Do anybody here like Shalamar as much as I do? Their music in my opinion is a mix of New Wave,Funk,and R&B.My favorite songs from them are "Dead Giveaway","Lover In You","I Can Make You Feel Good","Make That Move",and "Dancing In The Sheets".What are your favorites from them?

purplewaves1 said:

Timeless track, Howard Hewitt is underrated.

Jody

Yes he is!

"make that move"
"a night to remember"
"second time around"
"take that to the bank"
"this is for the lover in you"

etc.....

my favorite Shalamar songs:

"Take That To The Bank" (1979)
"A Night To Remember" (1982)
"Don't Try To Change Me" (1982)
"Help Me" (1982)
"Make That Move" (1980)
"Over And Over" (1983)
"This Is For The Lover In You" (1981)
"Full Of Fire" (1980)
"The Second Time Around" (1980)
"I Can Make You Feel Good" (1982)
"Dead Giveaway" (1983)

I've been a Shalamar fan ever since I heard "Take That To The Bank",my favorite song by them.I wore out the 'Friends' album in spring/summer of '82....that's the album that features "A Night To Remember".I think it's their best album overall.It's a shame that Howard,Jody and Jeffrey parted ways at the height of their popularity.I remember watching MTV in the summer of '83 and being shocked when the "Dead Giveaway" video came on! At that time,MTV wasn't showing alot of R&B artists,so it was surprising to see Shalamar getting that kind of exposure.

Najee said:

Until very, very recently, I had searched forever for that song, until I finally found out that DeBarge didn't sing it (as I had remembered it). But yeah, what a nice group they were.

purplewaves1 said:

hell yes! i love me some shalamar but only from the 80's! the more new wave stuff they did was the bomb. i love the heart break album. in fact i was listening to it this morning! every track rocks. my faves are, my girl loves me, erotic affair, dead giveaway, dancing in the sheets and even circumstancial evidence with the newer members. i totally agree howard hewitt is underrated. what a voice!

Favorite Shalamr gems:

Help Me
I Just Stopped By Because I Had To
I Don't Wanna Be The Last To Know
Full of Fire
Over and Over
Friends
Right In The Socket

dancerella said:

I never got into the 'Heartbreak' album.To be honest,I feel like Shalamar ended in 1983 after Jody and Jeffrey left.I never bought anything from the 'New Shalamar' and even Howard deserted them after only one album.

"Dancing In The Sheets" is garbage glossy,80s,electronic-pop crap.And who ever told Micki Free that he could sing?! "Games" is downright awful.


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CHIC0 said:

That would be my list as well. They were so big in the early 80s.

I never cared for them too much either after Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels left. Why? Because the new line up sounded too damn pop!