#Foster Sylvers

[dozydawn]

“Come Back Lover, Come Back” by The Sylvers, 1981.

Vocalists: Foster Sylvers, Angie Sylvers, and Patricia Sylvers.

Reached #63 on the Billboard charts.

[thedmcdept-blog]

#nowplaying Misdemeanor by Foster Sylvers

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[demondmayhew016]

Foster Sylvers &'Misdemeanor&' performance.mp3

[kaywavy]

good morning

[moondogmatinees]

hiiiii 2, 12, 28 for the ask game :)

finally answering this my bad 🙇🏾‍♀️

2. an album you wish you could hear again for the first time

hard to say but. i’m gonna go with life of pause by wild nothing

12. if you could hear any album performed live in its entirety, which would it be?

i think tears for fears songs from the big chair would be awesome for this. i’ve seen tff live but not in this way so i just have to imagine a bit i think

28. name a song (or a few songs) that would need to be included in a movie about your life

⬆️ these 4 sure

[mdsc951]

Happy 61st Birthday to Foster Sylvers. Born February 25, 1962. He is a singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for being a member of the family act The Sylvers and his hit single "Misdemeanor". (at West Hollywood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpFqQ-7rMqp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[djevilninja]

Love tracks, setbacks, All can come back.

Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanor

[allmusic]

AllMusic Staff Pick: Foster Sylvers Foster Sylvers

Dismiss Foster Sylvers as little more than a poor man's Michael Jackson if you must, but damn, the smash "Misdemeanor" lays to waste everything MJ recorded solo until "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough." A sinuous, loping evocation of street-smart puppy love, it's one of the most underrated funk jams ever. While Sylvers was just 11 years old when he cut this preternaturally accomplished solo effort, he is such an ebullient and charming singer that the positives far outweigh the negatives.

- Jason Ankeny

[oldshowbiz]

The 1970s

[milkandheavysugar]

Foster Sylvers of the R and B group The Sylvers poses for a portrait on March 29, 1977 in Los Angeles, California.

[yasbxxgie]

Foster Sylvers Only My Love Is True (writ. Leon Sylvers III) Foster Sylvers / 12" Reissue (Pride / Mr Bongo, 1973 / 6/1/18)

Foster Sylvers by Foster Sylvers

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# 2,653

James & Bobby Purify “I’m Your Puppet” b/w “Lay Me Down Easy” Mercury / Phonogram UK label sleeve (1976)

We at Ω+ still are running our “I’m Your Puppet” clearance sale. Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham were the original writers of this hit which made The Purify’s famous the following year, and vice versa. Sam & Dave, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Donny Osmond, Dionne Warwick, Foster Sylvers, Elton John & Paul Young, Yo La Tengo, Joe Pernice, and Cliff Richard & Percy Sledge all had covered "I'm Your Puppet" since its' 1965 inception. And we didn't forget this, but Grand Daddy I.U. sampled this for "Something New" (1990), Tragedy Khadafi for "Live & Direct From The House Of Hits (1990), and Hi-C for...drumroll, please..."I'm Not Your Puppet" (1991).

Shown here is based on the 1976 re-recording released in the United Kingdom via the Mercury and Phonogram labels, well after Ben Moore took Bobby Purify’s place. That version was produced through Papa Don Enterprises by Penn and Don Schroeder.

[fivestarjamz]

“Dead Giveaway” by Shalamar (1983)

Writer/producer Leon Sylvers III (yes, of the “Boogie Fever” Sylvers) took Black music into the post-disco era with a stream of killer records by Shalamar, Lakeside, Dynasty and The Whispers. Essentially, he created the sub-genre “boogie”, which was a catch-all brand name for danceable pop/soul that was a few steps removed from disco.

A couple years later, as Prince’s star began to ascend, Sylvers realized he had to switch things up at least a little bit, and began to add more new wave and rock elements into his sound. This is conjecture, but I imagine the fact that Leon’s younger brother Foster (who was helping Leon produce on the down low) was a rock “head” was a part of it. Shalamar’s success in the new wave-happy U.K. might have been a part of it, too. Anyway, Sylvers’ incorporation of heavier rock sounds into his soulful mix resulted in “Dead Giveaway”, a classic song and yet another reason why Shalamar might be one of the most underrated hit bands of the ‘80s.

Howard Hewett is a soul crooner in the Marvin Gaye mode, so it’s kind of a surprise that his vocal works so well on a song like “Dead Giveaway”. Marvin himself wouldn’t have been able to pull this off, although it’s interesting that other disciples of his-most notably Jermaine Jackson-had success in a more rock-oriented realm also. The synth textures are straight out of the Human League-by-way-of-Prince bag. The ripping guitar solo is straight out of the Van Halen-by-way-of-Prince bag. To add yet another purple element to the song’s legacy, that guitar solo was played by The Time’s Jesse Johnson. Jesse was uncredited on the original release-he didn’t want to incur the wrath of Mr. Nelson-but revealed his involvement years later.

Unfortunately, “Dead Giveaway” also marked the end of this iteration of Shalamar. After a couple years of mounting internal strife, probably compounded by the fact that the married Sylvers impregnated Shalamar singer Jody Watley, she and Jeffrey Daniel left the group in the middle of the U.K. video shoot for “Giveaway”, not returning even as “Giveaway” landed in the pop top 20 and became one of the first videos by a Black act to get played on MTV.

Hewett continued with the group for one more album before he peaced out, leaving Shalamar a shell of his former self. Although Watley and Hewett went on to solo success, I still feel like Shalamar left a lot on the table and were just about ready to blow up even bigger than they already were. 

Four star songs between “Days Go By” and “Dead Giveaway”: “Days Like This” (Kenny Lattimore, 1998) | “Days Of Our Lives” (De La Soul feat. Common, 2004) | “Daytona” (Roosevelt, 2016) | “Daytona 500″ (Ghostface Killah feat. The Force M.D.’s, Raekwon & Cappadonna, 1996) | “Dazz” (Brick, 1976) | “Dazzey Duks” (Duice, 1993) | “Dazzling Blue” (Paul Simon, 2011) | “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” (The Police, 1980) | “De La Orgee” (De La Soul, 1989) | “Dead And Gone” (T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake, 2009) | “Dead Flowers” (The Rolling Stones, 1971)

[soulmusicsongs]

More Love - Foster Sylvers (Foster Sylvers, 1973)