The Howard Hewett/Jody Watley/Jeffrey Daniel edition of Shalamar was in excellent form on Big Fun, Friends, and The Look, but if one had to pinpoint the group's best release ever, the hands-down winner would have to be its fourth album, Three for Love.
With Leon Sylvers III producing and members of Shalamar and Lakeside contributing to the writing, all of the pieces fell into place quite nicely.
Shalamar enjoyed major hits with the irresistible "Make That Move" and the sentimental ballad "This Is for the Lover in You," and every bit as strong are the funky "Pop Along Kid" and the dreamy "Somewhere There's a Love." A non-musical point: when The Right Stuff reissued Three for Love on CD in 1997, the liner notes stated "copyright 1978," but in fact, the album wasn't released until late 1980; there's no way Three for Love could have even been recorded in 1978 because Hewett had yet to join Shalamar.
But the main thing is the music, and the CD reissue certainly sounds great.
Three for Love is soul-pop heaven.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full of FireJoey Gallo, Richard Randolph, Jody Watley | Shalamar | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Attention to My BabyWardell Potts, William Shelby, Kevin Spencer | Shalamar | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 3 | Somewhere There's a LoveErnest "Pepper" Reed, William Shelby, Otis Stokes | Shalamar | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Some Things Never ChangeDana Meyers, William Shelby | Shalamar | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Make That MoveWilliam Shelby, R. Smith, Kevin Spencer | Shalamar | Play | 06:15 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 6 | This Is for the Lover in YouHoward Hewett, Dana Meyers | Shalamar | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | Work It OutNidra Beard, Jody Watley | Shalamar | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | The Pop Along Kid | Shalamar | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | The Second Time Around (Remix) | Shalamar | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 41 mins | 96 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nidra Beard | Composer |
| 2 | Jeffrey Daniel | Vocals |
| 3 | Joey Gallo | Composer |
| 4 | Howard Hewett | Composer, Vocals |
| 5 | Dana Meyers | Composer |
| 6 | Wardell Potts | Composer |
| 7 | Richard Randolph | Composer |
| 8 | Ernest "Pepper" Reed | Composer |
| 9 | Shalamar | Primary Artist |
| 10 | William Shelby | Composer |
| 11 | R. Smith | Composer |
| 12 | Kevin Spencer | Guest Artist |
| 13 | Kevin Spencer | Composer |
| 14 | Otis Stokes | Composer |
| 15 | Foster Sylvers | Guest Artist |
| 16 | Leon F. Sylvers III | Producer |
| 17 | Jody Watley | Composer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |