13/05/2024

Shalamar "The Look" (1983) -Synth Funk-



Label : Solar Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Closer (Wilmer Raglin, William Zimmerman & Dana Meyers)
02 - Dead Giveaway (Joey Gallo, Leon F. Sylvers III & Marquis Dair)
03 - You Can Count On Me* (Carrie Lucas & Ken Rarick)
04 - Right Here (Ricky Sylvers, Leon F. Sylvers III, Kevin Spencer & Vincent Brantley)
05 - No Limits (The Now Club) (Marquis Dair, Leon F. Sylvers III, Patricia Sylvers & Joey Gallo)

Side Two

01 - Disappearing Act (Foster Sylvers, Dana Meyers & Janet Cole)
02 - Over And Over (Leon F. Sylvers III, William Shelby & Dominic Leslie)
03 - You're The One For Me (Isaias Gamboa, Howard Hewett & Leon F. Sylvers III)
04 - You Won't Miss Love (Until It's Gone) (Wardell Potts, Rickey Smith & Howard Hewett)
05 - The Look (Howard Hewett & Stanley Clarke)


Produced by Leon F. Sylvers III
Co-Produced by Shalamar
*Co-Produced by Billy Wolfer
Recording Studios : Studio Masters, United Western, Artisan Studio, Ivar Studio, Kendun Recorders, Larrabee Sound Studio, Mars Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineers : Bob Brown, Mike Franke, Jim Shifflett, Jim Perkins, Mike Carnavalli, David Rideau, Steve Hodge, Baker Bigsby, Les Cooper, Kirt Ferraioli & Gary Boatner
Second Engineers : Judy Clapp, Sabrina Buchanek, Tim Dennen, Tom Cummings, Steve McMillan & Bob Winnard
Mixing Sudio : Larrabee Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Mixing Engineer : Steve Hodge
Mastered at Capitol Records by Wally Traugott


Side One

01 - Closer

Lead vocals : Howard Hewett
Vocal Arranger Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : William Zimmerman & Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Guitar : Chuck Gentry
Bass Synthesizers : Leon F. Sylvers III, William Zimmerman
Keyboards : William Zimmerman, Joey Gallo

02 - Dead Giveaway

Lead vocals : Howard Hewett
Vocal Arranger Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : Joey Gallo & Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion Terrence Floyd
Guitars : T.J. Parker, Horace Coleman
Bass : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards Joey Gallo

03 - You Can Count On Me

Lead vocals : Howard Hewett
Vocal Arranger : Howard Hewett
Rhythm Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Bass : Horace Coleman
Bass & String Synthesizer : Bill Wolfer
String Arranger : Bill Wolfer
Keyboards : Sylvester Rivers & Joey Gallo

04 - Right Here

Lead vocals : Howard Hewett & Jody Watley
Vocal Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : Ricky Sylvers & Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion Terrence Floyd
Guitar : Chuck Gentry, John McClain
Bass : Horace Coleman
Keyboards : Kevin Spencer, Joey Gallo & Rickey Smith

05 - No Limits (The Now Club)

Lead vocals : Howard Hewett & Jody Watley
Vocal Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III, Marquis Dair
Rhythm Arrangers : Leon F. Sylvers III & Joey Gallo
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion Terrence Floyd
Bass : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards : Joey Gallo, Marquis Dair

Side Two

01 - Disappearing Act

Lead vocals : Jody Watley
Vocal Arrangers : Foster Sylvers & Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : Foster Sylvers, Leon F. Sylvers III & Joey Gallo
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion : Terrence Floyd & William Zimmerman
Guitar : Chuck Gentry & John McClain
Bass : Leon F. Sylvers III
Keyboards : Foster Sylvers, Joey Gallo, William Zimmerman & Leon F. Sylvers III

02 - Over And Over

Lead vocals Howard Hewett
Vocal Arranger Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion : Terrence Floyd
Guitar : Dominic Leslie, Ernest Reed & Chuck Gentry
Keyboards : Vincent Brantley, Isaias Gamboa, Leon F. Sylvers III & Joey Gallo

03 - You're The One For Me

Lead vocals Howard Hewett
Vocal Arranger Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : Isaias Gamboa & Leon F. Sylvers III
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Guitar : Chuck Gentry
Bass : Horace Coleman
Keyboards : Isaias Gamboa & Joey Gallo

04 - You Won't Miss Love (Until It's Gone)

Lead vocals Howard Hewett
Vocal Arranger : Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arrangers : Wardell Potts Jr. & Rickey Smith
Drums : Wardell Potts Jr.
Percussion : Terrence Floyd
Guitar : Richard Randolph
Bass : Rickey Smith
Keyboards : Rickey Smith, Wardell Potts Jr., Joey Gallo & Isaias Gamboa

05 - The Look

Lead vocals : Howard Hewett
Vocal Arrangers : Howard Hewett, Stanley Clarke & Leon F. Sylvers III
Rhythm Arranger : Stanley Clarke
Drums : Ed Greene
Percussion : Terrence Floyd
Guitar : Horace Coleman & Chuck Gentry
Bass : Stanley Clarke
Keyboards : Joey Gallo & Sylvester Rivers