Shalamar
Shalamar
Top Songs
| 1 | The Second Time Around | ||
| 2 | This Is for the Lover in You | ||
| 3 | A Night to Remember [M&M Radio Mix] | ||
| 4 | Dancing In the Sheets [From "Footloose" Soundtrack] | ||
| 5 | Make That Move |
Albums
Sep 2018 • 16 songs
Nov 2017 • 1 song
Jul 2013 • 11 songs
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About
Biography
Shalamar was the creation of Dick Griffey, the booking agent for the television R&B program Soul Train, and British R&B producer Simon Soussan. The group's first single, the 1977 Motown medley "Uptown Festival," featured a bevy of faceless studio musicians; once it became a hit, Griffey decided to form a performing group under the name Shalamar. Through Soul Train, Griffey found Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniel, and Gerald Brown, the three vocalists who became Shalamar; Brown was quickly replaced by Howard Hewitt in 1978.
Shalamar's string of poppy dance-soul hits began in 1979 wi...