Disco Gardens is the second album by the American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1978 on SOLAR Records.[4][5] The group included Gerald Brown, Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley; it was the only Shalamar album on which Brown appeared.[6]
| Disco Gardens | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 28, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1978 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Star Track, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
| Length | 31:52 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Leon Sylvers III, Dick Griffey | |||
| Shalamar chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Disco Gardens was less successful than Shalamar's debut, Uptown Festival, peaking at No. 171 on the Billboard 200.[7] It also peaked at No. 52 on the R&B chart. "Take That to the Bank" was a UK Top 20 hit.[8]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tossing, Turning and Swinging" | Ricky Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III | 5:47 |
| 2. | "Shalamar Disco Gardens" | Jeffrey Daniel | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Take That to the Bank" | Kevin Spencer, Leon Sylvers III | 6:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Stay Close to Love" | Leon Sylvers III, Herman Brown | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Leave It All Up to Love" | Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Lovely Lady" | Kossi Gardner | 5:36 |
| 7. | "Cindy, Cindy" | Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony | 2:56 |
Singles edit
"Take That to the Bank" (US Hot 100 #79, US R&B #11, UK #20)
References edit
- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Disco Gardens". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 372.
- ^ "Shalamar: Uptown Festival / Disco Gardens / Big Fun". Pitchfork.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 628–629.
- ^ Partipilo, Vic (29 Dec 1978). "On Location". Oakland Post. No. 192. p. 4.
- ^ Lehman, Christopher P. (April 16, 2008). "A Critical History of Soul Train on Television". McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research. p. 697.
- ^ "SHALAMAR". Official Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2021.