12" Mix)
10. Circumstantial Evidence
11. Games

Amazon USA
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MKGG4XE/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MKGG4XE/?tag=imwan-21