Wake Up (Shalamar album)

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Wake Up
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Studio album by
Shalamar
ReleasedAugust 24, 1990
Recorded1989-1990
GenreR&B, new jack swing
Length57:50
LabelSOLAR
Shalamar chronology
Circumstantial Evidence
(1987) 		Wake Up
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune2/4 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2/5 stars[4]

Wake Up is the final album by the American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1990 on SOLAR Records.[5] It is the second Shalamar album to include Delisa Davis, Micki Free and Sydney Justin.[1]

In an attempt to keep Shalamar relevant to a contemporary market, the album was heavily influenced by the then-dominant new jack swing style.[1] Wake Up failed to register on any chart in either the USA or the UK; neither did it produce a charting single in either country. It is Shalamar's least successful album.

Critical reception[]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "the surprise entry is a lively reworking of the Beatles' tune 'Come Together'."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caution: This Love Is Hot!"R. Ray Barnes, Anthony T. Coleman3:55
2."Wake Up"Sydney A. Justin III, Demetric Collins6:43
3."Why Lead Me On"Johnny Thomas Jr.5:09
4."Groove Talk"Belva Haney4:21
5."All I Wanna Do"Belva Haney4:06
6."Come Together"John Lennon, Paul McCartney5:49
7."For Sure"Sydney A. Justin III, Eddie Miller5:24
8."I'll Give U Love"Sydney A. Justin III, Redg Green, Eddie Miller6:35
9."I Want U"Delisa Davis, Tsuyoshi Takayanagi, Don Taylor5:01
10."Pink Box"Tania Carmenatti, Johnny Thomas Jr., John Baker, James Moore4:11

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Wake Up". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b May, Mitchell (8 Nov 1990). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. Tempo. p. 9.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 7: MUZE. p. 372.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 628–629.
  5. ^ "Shalamar | Biography & History". AllMusic.


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