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Shalamar's debut album Uptown Festival is a dated set of shamelessly pandering disco that became a hit on the basis of the title track, a clever medley of old Motown hits.
"Uptown Festival" -- and its less-successful followup, a cover of Smokey Robinson's "Ooh Baby Baby" -- were hits simply because they grafted a familiar melody to a disco beat, not because they represented any innovation.
The remainder of Uptown Festival suffers from a similar fate.
Shalamar sing as if the lyrics met something, but the music on the record is so stilted, the album sounds lifeless.
Occasionally, such as the opening cut "Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo," the music is kitschy fun, but more often than not, it is simply an artifact of its times.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo | Shalamar | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Uptown FestivalGene Dozier, Eddie Holland, Moore, Smokey Robinson | Shalamar | Play | 08:51 | 20 MB | 62 MB |
| 3 | High on Life | Shalamar | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Ooh Baby BabyWarren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson | Shalamar | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | You Know | Shalamar | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Forever Came TodayLamont Dozier, Eddie Holland | Shalamar | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 41 MB |
| 7 | Beautiful Night | Shalamar | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 35 mins | 81 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 243 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Blumberg | Engineer |
| 2 | Tim Bryant | Design |
| 3 | Tom Cartwright | Compilation Producer |
| 4 | Don Cornelius | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 5 | Henry Cosby | Composer |
| 6 | Gene Dozier | Composer |
| 7 | Lamont Dozier | Composer |
| 8 | Kevin Flaherty | Producer |
| 9 | Peter Granet | Engineer |
| 10 | Colleen Graven | Producer |
| 11 | Dick Griffey | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 12 | Steve Hirsch | Engineer |
| 13 | Steve Hodge | Mixing |
| 14 | Brian Holland | Composer |
| 15 | Eddie Holland | Composer |
| 16 | Kirsten Kupper | Producer |
| 17 | Acy Lehman | Art Direction |
| 18 | Charles Levan | Producer |
| 19 | Mic Litz | Engineer |
| 20 | Steve Maslow | Engineer |
| 21 | Bruce Miller | Arranger |
| 22 | Terence P. Minogue | Producer |
| 23 | Moore | Composer |
| 24 | Warren "Pete" Moore | Composer |
| 25 | Sylvia Moy | Composer |
| 26 | Shusei Nagaoka | Illustrations |
| 27 | Gene Page | Arranger |
| 28 | John Parrish | Arranger |
| 29 | Cheryl Pawelski | Producer |
| 30 | Sergio Reyes | Engineer |
| 31 | Smokey Robinson | Composer |
| 32 | Dave Schultz | Mastering |
| 33 | Shalamar | Primary Artist |
| 34 | Valerie Skard | Producer |
| 35 | Simon Soussan | Arranger, Producer |
| 36 | Adam Varon | Producer |
| 37 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 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). |