Friends [Import]

Shalamar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Unidisc Records
• ASIN: B00003Q46X
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,592 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Disco

Track Listings

1. A Night to Remember

2. Don't Try to Change Me

3. Help Me

4. On Top of the World

5. I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know

6. Friends

7. Playing to Win

8. I Just Stopped by Because I Had To

9. There It Is [Extended Mix]

10. I Can Make You Feel Good

11. A Night to Remember [Radio Edit]

12. A Night to Remember [Extended M&M Mix]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Classic, July 10, 2001

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Andre M. "brnn64" (Mt. Pleasant, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

Unfortunately, this CD/Album has not gone down in R&B history along with Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" or Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (which came out at about the same time), but those of us who heard this the first time around have fond memories of it. At a time when much of R&B was synthetic... "Freinds" was a compilation of real feel-good music. The song "I Can Make You Feel Good" does just that, as well as the title cut "Friends" and "A Night To Remember." It's a shame that this version of Shalamar with Jeffery Daniels, Jody Watley, and Howard Hewitt, broke up not long after this. But at least they left behind this wonderful collection for us to enjoy today.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shalamar " ON TOP OF THE WORLD", May 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

This release in '82 has got to go down as one of the all time classic soul/pop albums. Anyone who doesn't have a copy in their collection at the mo' needs to add one asap! All 10 tracks ooze quality, stand-outs being "There It Is", " Night To Remember" & the title track "Friends". Howard Hewett, lead vocalists, who went on to a successfull solo career, shows why he's still regarded as being one of the few distinct voices in soul.....as once said, he could make the reading of the yellow pages sound sweet....anyway, don't take my word for it, spend a few $'s no disappointments I swear!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shalamar's Early 80s Masterpiece, April 13, 2005

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M. Edwards "grenadines" (Buckinghamshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Friends (Audio CD)

"BEAUTIFUL music by beautiful people" was SOLAR's (Sound of Los Angeles Records) bold motto. And nowhere was this declaration better displayed than on Shalamar's 1982 album. It was an album that sent Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Daniels and the beautiful Jody Watley into the Megastar stratosphere, and it made a lasting impression in the pop/R&B consciousness.

You have to hand it to Dick Griffey (Executive Producer and record label head). He had a knack of drafting together the right blend of songwriters and producers who brought out the best of Shalamar's talents. Howard Hewett has one of the finest tenor voices in the business and it was put to good use here. Jody was also blossoming into a stylish vocalist. However, it was the blending of Howard and Jody's voices that made Shalamar's sound different.

Every artist/group has a defining album in their repertoire, and "Friends" was Shalamar at their best. It's worth pointing out that the whole Shalamar experience was different in the UK than in the US. Shalamar were HUGE in the UK, and all the released singles were massive hits on the pop charts. "A Night To Remember", "I Can Make You Feel Good", "There It Is" and the title track became anthems and the us Brits adopted the trio as our own

The album opens with the classic "A Night to Remember", which is perhaps the most famous Shalamar song of all time. Jody and Howard take the lead here. This gem of a track is still getting airplay today. "Don't Try To Change Me" is an all-Jody lead song, and she did a fine job. "Help Me" is a fabulous, funky mid-tempo number.

Other tracks worth mentioning are the title track, the awesome "There It Is" and "I Can Make You Feel Good". No other Shalamar album encapsulates a period better than "Friends". If, like me, you wore your vinyl version out, treat yourself to a CD and take a trip down memory lane.

p.s. here's a little Shalamar trivia for the younger music fans who may not be aware. It was Shalamar's Jeffrey Daniels who introduced the Moonwalk to the masses, and NOT Michael Jackson on the Motown 25 concert! This is one fact the Mr Jackson failed to point out, and Jeffrey never received the credit he deserved.