[Friends' Four Decades] -- On 1/29/1982, Shalamar released their sixth studio album, Friends. That was 40 years ago! This album peaked at #35 on the US Billboard 200, but it topped Billboard's US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Between the UK and the US, the record had four high-charting singles. The best known of those singles "A Night to Remember" -- #44 Billboard Hot 100, #8 Hot Soul Singles, #15 US Dance, and #5 UK Singles. Much of the album based around R&B with just a hint of disco, but it's the trio harmonies and bass riffs that ground the group's overall sound. This is the penultimate record with Shalamar's classic lineup. Vocalist Jody Watley would stick around for just one more release (1983's The Look) before embarking on her solo career which exploded with "Looking for a New Love" in 1987.
For your listening pleasure, I've embedded a YouTube playlist that includes the original album's 10 tracks, two of which have music videos, plus four remixes.
Flashback: Friends, 1982 album by Shalamar
That's all till next week. Dedicated 80s-philes can find more flashbacks in the Prophet or Madman archives or via Bookended's 80s Flashback tag. As always, your comments are welcome on today's, or any other, flashback post. And if you like what I'm doing here, please share the link with your friends. If, however, you don't like the flashback, feel free to share it with your enemies.
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