The Look (album)

The Look
Studio album by Shalamar
Released	July 11, 1983
Recorded	1982
Genre	Boogie, Dance-pop, Soul music
Length	46:26
Label	SOLAR
Producer	Leon Sylvers III
Shalamar chronology
Friends (1982) The Look (1983) Heartbreak (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B+[2]

The Look is the seventh album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1983 on the SOLAR label. It is the last Shalamar album to feature the line-up of Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley, as both Daniel and Watley would leave the group shortly before its release ^[3]

The Look peaked at No. 13 on the R&B chart and No. 79 on the Billboard pop chart. Like Shalamar's previous album, Friends, it was more successful in the United Kingdom, where it reached No. 7. The Time guitarist Jesse Johnson plays rhythm guitar on "Dead Giveaway", uncredited.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Closer"	Wilmer Raglin, William Zimmerman, Dana Meyers	5:07
2.	"Dead Giveaway"	Joey Gallo, Leon Sylvers III, Marquis Dair	5:01
3.	"You Can Count on Me"	Carrie Lucas, Ken Rarick	3:47
4.	"Right Here"	Ricky Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III, Kevin Spencer, Vincent Brantley	4:16
5.	"No Limits (The Now Club)"	Marquis Dair, Leon Sylvers III, Patricia Sylvers, Joey Gallo	4:47

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Disappearing Act"	Foster Sylvers, Dana Meyers, Janet Cole	5:25
7.	"Over and Over"	Leon Sylvers III, William Shelby, Dominic Leslie	4:34
8.	"You're the One for Me"	Isaias Gamboa, Howard Hewett, Leon Sylvers III	5:00
9.	"You Won't Miss Love (Until It's Gone)"	Wardell Potts, Jr., Rickey Smith, Howard Hewett	4:06
10.	"The Look"	Howard Hewett, Stanley Clarke	3:55

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[4]	79
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4]	13
UK Albums Chart[4]	7

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[5]
		US Pop	US R&B	UK Pop
1983	"Dead Giveaway"	22	10	8
	"Over and Over"	-	26	23
	"Disappearing Act"	-	-	18
1984	"You Can Count On Me"	-	77	-

References

1. Stanley, Leo. "Shalamar – The Look". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Shalamar – The Look". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
3. Adam Sweeting, Melody Maker Magazine United Kingdom, July 16, 1983, retrieved July 20, 2014
4. "Shalamar US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
5. "Shalamar US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.

External links

• Shalamar-The Look at Discogs