Friends (Shalamar album)

Friends is the sixth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1982 on the SOLAR label. The album, which features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley), topped the R&B chart and peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart. It has been certified Gold in the United States for sales over 500,000. It would eventually go Platinum. In the United Kingdom Friends gained impetus from a now-legendary demonstration of body-popping by Daniel during a performance of "A Night to Remember" on the BBC programme Top of the Pops. It reached #6 on the UK Albums Chart and produced four top 20 singles.

In 2002, Friends was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a double-CD package with Shalamar's previous album Go for It.

Shalamar

 * Jeffrey Daniel - lead & backing vocals
 * Howard Hewett - lead & backing vocals
 * Jody Watley - lead & backing vocals

Musical Personnel

 * Leon Sylvers III - bass, percussion, keyboards
 * Wardell Potts, Jr. - drums
 * Foster Sylvers - bass
 * Joey Gallo - keyboards
 * Kevin Spencer - keyboards
 * James Ingram - bass, keyboards
 * Ricky Sylvers - guitar
 * Ed Green - drums
 * Ernest "Pepper" Reed - guitar
 * Richard Randolph - guitar
 * Michael Nash - keyboards
 * William Shelby - keyboards
 * Wayne Milstein - percussion