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SHALAMAR Song of the Day. Take That To The Bank

SHALAMAR Take That to The Bank

Shalamar hit single "Take That To the Bank" featured Gerald Brown, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel in 1978. They received a disco award in Australia for the single.

Original member Jody Watley and Gerald Brown accept disco award in 1978 in Australia

Shalamar originals Gerald Brown and Jody Watley accept disco award in 1978 in Australia

Shalamar Classic Jam of The Day

"A Night To Remember"

Musical Quote of the Day from Giorgio Moroder

Disco music has had it's backlash but has rebounded in many forms of dance music still packing dance floors around the world including the resurgence of the modern disco house. No question about it people will always love to to dance.

Shalamar featuring Jody Watley Comes to Cache Creek Casino

In the show & prove style that fans have admired for over three decades, the Grammy-winning hyphenate (singer / songwriter / producer / businesswoman / OG fashionista) one of music's enduring artists and style icons brings a rebooted Shalamar to the stage with maintaing the signature sound. Shalamar was formed in 1977 as a vocal dance trio by Don Cornelius of the Soul Train television show and Dick Griffey. Shalamar shortly became a top group with soulful disco sounds. Inspired by her retro-futuristic new album Paradise, with her penchant for current sounds and underground club movements.With classics like "Take That To The Bank", "A Night to Remember", "Second Time Around", sprinkled with Watley's signature tunes including "Looking For A New Love" "Don't You Want Me", "Friends" along with recent global smash and ode to good times "Nightlife." Guaranteed to be 100% funky disco party and a true night to remember.

SHALAMAR featuring JODY WATLEY comes to Cache Creek Casino November 29, 2014 : Tickets

Shalamar Loves Disco

Shalamar was born out of the disco era in 1977 creating memorable hits in Soul R&B, Disco including "Take That To The Bank" "The Second Time Around" "A Night To Remember" "Uptown Festival"

Shalamar Take That To The Bank

SHALAMAR Gerald Brown and Jody Watley Receive Disco Award

Original members Gerald Brown and a teen-aged Jody Watley Disco Award Recipients in 1978

SHALAMAR REUNION WITH TWO ORIGINALS

Original lead singers of Shalamar Jody Watley and Gerald Brown have been making some noise. First, Gerald Brown of "Take That To The Bank" fame surprised Watley by showing up to one of her concerts this summer. the two had not performed together in 35 years. Afterward, they reunited again onstage at Essence Festival in New Orleans, at Watley's invitation. Brown, who has been absent from the music scene since his fast departure in 1978, joins Jody Watley on her new single that's making waves, 'NIGHTLIFE."

Read Reviews and Hear the song for some of that classic Shalamar flavor with a fresh new spin.

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SHALAMAR: Gerald Brown, Jody Watley, Receive Disco Honors in 1978

SHALAMAR receive disco award in 1978 in Australia for "TAKE THAT TO THE BANK"

Jody Watley and Gerald Brown Take It To The Bank at Essence Music Festival 2013

SHALAMAR True Friends In Blues and Soul

Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniel Blues and Soul 1982

EXCERPT:

Shalamar's leap to super-stardom is one of the great success stories of 1982. Howard Hewett raps with B&S and explains how the Shalamar explosion happened, and reveals their immediate and long term plans...

The thing about Shalamar is that you get the distinct feeling that they would hang out together even if the Shalamar bubble burst tomorrow - not that there's a whole lot of chance of that happening, you understand! And not wishing to abuse any clichés but Jeffrey, Howard and Jody do genuinely appear to like each other.

I recall the first interview personally I had with Shalamar earlier this year, they seemed to possess a "oneness", a sort of three into one will go type of aura which was difficult to pinpoint but very easy to see and feel.

A flicker of the Daniel eye, a twitch of the Watley lip, a raising of the Hewett eyebrow - everything, which would normally be perfectly in order seemed to convey a secret message which only they understood.

I recall feeling slightly disoriented at the time but manfully struggled on and completed the interview--which appeared in B&S Issue 353.

Glancing through that interview, I note with interest that their "Friends" album had just been unleashed on an unsuspecting public, and my comment, although hardly a lone voice in the wilderness was pretty accurate and prophetic.

The album "Friends" is without a doubt, outrageously commercial and looks set to endorse the group's faith in it's own belief. The fact that it was also their debut Solar album under the WEA banner was also noted.

Shortly thereafter the whole Shalamar "thing" went into orbit: their recordings, which hitherto had attained pleasing results, suddenly became essential buys for what appeared to be the majority of the British record market whilst their live appearances became sell-out situations everywhere. Shalamar had become a very hot property indeed.

What happened?

The answer to this, and other questions was answered by Shalamar's Howard Hewett when I met up with him recently at the WEA offices in Soho.

"I don't think there is just one simple explanation for the success we have had this year.: smiles a relaxed, if tired looking Howard. "I believe one of the major factors was the switch from RCA to WEA Records which to be a viable and comfortable move for everyone, certainly as far as we're concerned!" "Naturally, the 'Friends' album didn't do us any harm either! We put a lot of effort into making that albumm just right - or what we hoped was just right -- and I guess without appearing too smug, we managed a reasonable job!" "These two factors plus that indefinable something ... maybe it's the timing or the ability to catch the spirit or mood of the people...really made the difference this year."

Shalamar, of course, have always been an entertaining trio; their appeal is basic and uncluttered and effective. Howard's lead vocals, Jeffrey's dancing and Jody's...eh, well, Jody's all around talents have collectively proved to be the smash of the year..82's formula for success which shows little sign of easing up for 1983.

SHALAMAR Disco Gardens

Disco Gardens is the second album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1978 on the SOLAR label. It features the line-up of Gerald Brown, Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley, and was the only Shalamar album on which Brown appeared.
Disco Gardens was less successful than Shalamar's debut Uptown Festival, peaking at #52 on the R&B chart and #171 on the Billboard chart, although it is considered a superior recording to its predecessor, and contains early indications of what was to become the distinctive "SOLAR sound", most notably on the single release "Take That to the Bank".

SHALAMAR Receive Disco Award In Australia 1978

Shalamar's Gerald Brown and Jody Watley Accept Disco Award in Australia

SHALAMAR Catapults to Gold-Record Heights

Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley, Gerald Brown

SHALAMAR On The Scene in 1978

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Jeffrey DanielS, Jody Watley, Gerald Brown March/April 1978: On The Scene Magazine Cover Story.

"On The Scene" Magazine March/April 1978 article from cover story "Shalamar Out To Do It All" for second album "Shalamar Disco Gardens." The album went on to produce one of the groups biggest singles "Take That To The Bank."

Excerpt: "Jeffrey Daniels, Jody Watley and Gerald Brown comprise Shalamar, an exciting new vocal/dance trio distributed by Solar Records, distributed by RCA Records. The world may best know Shalamar for "Uptown Festival," the avant garde disco hit that took the nation by storm.." "Now Shalamar welcomes you to "Shalamar's Disco Garden," an invigorating illumunious musical fantasyland of an LP that establishes this band as more than one hit wonders. And don't use the word disco too loosely here, for Shalamar offers the fluttering essence of contemporary music -- lively R&B/pop mixtures and sultry ballads." "Many may doubt Shalamar's musical credibility because of it's storybook beginnings. Nevertheless, what you see is but a small portion of what you get." "Personally", beams Jeffrey, " I'd would like to become an entertainment standard--one of those entertainers known for giving us a lifetime of showbiz..I'd like to develop my skills as a songwriter and musician. Shalamar will give me that chance." "Gerald would also like to further his experience in entertainment, for him Shalamar is the topping of a singing career that began at thirteen. Jody, probably the most business minded of the troupe dreams of a chic dress shop to open after her career is in full swing. Those things are in the future. Right now the musical threesome is eagerly looking forward to the thrills, spills, and excitement that come along with being a group as fresh, new and exciting as Shalamar"