Friends (Shalamar album)
Friends is the sixth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 on the SOLAR label. The album, which features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), topped the R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart. It has been certified Gold in the United States for sales over 500,000. It would eventually go Platinum. In the United Kingdom Friends gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration of body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "A Night to Remember" on the BBC programme Top of the Pops. It reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles.
| Friends | ||||
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| Studio album by Shalamar | ||||
| Released | January 29, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Studio Masters Larrabee Sound The Record Plant Kendun Recorders (Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Urban, soul, R&B, post-disco | |||
| Length | 44:55 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Leon Sylvers III | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| BBC | favorable |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
In 2002, Friends was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a double-CD package with Shalamar's previous album Go for It.