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Uptown Festival
Studio album by
Shalamar
ReleasedApril 12, 1977 (1977-04-12)
StudioWally Heider Studios, The Sound Factory
GenreDisco, R&B
Length38:30
LabelSoul Train Records
ProducerDick Griffey, Don Cornelius, Simon Soussan
Shalamar chronology
Uptown Festival
(1977)
Disco Gardens
(1978)
Singles from Uptown Festival
  1. "Uptown Festival (song)"
    Released: March 1977
  2. "Ooo Baby Baby"
    Released: August 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicUptown FestivalUptown FestivalUptown FestivalUptown FestivalUptown Festival[1]
Pitchfork4.2/10[2]

Uptown Festival is the first album credited to American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1977 on the Soul Train label. The album was in fact recorded by session singers. It peaked at #22 on the US R&B chart and #48 on the Billboard Albums chart.

The title track, "Uptown Festival," was recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio.[3] It's a medley of ten Motown classics sung over a 1970s disco beat. The single was a hit in both the US and the UK.[4]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Shalamar – Uptown Festival". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  2. ^ "Shalamar: Uptown Festival / Disco Gardens / Big Fun". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ "Ian Dewhirst". Red Bull Music Academy.
  4. ^ "Uptown Festival (song by Shalamar) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com.

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