Three for Love
| Three for Love | ||||
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| Released | December 15, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1980 | |||
| Studio | Studio Masters; Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles); Aura Sound (Orlando, Florida) | |||
| Genre | R&B, post-disco | |||
| Length | 40:41 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | Leon Sylvers III | |||
| Shalamar chronology | ||||
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Three for Love is the fourth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1980 on the SOLAR label. It was produced by Leon Sylvers III and features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley).
Three for Love has been certified Gold in the United States for sales of over 500,000. The album eventually went Platinum. It peaked at #8 on the R&B chart and #40 on the Billboard chart.
In 2002, Three for Love was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a two-for-one CD format with Shalamar's previous album Big Fun.
Reception
[edit]AllMusic rated the album four and a half out of five stars.[1] Music critic Robert Christgau graded it "A−".[2] Writer Colin Larkin rated it three out of five.[3]
The album had sold over 875,000 copies by July 1982. The single "Make That Move" sold more than 535,000 units.[4]
The album was ranked 43 on "The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980" by Rolling Stone.[5]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full of Fire" | Jody Watley, Joey Gallo, Richard Randolph | 6:20 |
| 2. | "Attention to My Baby" | William Shelby, Kevin Spencer, Wardell Potts | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Somewhere There's a Love" | Otis Stokes, William Shelby, Ernest "Pepper" Reed | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Some Things Never Change" | William Shelby, Dana Meyers | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Make That Move" | Kevin Spencer, William Shelby, Ricky Smith | 6:15 |
| 6. | "This Is for the Lover in You" | Howard Hewett, Dana Meyers | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Work It Out" | Jody Watley, Nidra Beard | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Pop Along Kid" | Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett, Nidra Beard | 4:48 |
Personnel
[edit]Shalamar
[edit]- Jeffrey Daniel - baritone lead & backing vocals
- Howard Hewett - tenor lead & backing vocals
- Jody Watley - alto lead & backing vocals
Musical Personnel
[edit]- Leon Sylvers III - bass, percussion
- Foster Sylvers - bass
- Wardell Potts, Jr. - drums
- Stephen Shockley - guitar
- Richard Randolph - guitar
- Ernest "Pepper" Reed - guitar
- Ricky Sylvers - guitar
- Fred Alexander, Jr. - percussion
- Kevin Spencer - keyboards
- Joey Gallo - keyboards
- James Sylvers - keyboards
- Michael Nash - keyboards
- Ricky Smith - keyboards
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Single
[edit]| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Full of Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| 1981 | "Full of Fire" | Hot Soul Singles | 24 |
| 1981 | "Make That Move" | Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| 1981 | "Make That Move" | Hot Soul Singles | 6 |
| 1981 | "This Is for the Lover in You" | Hot Soul Singles | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Three for Love". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Shalamar - Three for Love". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2002). "Shalamar". The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music. p. 395. ISBN 9781852279479. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Gayle, Stephen (July 1982). "Solar Empire Strikes Gold". Black Enterprise. p. 40. Retrieved December 14, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980". Rolling Stone. 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Shalamar, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Shalamar, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
