"Uptown Festival" is the debut single by the band Shalamar, released on Soul Train Records in 1977. The song is a medley of ten Motown classics sung over a 1970s disco beat. The radio edit, "Uptown Festival (Part 1)", became a hit peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 10 on the R&B chart and No. 2 on the Dance chart. It also charted internationally. After the success of the single, Dick Griffey, the booking agent for Soul Train, formed a vocal group, resulting in the first incarnation of Shalamar with Jody Watley, Jeffrey Daniels and Gary Mumford.[1]
^Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2002). All Music Guide to Rock: The Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 997. ISBN978-0-87930-653-3.
^"RPM Top 100 Singles". RPM Weekly. 27 (15). July 4, 1977 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^""Uptown Festival (song by Shalamar)". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
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uptown, festival, song, uptown, festival, debut, single, band, shalamar, released, soul, train, records, 1977, song, medley, motown, classics, sung, over, 1970s, disco, beat, radio, edit, uptown, festival, part, became, peaking, billboard, chart, dance, chart,. Uptown Festival is the debut single by the band Shalamar released on Soul Train Records in 1977 The song is a medley of ten Motown classics sung over a 1970s disco beat The radio edit Uptown Festival Part 1 became a hit peaking at No 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 No 10 on the R amp B chart and No 2 on the Dance chart It also charted internationally After the success of the single Dick Griffey the booking agent for Soul Train formed a vocal group resulting in the first incarnation of Shalamar with Jody Watley Jeffrey Daniels and Gary Mumford 1 Uptown Festival Single by Shalamarfrom the album Uptown FestivalB side Simon s Theme Instr ReleasedMarch 1977Recorded1976StudioBolic Sound Inglewood CaliforniaGenreFunk disco R amp BLength8 52 album 3 59 single LabelSoul TrainSongwriter s Holland Dozier Holland Smokey Robinson Pete Moore Bobby Rogers Marvin Tarplin Stevie Wonder Sylvia Moy Henry Cosby Hank Cosby Norman Whitfield William Mickey Stevenson Edward Holland Jr Producer s Simon SoussanShalamar singles chronology Uptown Festival 1977 Ooo Baby Baby 1977 Contents 1 Recording and songs 1 1 List of songs 2 Chart performance 3 ReferencesRecording and songs EditThe medley Uptown Festival was recorded at Ike amp Tina Turner s Bolic Sound studio in Inglewood in 1976 It features various session musicians including Mike Lewis and Laurin Rinder from El Coco and the Motown musicians including Eddie Bongo Brown and Jack Ashford 2 List of songs Edit Going to a Go Go I Can t Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch Uptight Everything s Alright Stop In the Name of Love It s the Same Old Song The Tears of a Clown Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart This Old Heart of Mine Is Weak for You Baby Love He Was Really Saying Somethin Chart performance EditChart 1977 Peak PositionUS Billboard Hot 100 3 25US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 4 10US Disco Action Top 40 5 2Australia Kent Music Report 6 20Belgium 7 16Canada RPM Top 100 Singles 8 69New Zealand 7 15United Kingdom 9 30References Edit Bogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Erlewine Stephen Thomas 2002 All Music Guide to Rock The Definitive Guide to Rock Pop and Soul Hal Leonard Corporation p 997 ISBN 978 0 87930 653 3 Ian Dewhirst Red Bull Music Academy Billboard Hot 100 PDF Billboard 74 June 4 1977 Billboard Hot Soul Singles PDF Billboard 52 May 21 1977 National Disco Action Top 40 PDF Billboard 51 April 2 1977 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 270 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 a b Shalamar Uptown Festival Song charts org nz Recording Industry Association of New Zealand RPM Top 100 Singles RPM Weekly 27 15 July 4 1977 via Library and Archives Canada Uptown Festival song by Shalamar Music VF US amp UK hits charts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uptown Festival song amp oldid 1089494052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
