Sylvester - All I Need (1982) - €10,00

Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known mononymously as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s. 

All I Need is the sixth studio album by the American recording artist Sylvester. 

Sylvester was on the downside of his career in the mid-'80s. 

He still had the glorious tones and booming voice, but was now floundering, with his high-energy brand of disco out of fashion. Sylvester tried to fashion a comeback by mixing in lightweight pop arrangements and production while singing his old fashion. 

The results were not encouraging, but that wasn't because the songs lacked style; they were just the wrong things for the time.

Obviously after Too Hot to Sleep it was time to sharpen Sylvester's music career, and what appeared was both more commercial and... better. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" and "Don't Stop" were both sizable hits, actually the first such hits since the disco classic "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)." I like both tracks, even though the album version of the latter is a little overlengthy. 

It is not alone in that sense on this album, but still, the overall impression is notably positive. No bad tracks. Suddenly, Sylvester was going strong.

Side one

1.  All I Need  4:27  

2.  Be With You  6:38  

3.  Do You Wanna Funk 3:31  

4.  Hard Up  4:39  

Side two

1.  Don’t Stop  6:51  

2.  Tell Me  4:49  

3.  Won’t You Let Me Love You  6:46 

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Megatone Records
• Copyright © – Megatone Records
• Mixed At – The Automatt
• Recorded At – Independent Sound
• Recorded At – Starlight Sound
• Published By – Dance Records
• Licensed From – Megatone Records
• Printed By – SIB-Tryck AB

Credits

• Artwork [Litography] – David Willers
• Backing Vocals – The Fabulashes
• Design – Tony Chiumento
• Engineer – Bill Banyai, Mary Buffett, Peter Brown (12), Peter Buffett
• Executive Producer – Marty Bleckman
• Guitar, Synthesizer – James Wirrick
• Illustration [Cover] – Mark America
• Lead Vocals – Sylvester
• Management – Tim McKenna
• Mixed By – Ken Kessie
• Percussion [Additional] – David Frazier
• Producer – James Wirrick (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
• Producer [Associate Producer] – John Hedges

Notes

Release:  1982

Format:  LP

Genre:  Disco, Funk

Label:  Ariola Records

Catalog#  205233

Vinyl:  VG

Cover:  VG

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