1977 studio album by Shalamar
Uptown Festival is the first album credited to American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1977 on the Soul Train label. The album was in fact recorded by session singers. It peaked at #22 on the US R&B chart and #48 on the Billboard Albums chart.
The title track, "Uptown Festival," was recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio.[3] It's a medley of ten Motown classics sung over a 1970s disco beat. The single was a hit in both the US and the UK.[4]
Singles
Two singles were released from the album:
Track listing
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo" | Norma Toney, Andre Williams | 4:04 |
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2. | "Beautiful Night" | Jimmy Thomas | 5:20 |
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3. | "Uptown Festival" ("Going to a Go-Go" / "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" / "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" / "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "It's the Same Old Song" / "The Tears of a Clown" / "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" / "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" / "Baby Love" / "He Was Really Saying Somethin'") | Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Marvin Tarplin, Pete Moore / Holland–Dozier–Holland / Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy / Holland–Dozier–Holland / Holland–Dozier–Holland / Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby / Holland–Dozier–Holland / Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy / Holland–Dozier–Holland / Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Eddie Holland | 8:52 |
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Charts
References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Shalamar – Uptown Festival". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ "Shalamar: Uptown Festival / Disco Gardens / Big Fun". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Ian Dewhirst". Red Bull Music Academy.
- ^ a b "Uptown Festival (song by Shalamar) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
- ^ "Ooh Baby, Baby (song by Shalamar) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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