THE WHISPERS
Formed 1964 in Los Angeles, California. Their line up changed slightly since their recording debut was in 1964 with It Only Hurts For Awhile" on Dore Records. But they hit their stride with SOLAR Records in the late 70s right on through the 80s. They epitomized the SOLAR sound working with Leon Sylvers early on and then other SOLAR greats like Babyface and Midnight Star's Calloway brothers as the decade progressed. But no matter who produced them, one thing you could count on was smooth tight vocals from the fellas lead by twin brothers Walter Scott and Wallace "Scotty" Scott. I used to love the way they would break the album down into two sides. Side A - For Dancin' Side B - For Romancin. Any fans of the Whispers out there ?. What are some of your favorite cuts by them ? Show your love for one of the greatest singing groups ever.

For Dancin'

And the Beat Gones On
Emergency
Tonite
It's a Love Thing
In the Raw
Contagious
Out The Box
Keep On loving Me
Some Kinda Lover
Rock Steady
Turn Me Out
Crusin In

For Romancin'

Olivia
Lady
Toast to the Ladies
Say Yes
Can't Help but Love you
In The Mood
A song for Donny
Love Is Where You Find It

And the Beat Gones On is the only one I really konw

lilgish said:

You know, that acually makes me feel bad for you. Seek some of their shit out. They recorded some of the tighest tracks of the 80s.

I also know It's a Love Thing if that makes it any better.

Uh-Huh.... ....

Was jus listenin the other day...



poof

Can't forget about Rock Steady (written by Babyface)


Olivia (Lost and Turned OUt)

In The Raw

Lady

Innocent

Just Gets Better With Time

Contagious


Keep On Lovin' Me

I love The Whispers, my daddy used to keep them on play along with Maze.

Your talking about some good music right there! One of the funkiest bass lines ever recorded is the one for "And The Beat Goes On". You gotta get up and dance when you hear it. I also like "Emergency" Does anyone remember the video to that song? Talk about Cheesey. I bet it only cost about $300.00 to make. Also I bet most of you didn't know that "Roses Are Red" the hit song that Babyface wrote for the Mac Band was originally supposed to be for the Whispers, But they went with "Rock Steady" instead. I would like to hear some of their 1960's material. I only heard what they did from the 70's to the present.

they are a great group...true R&B

Their music in the 80´s was tight but don´t sleep on their album where they sing Babyface´s songs...I don´t mean songs written by Babyface for them as usual, but songs that were sung by Babyface before...don´t remember the exact release date, but I guess it came out in 2000 or 2001.
They sing a lot of Babyface songs and songs written by Babyface on it, for instance Tony Braxton´s High, etc.
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you guys better not forget this jam...

"This Kinda Lovin" (1981)


this kinda lovin...I only get from you
this kinda lovin....I only get from you,from you

and shame on y'all for not mentioning this midtempo groove...

"Let's Go All The Way" (1978)


let's take a drive to Santa Monica
you bring the wine and I'll bring my guitar

intha916 said:

Indeed! The Whispers were on fire during the 80s,with one hot jam after another.Remember "In The Raw" from 1982? That's one of the funkiest grooves of the 80s,period!! The entire 'Love Is Where You Find It' album is a must-have.A year later,they came back with more jams..."Tonight" and "Keep On Lovin Me".


A funny story about "Keep On Lovin Me"...it was released in spring 1983,when Jam and Lewis were still members of the Time.Prince heard it on the radio and assumed that it was a Jam and Lewis production.In those days,he didn't want his proteges' working with other artists,lol.

lilgish said:

I could listen to that song all day long and never get tired of it...

do you ever wonder?
why to win somebody's gotta lose
I might as well get over (the blues)
just like fishing in the ocean
they'll always be someone new (who'll love me better)
you did me wrong
but I've been through stormy weather


time to pull out my Whispers compilation

whatchall know about

"its a great day"
and
" A mother for my Children"

DavidEye said:

I don't think I love a Whisper album from start to finish as much as I do Love Is Where You Find It. In the Raw, Crusin In, Emergency, Turn Me Out, Say Yes... man! That whole album is great. It's one of he few albums I can say is a 10 out of 10.

And I can't believe I left out "This Kind of Lovin" That was my jam!

"This kinda luvin, I only get from yoooo-oooo"

That was the jammy jam right there!

ThePunisher said:

LOL U got that right. That phone both and those running suites! lol

Walter and Scotty had some pretty impressive pornstaches.

OdysseyMiles said:

intha916 said:

Yeah,'Love Is Where You Find It' is easily their best album of the 80s

Innocent
Rocksteady
And The Neat Goes On



Man i remember in Brooklyn when Rocksteady came out...

My mom played that album out when it hit the weka sto's

OdysseyMiles said:

I always thought that they looked like older versions of Gary Coleman...

"This is What I Do to get you in the mood" is one of my fave slow jams of all times!!!

The Whispers

Saw them live a few years ago, awesome show. They sound just like their records.

TheRealFiness said:

You're going waaaaayyyyy back to their early days.Most folks only can only recall their late 70s and 80s stuff.Remember "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong" and "I Only Meant To Get My Feet Wet"?

One of my favorite, most listened to songs ever is Rock Steady.

have you guys ever heard their Christmas album 'Happy Holidays To You'? It's my all-time favorite Christmas album.Released in 1979,it has become a soul music classic

My favorites are:

And The Beat Goes On
Lady
It's A Love Thing
Up On Soul Train
In The Raw
Emergency
Tonight
Rock Steady
Keep On Lovin' Me
Love Is Where You Find It

I love the song "Happy Holidays". I play it every Christmas.

vainandy said:

Man,every Christmas season,I play that CD to death!

I have it on a compilation called "Slow Jams Christmas" (Volume 1), which also includes some other of my favorites like:

What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas - The Emotions
Silent Night - The Temptations
This Christmas - Donny Hathaway