Awhile back,I hung out with an Orger who lives nearby and we were listening to oldies and I noticed he had 'The Best of the Sylvers' CD.He introduced me to this song,which I had never heard before.I like it alot!

SoulAlive said:

Yep, "Wish That I Could Talk To You" was the first cut on the Sylvers debut album The Sylvers 1 (1972) That Orger has a rare gem "The Best of the Sylvers (Boggie Fever)" is hard to find.

Thanks for the info.I was wondering what year/album this song is from

SoulAlive said:

You're welcome. Oops had intened to post this....here ya go.



The Sylvers - The Sylvers I (1972)
Tracklisting:

01. Wish That I Could Talk To You
02. Fool's Paradise
03. Only One Can Win
04. I'm Truly Happy
05. Touch Me Jesus
06. I Know Myself
07. Chaos
08. So Close
09. I'll Never Be Ashamed
10. How Love Hurts

TD3 said:

How is the rest of the album? Is it worth hunting down?

soulalive, you had NEVER heard this song until recently?! i thought you came up in the 70s?! how the hell could you have missed this song?!

SoulAlive said:

I would think so Soul, I'm a big, Big fan of the Sylvers I, II, & III albums. Here are the clips of each of the songs, I think all of those songs from this album have been uploaded in their entirety on the Tube.




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You JUST heard this?

Yeah,I just heard this a few montha ago It's one of those lost gems that I didn't hear when it first came out.

kibbles said:

For some reason,I must have missed their early singles.I only recall hearing their disco hits "Hotline,"Boogie Fever","High School Dance" back in the 70s.

SoulAlive said:

That's OK Soul come on out the box. There was soooo much good music being created back in the day, you were bound to miss somethings.

TD3 said:

I'll look for this album on my next vinyl dig!!

SoulAlive said:

Well if that's the case, here are the other two ablums II & III I spoke of. The Sylvers II Lp is gonna be a hard find (rare) though, I've seen a few pop up on eBay, costing.



The Sylvers - The Sylvers II (1973)
Tracklisting:

01. We Can Make It We Try
02. Through The Love In My Heart
03. Handle It
04. I'll Never Let You Go
05. Cry Of A Dreamer
06. Stay Away From Me
07. I Don't Need To Prove Myself
08. Let it Be Me
09. Love Me, Love Me Not
10. I Remember
11. Yesterday


Here's a tribute to MJ with the Sylvers singing the Beatles song, "Yesterday" acapella.. some harmonizing Fools. http://www.youtube.com/wa...a-kcNa0AY8





The Sylvers - The Sylvers III (1974)
Tracklisting:

01. I Aim To Please
02. Could Be You
03. Wish You Were Here
04. Don't Give Up The Good Life
05. Even This Shall Pass Away
06. Am I Truly Yours
07. Be My Love
08. Love Over Mind
09. What's It All About
10. Tcb

Cool...I'll look for those albums too!

SoulAlive said:

Good Luck.....



The Sylvers - The Sylvers II (1973)
Tracklisting:

01. We Can Make It We Try
02. Through The Love In My Heart
03. Handle It
04. I'll Never Let You Go
05. Cry Of A Dreamer
06. Stay Away From Me
07. I Don't Need To Prove Myself
08. Let it Be Me
09. Love Me, Love Me Not
10. I Remember
11. Yesterday



Clips from all the songs from the Sylvers II.

What's your favorite album by them?

SoulAlive said:

Hm... that's a tuff one to call but I'll go with The Sylvers I album.

Forever Yours (1978)....is a sleeper too.(IMHO)




The Sylvers - The Sylvers III (1974)
Tracklisting:

01. I Aim To Please
02. Could Be You
03. Wish You Were Here
04. Don't Give Up The Good Life
05. Even This Shall Pass Away
06. Am I Truly Yours
07. Be My Love
08. Love Over Mind
09. What's It All About
10. Tcb

Here are the clips for all the songs from Sylvers III.



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SoulAlive said:

i guess so!

we didn't have 'wish' on a 45 but we did have 'stay away from me' and 'misdemeanor'. so a few years later when they came out with 'boogie fever', i was all over it. my mother's friend bought me the showcase album, and i 'borrowed' my mom's loose change to save up $3.88 to buy the follow up with 'hotline' on it. bought it at a wrecka stow on crenshaw in l.a., near leo's bbq!

those were the dayz...

How love hurts is the b side to with that I could talk to you this album was produced by Jerry Butler.

SoulAlive said:

Thanks, David! Maybe you an post that audio clip for me if you know how to do it and maybe I'll finally know what it is!!

AzhnConnectzhn said:

I'll try

btw everybody....THIS IS THE ORGER who introduced me to this song the mysterious "AzhnConnectzhn" who rarely posts here (lol).He lives in my neighborhood.

kibbles said:

I remember when albums were that cheap

So that I can (SO THAT I CAN LET YOU KNOW!)
IIIII



Reminds me of my mom sittin in front of the record player drinkin her beer and her cigarette in hand just smilin


LOVE THIS TUNE! b/w So Close I believe.

TD3 said:

A sealed copy of their first album is going for $75 on ebay My hunt continues,lol;

SoulAlive said:

Yikes !! I & II. I'll keep a look out here in midwest if I luck on either 3 I'll org ya.

SoulAlive said:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...qvdySFkZ00

that's a great performance!!

paisleypark4 said:

There's just something amazing about early 70s R&B