Black Music Month ...

Though only six albums were released with this carnation of Shalamar this trio were trailblazers on the verge of SUPERSTARDOM selling out the Wembley Arena in London.  It seemed that nothing could stop them ... Oh wait that 'ego' word did.

In 1982 Friends was the sixth album by American/R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 on the SOLAR label produce by 'then' super hot producer Leon Sylvers The album, which features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), topped the R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart.

In the United Kingdom 'Friends' gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration of body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "A Night to Remember" on the BBC programme Top of the Pops. It reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles. It is now regarded in the UK as one of the defining albums of 1982.

Their single 'A Night To Remember' with its pulsating bass, is song that you can't get out of your head, while the single 'Help Me' hand a tender yearning Venerability to it.  

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