Concept (album)
Encyclopedia
Concept is the ninth album by the Los Angeles
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, California
California
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-based R&B group The Sylvers
The Sylvers
The Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
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Reception
Released in 1981, This would be their only album for SOLAR RecordsSOLAR Records
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Track listing
- "Reach Out" (Charmaine Sylvers, Nidra Beard) 6:14
- "Come Back Lover, Come Back" (Nidra Beard, Stephen Shockley, William Shelby) 5:00
- "Just When I Thought It Was Over" (Glen Barbee, Joey Gallo, Otis Stokes) 4:37
- "Take It to the Top" (Charmaine Sylvers) 4:29
- "I'm Getting Over" (Kevin Spencer, Nidra Beard, William Shelby) 4:20
- "Taking Over" (Charmaine Sylvers, Dana Meyers) 3:55
- "P.S. (The Unfinished Letter)" (Dana Meyers) 4:08
- "Heart Repair Man" (Karen Elliot) 5:05
- "There's a Place" (Julius Johnsen, Karen Elliot) 3:40
Personnel
- The SylversThe SylversThe Sylvers were a popular R&B/soul and disco family group during the 1970s. Originally from Memphis, Tennessee, the family would later relocate to Watts, California.- Beginnings :...
- Vocals, Background Vocals - Leon Sylvers IIILeon Sylvers IIILeon Frank Sylvers III is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid 1980s through his association with Dick Griffey's SOLAR...
- Bass, Vocals - Foster SylversFoster SylversFoster Emerson Sylvers is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist...
- Bass, Percussion - James Sylvers - Keyboards
- Ricky Sylvers - Keyboards, Guitar
- Patricia Sylvers - Keyboards
- Drums – Ed Green, Fred Alexander, Melvin Gentry, Wardell Potts
- Guitar – Ernest "Pepper" Reed, Richard Randolph, Stephen Shockley
- Keyboards – William Simmons, Bo Watson, Joey Gallo, Kevin Spencer, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Norman Beavers, Rickey Smith, Sylvester Rivers
- Percussion – Kenny Hudson