Album dossier / 1982
Friends
Shalamar · R&B / Funk
Released January 29, 1982 on Dick Griffey's Solar label with the group's classic Jeffrey Daniel/Howard Hewett/Jody Watley lineup and Leon Sylvers III production, Friends topped the R&B album chart and gave the trio the enduring club/dance-floor standard 'A Night to Remember.'
Record facts
- Label
- Solar Records
- Producer
- Leon F. Sylvers III
- Chart peak
- US Billboard 200 #35, US R&B #1
- Notable tracks
- ★ A Night to Remember
- ★ Friends
- ★ I Can Make You Feel Good
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
6 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Shalamar. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 10 tracks
- A Night to Remember
- Don't Try to Change Me
- Help Me
- On Top of the World
- I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know
- Friends
- Playing to Win
- I Just Stopped by Because I Had To
- There It Is
- I Can Make You Feel Good
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_(Shalamar_album), https://www.discogs.com/release/8731197-Shalamar-Friends · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/8731197-Shalamar-Friends · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-03