Three for Love
| Three for Love | ||||
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| Studio album by Shalamar | ||||
| Released | December 15, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1978-1980 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles, CA and Aura Sound, Orlando, FL | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Leon Sylvers III | |||
| Shalamar chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A- [2] |
Three for Love is the fourth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1980 on the SOLAR label. It was produced by Leon Sylvers III and features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley).
Three for Love has been certified Gold in the United States for sales of over 500,000. It peaked at #8 on the R&B chart and #40 on the Billboard chart.
In 2002, Three for Love was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a two-for-one CD format with Shalamar's previous album Big Fun.
Track listing
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Full of Fire" | Jody Watley, Joey Gallo, Richard Randolph | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Attention to My Baby" | William Shelby, Kevin Spencer, Wardell Potts | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Somewhere There's a Love" | Otis Stokes, William Shelby, Ernest "Pepper" Reed | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Some Things Never Change" | William Shelby, Dana Meyers | 4:55 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 5. | "Make That Move" | Kevin Spencer, Williams Shelby, Ricky Smith | 6:15 |
| 6. | "This Is for the Lover in You" | Howard Hewett, Dana Meyers | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Work It Out" | Jody Watley, Nidra Beard | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Pop Along Kid" | Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett, Nidra Beard | 4:48 |
Personnel
- Shalamar - lead & backing vocals
- Leon Sylvers III - bass, percussion
- Foster Sylvers - bass
- Wardell Potts, Jr. - drums
- Stephen Shockley - guitar
- Richard Randolph - guitar
- Ernest "Pepper" Reed - guitar
- Ricky Sylvers - guitar
- Fred Alexander, Jr. - percussion
- Kevin Spencer - keyboards
- Joey Gallo - keyboards
- James Sylvers - keyboards
- Michael Nash - keyboards
- Ricky Smith - keyboards
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | U.S. Album Chart | 40 |
| 1981 | Top R&B/Black Albums | 8 |
Single
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Full of Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| 1981 | "Full of Fire" | Hot Soul Singles | 24 |
| 1981 | "Make That Move" | Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| 1981 | "Make That Move" | Hot Soul Singles | 6 |
| 1981 | "This Is for the Lover in You" | Hot Soul Singles | 17 |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Three for Love". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Shalamar - Three for Love". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
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