Some Shalamar fans gave up on the group when Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels left, but in fact, the Howard Hewitt/Micki Free/Delisa Davis lineup did some appealing things in the mid-'80s (such as "Dancing in the Sheet" and "My Girl Loves Me").
It wasn't until Hewitt was replaced by Sidney Justin in 1987 that Shalamar really became a lost cause.
By the time Wake Up was recorded in 1990, the trio was a disaster both creatively and commercially.
New jack swing was quite the rage in 1990, and Solar obviously reasoned that Shalamar should cater to that market.
But sadly, the results are robotic and completely forgettable on such knee-jerk, automatic-pilot cuts as "Groove Talk," "Caution: This Love Is Hot" and the title song.
The only worthwhile cut here is an unlikely remake of the Beatles' "Come Together," which works pretty well in a new jack setting.
But on the whole, this faceless and embarrassing CD has very little in common with the unforgettable Shalamar of the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s.
Of all the albums using Shalamar's name, Wake Up is the absolute worst.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Up | Shalamar | Play | 06:44 | 15 MB | 47 MB |
| 2 | Why Lead Me On | Shalamar | Play | 05:05 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Groove Talk | Shalamar | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | All I Wanna Do | Shalamar | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Come TogetherJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Shalamar | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | For SureEarl Miller | Shalamar | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 7 | I'll Give U Love | Shalamar | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 8 | Pink BoxJ. Moore | Shalamar | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Caution-This Love Is Hot | Shalamar | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | I Want U | Shalamar | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 11 | Caution-This Love Is Hot (Extended Version) | Shalamar | Play | 06:34 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 57 mins | 132 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 390 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Ray Barnes | Composer |
| 2 | Ray Barnes | Mixing, Producer |
| 3 | Michael Becker | Engineer |
| 4 | Blake Bogdanovich | Photography |
| 5 | Rob Chiarelli | Mixing |
| 6 | Spencer Chrislu | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | David Coleman | Art Direction |
| 8 | Demetric Collins | Drums (Snare), Keyboards |
| 9 | Delissa Davis | Guest Artist |
| 10 | Maxwell Davis | Composer |
| 11 | Gary Dobbins | Engineer |
| 12 | Micki Free | Guest Artist, Guitar (Baritone), Voices |
| 13 | Mike Girgis | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Welton Gite | Bass, Keyboards |
| 15 | Belva Haney | Bass, Drums (Snare), Keyboards, Producer |
| 16 | Fred Howard | Engineer |
| 17 | Ken Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 18 | Sidney Justin | Guest Artist |
| 19 | Sidney Justin | Keyboards, Producer |
| 20 | Courtney King | Vocals |
| 21 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 22 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 23 | Earl Miller | Composer |
| 24 | Eddie Miller | Keyboards, Piano |
| 25 | J. Moore | Composer |
| 26 | Matt Pakucko | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Al Richardson | Engineer |
| 28 | Greg Scott | Engineer |
| 29 | Shalamar | Primary Artist |
| 30 | Tsuyoshi Takayanagi | Composer |
| 31 | Dolphin Taylor | Composer |
| 32 | Scott Weatherspoon | Assistant Engineer |
| 33 | Kirk Whalum | Saxophone |
| 34 | Snake Williams | Vocals |
| 35 | Bill Zalin | Assistant Engineer |
| 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). |