Slingshot (album)

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Slingshot
Slingshot album.jpb.jpg
Studio album by
Michael Henderson
ReleasedJuly 11, 1981
Recorded1981
GenreSoul Funk
Length36:06
LabelBuddah Records
ProducerMichael Henderson, Chuck Jackson[1]
Michael Henderson chronology
Wide Receiver
(1980) 		Slingshot
(1981) 		Fickle
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide3/5 stars[1]

Slingshot is the sixth album by the American bass guitarist Michael Henderson, released in 1981 on Buddah Records.

Track listing[]

  1. "Slingshot" 4:20
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" 4:12
  3. "Can't We Fall in Love Again" - (Duet With Phyllis Hyman) 3:42
  4. "Take Care" 6:34
  5. "Make It Easy On Yourself" 3:51
  6. "(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" 6:30
  7. "In It For The Goodies" 3:33
  8. "Come To Me" 3:36

Personnel[]

  • Michael Henderson - vocals, bass, background vocals
  • David Miles, Dennis Briggs, Mario Resto, Mitch Holder, Ralph Armstrong, Tim May - guitar
  • Nathan East - bass
  • Lester Williams, Louis Resto, Michael D. Caylor, Mike Lang, Ted Harris, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker - keyboards
  • Darryl Jennings, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Richard Allen - drums
  • Alan Estes, Carl "Butch" Small, Chuck Jackson, Tony Coleman - percussion
  • Dusty, Dwayne Harris, Venna Keith - background vocals
  • Carl Trudell and the Detroit Horns - horns
  • Carl Austin Strings - strings
  • David Van DePitte - horn and string arrangements

Charts[]

Year Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B 		Jazz Albums
1981 86 14 27

Singles[]

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1981 "Can't We Fall In Love Again" — 9 —
"(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" — 51 —
1982 "Make It Easy On Yourself" — 68 —

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 257.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r66912/review
  3. ^ "Michael Henderson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  4. ^ "Michael Henderson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-03.

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