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FRIENDS is the digitally remastered, limited editon release by funk trio Shalamar.
Although the group had been around since the late '70s, Shalamar didn't really gel until vocalist Howard Hewett joined original members Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley. While Friends' predecessor, Three for Love, offered more hits, Friends is a sometimes-cautious though fulfilling continuation of the style. The biggest hit and leadoff track, "A Night to Remember," successfully mixes a subtle flash and a bittersweet melody that made the track an instant classic. As disco was long gone at this point, Friends represents the production style inherent in Solar and a fair amount of R&B of the time. "I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" coasts on the same smooth sound of their 1981 hit, "The Lover in You." At this point, the separate skills of the trio were beginning to supersede the act. Hewett ably handles the hooky and insinuating ballad "I Just Stopped by Because I Had To." The textbook Solar style and Leon F. Sylvers III's production on "There It Is" get back to the trio harmonies and aesthetic. Friends is not only an assured Shalamar, a fact that was a given with this version of the group, it's also a great representation of the Solar sound and early-'80s R&B. ~ Jason Elias
Japanese digitally remastered limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.
Japanese version includes one bonus track.
CD contains 1 bonus track.
CD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.Q (11/96, p.157) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...their masterpiece, delivering a string of hits that still sound great today: `A Night To Remember,' the sublime `There It Is,' `I Can Make You Feel Good' and the title track..."
Uncut (8/02, p.115) - 3.5 out of 5 - "...Their best album..." Friends Review
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Purchase Friends CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Shakira She Wolf CD (2009)
Friends album
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Last time around, Shakira touched upon so many styles she couldn't be contained on one album, splitting Oral Fixation in two. This time, she focuses on one sound only: a pulsating electro-disco that crosses all boundaries and welcomes all nationalities. Such concentration behooves Shakira, freeing her to release her inner She Wolf, a wild wacko who's as coo coo as she is carnal. And for as sexy as Shakira is -- crucially, her music is sexy too -- what really gives She Wolf its bite is her inspired nuttiness, how she laments that Matt Damon's not meant for her, and wishes her ex-lover and his new girl a horrible vacation where the room smells and the toilet doesn't flush. "Darling, it is no joke, this is lycanthropy," she sings on the title track with no small trace of humor, and this blend of cheerful weirdness and sick beats -- often supplied by the Neptunes, delivering tough, sensual rhythms in a way they haven't in a long time, but also John Hill and Wyclef Jean -- is giddily addicting, a celebration of all the strange sensuality that comes out at night. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Last time around, Shakira touched upon so many styles she couldn't be contained ...
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Friends songs
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Friends album
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Liner Note Author: Jeff Hannusch.
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Friends music CDs
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With cover art that features one of the best uberbrows in the history of music, In Effect Mode and its lead single, "Nite and Day," took Al B. Sure! from being just another smooth R&B singer to the top of the music charts. It certainly didn't hurt matters much that André Harrell and Teddy Riley helped to produce this debut album. Of course, the leadoff track helped to redefine quiet ...
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Friends songs
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Clarinetist Bobby Gordon, his cohorts in the Orphan Newsboys (Marty Grosz, Peter Ecklund and Greg Cohen) and other top pre-bop players are heard on this CD performing a variety of songs made famous by Bing Crosby, most of which date from the 1930s. Although Gordon gets top billing, he does not take much more solo space than the other horn players (Peter Ecklund or Randy Reinhart on trumpet, trombonist Dan Barrett and Scott Robinson on tenor, baritone and bass saxes), and the most ...
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Friends album
$27.85
Germany's Bear Family Records doesn't do anything half-assed, and the dozen or so volumes in the label's Blowing the Fuse series (which chronicles R&B sides year by year starting with this entry for 1949) are generous (each disc has well over 20 selections), fascinating and full of half-forgotten gems. This volume is no exception, as 1949 was the year that launched John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" into the world as well as Stick McGhee's immortal "Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee," just two of the enduring sides to be found here. Anyone who still needs proof that the world was rockin' long before rock & roll officially hit, look no further. ~ Steve Leggett
Blowing the Fuse is a killer series of compilation CDs issued by Germany's premier archivist label, Bear Family. Subtitled "R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox," each volume is compiled by year. 1949 was a boom year for jukeboxes across the United States. This volume, like most of the others, contains 28 affirmed classics of the early postwar years though some of these titles have been obscured a bit by history. Assembled by Dave "Daddy Cool" Booth, the sequencing of these tracks has proved invaluable in this series. Sound quality is ...
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Friends CD music
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Sinister Dexter began in the Bay Area six years ago when seven horn players gathered a rhythm section to form a band. Together we had a single goal: to make people dance. Since then, we've focused on becoming the ideal party band - if our audience was not having fun, then we were not doing our job. Our original music spans latin, funk, blues, swing, and soul. Our covers range from Tower of Power to Stevie Wonder to Maceo Parker to Ozomatli. Whatever music we play, we do it with a lot of energy and we make it fun. Onstage, anything is fair game whether it's Beck's Debra or South Park's (Isaac Hayes') Simultaneous Lovin'.Sinister Dexter features a seven-piece horn section, composed of alto, tenor, and bari saxophones, tenor and bass trombones, and two trumpets. Our sound is reminiscent of the Bay Area's great funk horn band, Tower of Power, a sound that has been sorely missed in the current era of rap-rock and electronica. Add in an amazing rhythm section and we truly make magic. It also allows us to make your listening experience interesting - what other funk rock groups have 12 musicians? They just can't compete with our full sound.All our work has culminated in the release of our full-length album "Dexterity" composed of 15 original songs written and arranged by Sinister Dexter.Since you don't know the song titles and styles and we do, here's a handy cheat sheet. (We love all our songs, but if you want just one, we suggest that you try Morenita.)Funk: Broadband ConnectionBlues: Free Man (a tribute to women)Latin: MorenitaSwing: Are You Ready to DanceLatin: Chasing the Clouds AwayBallad: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (not the classic you're thinking of)Swing: Sinister DexterFunk: Show Us How To Get DownFunk: Jack in the Box (where else would you eat?)Funk: Him or MeFunk/Soul: Swim on Over (to Me)Latin: Better Left UnsaidBlues: Another DrinkSwing: One-Eyed JackBlues: 2 Before 9 - an ode to Jack Daniels (old no. ...
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