Disco Gardens | ||||
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Released | August 28, 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1978 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Star Track, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
Length | 31:52 | |||
Label | SOLAR | |||
Producer | Leon Sylvers III, Dick Griffey | |||
Shalamar chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Disco Gardens is the second album by the American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1978 on SOLAR Records. [4] [5] The group included Gerald Brown, Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley; it was the only Shalamar album on which Brown appeared. [6]
Disco Gardens was less successful than Shalamar's debut, Uptown Festival, peaking at No. 171 on the Billboard 200. [7] It also peaked at No. 52 on the R&B chart. "Take That to the Bank" was a UK top 20 hit. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tossing, Turning and Swinging" | Ricky Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III | 5:47 |
2. | "Shalamar Disco Gardens" | Jeffrey Daniel | 3:44 |
3. | "Take That to the Bank" | Kevin Spencer, Leon Sylvers III | 6:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Stay Close to Love" | Leon Sylvers III, Herman Brown | 3:49 |
5. | "Leave It All Up to Love" | Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony | 3:46 |
6. | "Lovely Lady" | Kossi Gardner | 5:36 |
7. | "Cindy, Cindy" | Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony | 2:56 |
"Take That to the Bank" ( US Hot 100 #79, US R&B #11, UK #20)
Disco Gardens | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 28, 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1978 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Star Track, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
Length | 31:52 | |||
Label | SOLAR | |||
Producer | Leon Sylvers III, Dick Griffey | |||
Shalamar chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.0/10 [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Disco Gardens is the second album by the American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1978 on SOLAR Records. [4] [5] The group included Gerald Brown, Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley; it was the only Shalamar album on which Brown appeared. [6]
Disco Gardens was less successful than Shalamar's debut, Uptown Festival, peaking at No. 171 on the Billboard 200. [7] It also peaked at No. 52 on the R&B chart. "Take That to the Bank" was a UK top 20 hit. [8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tossing, Turning and Swinging" | Ricky Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers, James Sylvers, Leon Sylvers III | 5:47 |
2. | "Shalamar Disco Gardens" | Jeffrey Daniel | 3:44 |
3. | "Take That to the Bank" | Kevin Spencer, Leon Sylvers III | 6:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Stay Close to Love" | Leon Sylvers III, Herman Brown | 3:49 |
5. | "Leave It All Up to Love" | Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony | 3:46 |
6. | "Lovely Lady" | Kossi Gardner | 5:36 |
7. | "Cindy, Cindy" | Wayne Bell, Merlin Bell, Malcolm Anthony | 2:56 |
"Take That to the Bank" ( US Hot 100 #79, US R&B #11, UK #20)