Uptown Festival
| Uptown Festival | ||||
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| Released | April 12, 1977 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios, The Sound Factory | |||
| Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
| Length | 38:30 | |||
| Label | Soul Train Records | |||
| Producer | Dick Griffey, Don Cornelius, Simon Soussan | |||
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| Singles from Uptown Festival | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 4.2/10 |
Uptown Festival is the debut album by 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 No. 22 on the US R&B chart and No. 48 on the Billboard albums chart.
The title track, "Uptown Festival" was recorded at Ike & Tina Turner's Bolic Sound studio. 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.