Released 1977 | ||
Recorded February and March 1977 | ||
Sylvester is the third studio album by Sylvester. Previously Sylvester had released two albums on the Blue Thumb Records credited to Sylvester and the Hot Band. It was his first disco album in the series of three that were recorded and released by Fantasy Records in the late 1970s. The album was issued with the alternative title "Over And Over" in France.
Contents
Two singles were issued from the album. The first single, a self penned song called Down, Down, Down, charted at #18 in the Billboard Dance chart. The following single Over and Over written by Ashford & Simpson failed to make any impression on the charts. On the track I've Been Down the lead vocals are performed by Izora Rhodes and Martha Wash, known at the time as Two Tons o' Fun, they later went on to record as The Weather Girls. The album was re-issued on compact disc in the UK by Southbound Records in 1995, together with the album "Step II", this release features no bonus tracks.
Side A
- "Over and Over" (Ashford & Simpson) - 6:58
- "I Tried to Forget You" (Sylvester James, James "Tip" Wirrick) - 4:59
- "Changes" (James) - 3:07
- "Tipsong" (James, Wirrick) - 3:59
Side B
- "Down, Down, Down" (James) - 5:18
- "Loving Grows Up Slow" (Morgan Ames) - 4:01
- "I Been Down" (Ron Galbraith, Maury Keener) - 3:39
- "Never Too Late" (James) - 2:57
Personnel
Production
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley.
Release history
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