Sylvester (album)
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| Studio album by Sylvester | ||||||||||
| Released | 1977 | |||||||||
| Recorded | February and March 1977 | |||||||||
| Genre | Disco, pop | |||||||||
| Label | Fantasy Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Harvey Fuqua | |||||||||
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Sylvester is the third studio album by Sylvester. Previously Sylvester had released two albums on the Blue Thumb Records credited to Sylvester and the Hot Band. It was his first disco album in the series of three that were recorded and released by Fantasy Records in the late 1970s. The album was issued with the alternative title "Over And Over" in France.[2]
Two singles were issued from the album. The first single, a self penned song called Down, Down, Down, charted at #18 in the Billboard Dance chart.[3] The following single Over and Over written by Ashford & Simpson failed to make any impression on the charts. On the track I've Been Down the lead vocals are performed by Izora Rhodes and Martha Wash, known at the time as Two Tons o' Fun, they later went on to record as The Weather Girls. The album was re-issued on compact disc in the UK by Southbound Records in 1995, together with the album "Step II", this release features no bonus tracks.
Track listing
Side A
- "Over and Over" (Ashford & Simpson) - 6:58
- "I Tried to Forget You" (Sylvester James, James "Tip" Wirrick) - 4:59
- "Changes" (James) - 3:07
- "Tipsong" (James, Wirrick) - 3:59
Side B
- "Down, Down, Down" (James) - 5:18
- "Loving Grows Up Slow" (Morgan Ames) - 4:01
- "I Been Down" (Ron Galbraith, Maury Keener) - 3:39
- "Never Too Late" (James) - 2:57
Personnel
- Sylvester James - vocals
- The Weather Girls - Backing vocals (tracks B3 Lead vocals)
- James "Tip" Wirrick - guitar
- Dan Reich - keyboards
- John Dunstan - bass
- Sandyjack Reiner, AKA Jack Reiner - drums
Production
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley.
- Tip-N-Sly - rhythm arrangements
- Leslie Drayton - string and horn arrangements
- Harvey Fuqua - producer
- Sylvester James - Co-production
- Eddie Bill Harris - mixing engineer Tracks: 4, 5, 7 and 8
- Phil Kaffel - mixing engineer Tracks: 1, 2, 3 and 6
- Phil Bray - photographer
- Phil Carroll - art direction
- Jamie Putnam - design
Release history
LP:
- 1977 Fantasy Records F-9531.[4]
CD:
- 1995 Southbound Records CDSEWD 104
References
- ↑ "Sylvester". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Over And Over". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Billboard Chart:Sylvester-Down, Down, Down". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ↑ "Sylvester (album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-03-14.