Parliament - Gloryhallastoopid (Or Pin The Tail On The Funky)

Label: Casablanca Records
Catalog#: 842 622-2
Format: lp

Country: US
Released: 23 Oct 1979
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: P.Funk
Credits: Bass - Bootsy Collins , Dewayne McKnight , Donnie Sterling , Junie Morrison , Rodney Curtis
Drums - Bootsy Collins , Dennis Chambers , Dewayne McKnight , Kenny Colton , Tyrone Lampkin
Guitar - Bootsy Collins , Catfish Collins , Dewayne McKnight , Garry Shider , Gordon Carlton , Junie Morrison , Michael Hampton
Horns - Bennie Cowan , Greg Boyer , Greg Thomas (2) , Larry Hatcher , Maceo Parker , Sam Peakes
Keyboards - Bernie Worrell , David Spradley , Junie Morrison
Percussion - Carl "Butch" Small , Larry Fratangelo
Producer - George Clinton
Vocals - Bootsy Collins , Clip Payne , Dawn Silva , Garry Shider , Gary Mudbone Cooper , George Clinton , Greg Thomas (2) , Janice Evans , Jeanette McGruder , Jeanette Washington , Jessica Cleaves , Joel Johnson , Larry Heckstall , Linda Shider , Philippe Wynne , Ray Davis , Robert "P-Nut" Johnson , Ron Dunbar , Ron Ford , Sheila Horne , Shirley Hayden , Tracey Lewis

Tracklisting:


1 Prologue (0:47)
2 (Gloryhallastoopid) Pin The Tail On The Funky (4:08)
3 Party People (10:10)
4 The Big Bang Theory (7:13)
5 The Freeze (Sizzaleenmean) (9:01)
6 Colour Me Funky (4:53)
Producer - Junie Morrison
7 Theme From The Black Hole (4:39)
Producer - Junie Morrison
8 May We Bang You? (4:43)

Quartz - Quartz

Label: Marlin
Catalog#: MARLIN 2216
Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: US
Released: 1978
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Artwork By [Illustration] - J.N. Guarigue
Engineer - Regis Le Corre
Photography - P. Astrier
Producer - C. Quartz*
Notes: Recorded and mixed at Sidney Bechet Studios, France.

Tracklisting:


A1 Quartz (12:54)
Written-By - M. Gazzola* , C. Quartz*
B1 Beyond The Clouds (5:06)
Written-By - M. Gazzola* , C. Quartz*
B2 For Geromine (4:36)
Written-By - P. Langlade*
B3 Chaos (6:12)
Written-By - M. Gazzola* , C. Quartz*

Quartz - Camel In The City

Label: Polydor
Catalog#: PD-1-6203
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Artwork By [Cover Design] - F. Pessin
Drums - Didier Plus
Engineer - Régis Le Corre*
Engineer [Assistant] - Claude Chierici
Mastered By - Greg Calbi
Other [Artistic Direction] - Max Gazzola
Photography - D. Eichorn
Producer - Saint-Preux*
Synthesizer [Bass Synthesizer] - P. Langlade*
Synthesizer [Piano Synthesizer] - Laurent Taieb
Notes: Recorded and mixed at "Sidney Bechet" Studios - France
Also available on 8-track (8T-1-6203) and cassette (CT-1-6203)
All titles SACEM

©℗ 1979 Heloise Disques
Manufactured and marketed by Polydor Incorporated
Distributed by Polygram Distribution, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Tracklisting:


A1 Camel In The City (8:13)
Arranged By - M. Gazzola*
Written-By - J.L. Bucchi* , C. Quartz*
A2 Discoland (3:52)
Arranged By - M. Gazzola*
Written-By - J.L. Bucchi* , C. Quartz*
A3 Antigua (4:22)
Arranged By - J.L. Bucchi*
Written-By - M. Gazzola* , C. Quartz*
B1 Walking On The Floor (5:47)
Written-By - P. Langlade*
B2 After Love (3:56)
Arranged By - J.L. Bucchi*
Written-By - M. Gazzola* , C. Quartz*
B3 Casablanca (5:00)
Arranged By - C. Quartz*
Written-By - J.L. Bucchi* , M. Gazzola*

Pointer Sisters - Special Things

Label: Planet Records (5)
Catalog#: P-9
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US
Released: 1980
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Synth-pop, Disco
Credits: Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements By] - Pointer Sisters
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] - Jim Küenzi , Raven Royce-Jordan , Stephen Marcussen , Tim Dennen
Engineer [Recording Engineer] - Gabe Veltri
Engineer [Remix Engineer] - James Guthrie
Mastered By - Doug Sax , Mike Reese
Photography - Aaron Rapoport
Producer - Richard Perry
Producer [Associate Producer] - Trevor Lawrence
Technician [Production Co-ordinator] - Daniel Kushnick , Michael Solomon*
Notes: Recorded and mixed at Studio 55,
Los Angeles, California
Mastered at the Mastering Lab

Tracklisting:


A1 Could I Be Dreaming (3:31)
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Arranged By [Horns Arranged By], Conductor, Written-by - Trevor Lawrence
Bass - Nate Watts*
Concertmaster - Sid Sharp*
Drums - Ollie Brown
Flute [Alto] - Don Myrick , Jay Hutson*
French Horn - Henri Sigismonti*
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals - Anita*
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Trombone - Bill Reichenbach (2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Chuck Findley , Steve Madaio
Written-By - Anita Pointer , Mario Henderson
A2 He's So Shy (3:37)
Bass - Nate Watts*
Drums - James Gadson
Guitar - Tim May
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Arranged By, Written-By - Tom Snow
Lead Vocals - June*
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programmer] - Michael Boddicker
Written-By - Cynthia Weil
A3 The Love Too Good To Last (3:32)
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] - Burt Bacharach
Bass - Nate Watts*
Concertmaster - Sid Sharp*
Drums - Ollie Brown
Flugelhorn - Chuck Findley , Warren Looney
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals - Anita*
Orchestrated By - Trevor Lawrence
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer - Lance Ong
Written-By - Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager , Peter Allen
A4 Evil (3:19)
Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] - Trevor Lawrence
Bass - Nate Watts*
Drums - Raymond Pounds
Guitar - Ben Bridges , Marlo Henderson
Guitar [Guitar Solo] - Paul Jackson Jr.
Horns - Gary Grant
Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals - June*
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophone - Don Myrick , Jay Hutson*
Synthesizer - Lance Ong
Trombone - Bill Reichenbach (2) , Slyde Hyde
Trumpet - Larry Gittens , Steve Madaio
Written-By - Geoffrey Leib , Larry Lingle
A5 Save This Night For Love (3:25)
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Conductor - Trevor Lawrence
Bass, Percussion - Nate Watts*
Concertmaster - Sid Sharp*
Drums - Ollie Brown
Guitar - Marlo Henderson , Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards, Synthesizer - Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals - Anita*
Programmed By [Synthesizer Programmer] - Michael Boddicker
Written-By - Art Jacobson* , Bill Haberman , Ellison Chase
B1 We've Got The Power (4:53)
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Arranged By [Horns Arranged By], Conductor - Trevor Lawrence
Bass - John Pierce
Clavinet - Greg Phillinganes
Concertmaster - Sid Sharp*
Drums - James Gadson
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - John Barnes
Guitar - Mark Goldenberg , Tim May
Lead Vocals - June*
Piano - Clarence McDonald
Written-By - Bob Esty , Michael Brooks
B2 Where Did Time Go (3:08)
Arranged By [Horns Arranged By] - Trevor Lawrence
Bass - James Jamerson Jr.
Concertmaster - Sid Sharp*
Drums - Ricky Lawson
Guitar - David Williams , Marlo Henderson
Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards, Arranged By [Strings Arranged By] - Burt Bacharach
Lead Vocals - June*
Written-By - Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager
B3 Special Things (3:08)
Bass - Nate Watts*
Drums - James Gadson
Guitar - Mark Goldenberg , Tim May
Keyboards - John Barnes
Lead Vocals - Anita*
Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Written-By - Anita Pointer
B4 Here Is Where Your Love Belongs (4:40)
Arranged By [Strings Arranged By], Arranged By [Horns Arranged By], Conductor - Trevor Lawrence
Bass - Nate Watts*
Concertmaster - Sid Sharp*
Drums - Ricky Lawson
Guitar - David Williams , Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards - Greg Phillinganes
Lead Vocals - Ruth*
Saxophone [Alto Sax Solo] - Don Myrick
Written-By - Bill Champlin

Shalamar - Uptown Festival

Profile: Formed 1976 in New York, New York, by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey and British producer Simon Soussan. The first Shalamar release, Uptown Festival, was recorded by faceless session singers. Griffey and Soussan decided to form a group proper when that single was a success, and plucked members Jody Watley (b. 30th January 1959, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.), Jeffrey Daniels (b. 24th August 1957), and Gerald Brown, from the Soul Train set where they were primarily dancers. Gerald Brown was replaced the following year by Howard Hewett (b. 1st October 1955 in Akron, Ohio, U.S.A.) thus completing the group's best known incarnation.

In 1983, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels left the group for solo careers and were replaced by Delisa Davis and Micki Free. Howard Hewitt left the group in 1986 to embark on his own solo career, as well as production for acts such as his then wife Nia Peeples, and was replaced by Sidney Justin. The band broke up in 1991, though Sidney Justin continued to tour with a new incarnation of Shalamar.

In 2005, Hewett and Daniels reformed Shalamar with new member Carolyn Griffey, daughter of Dick Griffey and singer Carrie Lucas and former member of R&B duo Absolute, and they performed on the British talent show "Hit Me Baby One More Time". They did not win, but continued to tour for the next few years.

Shalamar - Uptown Festival
Label: Soul Train Recording Co.
Catalog#: BVL1-2289
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US
Released: 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Disco
Credits: Producer - Dick Griffey (tracks: B1 to B4) , Don Cornelius (tracks: B1 to B4) , Simon Soussan (tracks: A1 to A3)
Notes: Printed in U.S.A.

Tracklisting:


A1 Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo (4:04)
A2 Beautiful Night (5:20)
A3 Uptown Festival (8:52)
B1 High On Life (3:42)
B2 Ohh Baby, Baby (3:48)
B3 You Know (3:59)
B4 Forever Came Today (5:55)

Shalamar - Big Fun

Label: Solar
Catalog#: BXL1 3479
Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Style: Free Funk, Disco
Credits: Arranged By [Horn & String] - David Crawford (tracks: A1) , Gene Dozier
Arranged By [Rhythm] - Kossi Gardner (tracks: B4) , Leon Sylvers , Renaldo Benson (tracks: A2) , William Shelby (tracks: B1)
Arranged By [Vocal] - Leon Sylvers
Bass - Ernest Biles (tracks: B4) , James Davis (6) , Leon Sylvers
Cello - Christine Ermacoff , Edgar Lustgarten (2) , Harry Shlutz* , Marie Fera
Clavinet - Kevin Spencer , William Shelby
Co-producer - Renaldo Benson (tracks: A2)
Congas - Greg "Popeye" Dawkins
Drums - Freeman Brown (tracks: B4) , Gerald Thompson , Wardell Potts
Electric Piano - Kossi Gardner (tracks: B4)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Kossi Gardner (tracks: B4) , William Shelby
Engineer [Recording, Studio Masters] - Bob Brown (5)
Engineer [Recording, Westlake Audio] - Steve Hodge
Executive Producer - Dick Griffey
Guitar - Ernest Reed , Fred Rheimert (tracks: B4) , Steve Shockley*
Keyboards - "Gip" Nobels , Gene Dozier , Joey Gallo , John Barnes , Kevin Spencer , Kossi Gardner (tracks: B4) , Ron Artists , William Shelby
Mastered By [Engineer] - Wally Traugott
Mixed By - Steve Hodge
Organ - Kossi Gardner
Other [A&r Coordination, For Rca Records] - Nancy Atkins
Other [A&r Coordinator, For Solar Records] - Dina Andrews
Other [Art Direction] - Gribbitt! , Henry Vizcarra , Tim Bryant
Other [Horn Contractor] - Fred Jackson
Other [String Contractor] - Jerry Vinci
Percussion - Fred Lewis (2) , Greg "Popeye" Dawkins , Leon Sylvers
Photography - Ron Slenzak
Producer - Leon Sylvers
Violin - Brian Leanord* , David Johnson* , Jerry Vinci* , Ilkka Talvi , Irma Newman* , Norman Carr , Norman Leonard , Reginald Hill , Ronald Fulsom* , Sheldon Sanou*
Notes: Recorded at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA.
Jack Clement Studios, Nashville, TENN.
Mixed at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA.

Tracklisting:


A1 The Right Time For Us (5:53)
Written-By - Dick Griffey , Leon Sylvers
A2 Take Me To The River (4:57)
Written-By - Renaldo Benson , Roquel Payton
A3 Right In The Socket (6:51)
Written-By - Dick Griffey , Kevin Spencer , Leon Sylvers
B1 The Second Time Around (4:10)
Written-By - Leon Sylvers , William Shelby
B2 I Owe You One (5:11)
Written-By - Joey Gallo , Leon Sylvers
B3 Let's Find The Time For Love (4:36)
Written-By - Kevin Spencer , Leon Sylvers
B4 Girl (5:24)
Written-By - Kossi Gardner

Isaac Hayes - Groove-A-Thon

Label: HBS
Catalog#: ABCD-925
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Credits: Arranged By - Isaac Hayes , Lester Snell
Artwork By [Album Design] - Martin Donald
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Tom Wilkes
Artwork By [Lettering] - Joe Garnett , Ron Criss
Backing Vocals - Hot Buttered Soul Unlimited* , Isaac Hayes
Bass - Erroll Thomas*
Congas - Jimmy Thompson*
Drums, Tambourine - Willie Cole , Willie Hall
Engineer - Henry Bush , Roosevelt Green
Engineer [Re-mix] - Isaac Hayes , Roosevelt Green
French Horn - Bryant Munch , Richard Dolph
Guitar - Michael Toles , William Vaughn
Keyboards - Isaac Hayes , Lester Snell , Sidney Kirk
Mastered By - Lanky Linstrot
Photography - Jeff Dunas
Producer - Isaac Hayes
Saxophone [Alto] - Bill Easley , Emerson Able
Saxophone [Baritone] - Floyd Newman
Saxophone [Tenor] - Darnell Smith , Lewis Collins (2) , Tommy Williams (4)
Trombone - Jackie Thomas , Bill Flores*
Trombone [Bass] - Gary Russell
Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Ben Cauley , Edgar Matthews , Johnny Davis , William Taylor (2)
Written-By - Isaac Hayes
Notes: All selections recorded at
Hot Buttered Soul Recording Studios
247 Chelsea Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38107
Mastered at ABC Recording Studios, Inc.
Tracklisting:


A1 Groove-A-Thon (9:48)
Guitar [Solo] - Anthony Shinault
A2 Your Loving Is Much Too Strong (5:39)
A3 Rock Me Easy Baby (8:17)
B1 We've Got A Whole Lot Of Love (5:42)
B2 Wish You Were Here (You Ought To Be Here) (5:53)
Guitar - Charles Pitts*
B3 Make A Little Love To Me (6:24)
Guitar [Solo] - Anthony Shinault

Isaac Hayes - Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak)

Label: Stax
Catalog#: STX-31237
Format: CD, Album,

Country: US
Released: 1976
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
Credits: Arranged By, Keyboards - Lester Snell
Artwork By [Album Design] - Earl Klasky
Artwork By [Art Direction] - Tom Wilkes
Backing Vocals - Beauty & The Gorillas , Masqueraders
Bass - Derek Galbreith , Erroll Thomas
Congas - Jimmy Thompson*
Drums - Willie Hall
Engineer [Mastering] - Lanky Linstrot
Engineer [Technical] - Tom King
Engineer, Engineer [Mixing] - Henry Bush , Roosevelt Green
English Horn - Nick Vergos
French Horn - Bryant Munch , Richard Dolph
Guitar - Anthony Shinault , Charles Pitts* , Kim Palumu , Michael Toles
Keyboards - Sidney Kirk
Percussion - Jazzmo , Willie Cole
Photography - Jim McCrary
Producer, Arranged By, Written-by, Engineer [Mixing], Keyboards - Isaac Hayes
Saxophone [Alto] - Emerson Able
Saxophone [Baritone] - Floyd Newman
Saxophone [Solo] - Bill Easley
Saxophone [Tenor] - Darnell Smith , Tommy Williams
Trombone - Gary Russell , Jackie Thomas , Ken Spain
Trumpet - Ben Cauley , William Taylor
Trumpet, Horns [Flugel] - Edgar Matthews
Notes: Mastered at ABC Recording Studios, Inc., Los Angeles, California
Recorded and Remixed at Hot Buttered Soul Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
Printed in U.S.A.

Tracklisting:


1 Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (9:40)
2 Let's Don't Ever Blow Our Thing (6:08)
3 The Storm Is Over (4:42)
4 Music To Make Love By (6:23)
5 Thank You Love (4:47)
6 Lady Of The Night (4:10)
7 Love Me Or Lose Me (5:33)