ShalamarBig Fun

Label:

Solar – BXL1-3479

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 The Right Time For Us
Written-ByLeon Sylvers
5:53
A2 Take Me To The River
Written-ByRoquel Payton
4:57
A3 Right In The Socket
Written-ByLeon Sylvers
6:51
B1 The Second Time Around
RemixRick Gianatos
Written-ByWilliam Shelby
7:05
B2 I Owe You One
Written-ByLeon Sylvers
5:11
B3 Let's Find The Time For Love
Written-ByLeon Sylvers
4:36
B4 Girl
Written-ByKossi Gardner
5:24

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Dick Griffey Productions
  • Copyright ©Solar Records
  • Manufactured ForSolar Records
  • Distributed BySolar Records

Credits

  • A&R [A&R Coordination For RCA Records]Nancy Atkins
  • A&R [A&R Coordination For Solar Records]Dina Andrews
  • Arranged By [Horn & String]Gene Dozier
  • Arranged By [Rhythm]William Shelby (tracks: B1)
  • Arranged By [Vocal]Leon Sylvers
  • Art DirectionTim Bryant (2)
  • BassLeon Sylvers
  • CelloMarie Fera
  • ClavinetWilliam Shelby
  • Co-producerRenaldo Benson (tracks: A2)
  • CongasGreg "Popeye" Dawkins
  • Contractor [Horn]Fred Jackson*
  • Contractor [String]Jerry Vinci*
  • DrumsWardell Potts
  • Electric PianoKossi Gardner (tracks: B4)
  • Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]William Shelby
  • Engineer [Recording, Studio Masters]Bob Brown (5)
  • Engineer [Recording, Westlake Audio]Steve Hodge
  • Executive-ProducerDick Griffey
  • GuitarSteve Shockley*
  • KeyboardsWilliam Shelby
  • Mastered By [Engineer]Wally Traugott
  • Mixed BySteve Hodge
  • OrganKossi Gardner
  • PercussionLeon Sylvers
  • Photography ByRon Slenzak
  • ProducerLeon Sylvers
  • ViolinSheldon Sanou*

Notes

Recorded at: Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA.,
Jack Clement Studios, Nashville, Tenn.
Mixed at: Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA.
℗ 1979 Dick Griffey Productions
© 1979 Solar Records, New York, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.

This edition contains the original 6:51 album mix of "Right In The Socket" and the 7:05 remix of "The Second Time Around".

Sleeve lists B1 duration as 4:15, disc label reads 7:05.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): BXL1-3479-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BXL1-3479-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): BXL1-3479-A 20S WALLY MASTERED BY CAPITOL A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): BXL1-3479-B -22S I

Other Versions (5 of 39)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Big Fun (LP, Album) RCA Victor FL 13479 Netherlands 1979
Recently Edited
Big Fun (LP, Album) RCA Victor FL 13479 1979
Big Fun (Acetate, LP, Test Pressing) Capitol Records BXL1-3479 US 1979
Recently Edited
Big Fun (LP, Album) RCA Victor BXL1-3479 Jamaica 1979
New Submission
Big Fun (LP, Album) RCA Victor RCLP 20151 Greece 1979

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Reviews

  • Dylans_Discotheque's avatar
    The reissue sounds pretty bad in my opinion, sounds flat and tinny in many parts to my ears...
    • Marathonedit's avatar
      Marathonedit
      From my understanding, Jody Watley, Howard Hewett, and Jeffrey Daniel should also be listed on this release.
      • peter_kosmas's avatar
        peter_kosmas
        I would agree, I like the Image the Artists have, They are so Funky !!!!!
        Very Cult !!! This is really Cult , This Record should not be Selling in that cheap Price .

        • Navij11's avatar
          Navij11
          Good classic disco release, including Right In The Socket, as heard on Larry Levan's "Live At The Paradise Garage" mix. Definitely worth checking if you're a fan of that late 70s disco sound.

          Also, in my opinion, one of the most hilarious album covers of all time. It's a cheap 70s photoshop, and, for me, makes a good but somewhat plain release into something awesome.

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