Circumstantial Evidence is the ninth album by American R&B group Shalamar, produced by L.A. Reid, Babyface, Jerry Peters, and Klymaxx founding member Bernadette Cooper. Released in 1987 on the SOLAR label. The line-up on this album is Delisa Davis, Micki Free and Sydney Justin, the latter having replaced Howard Hewett, who had left the group in 1986 to pursue a solo career.
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| Released | June 19, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Galaxy Sound Studios, Hollywood, Silverlake Studio, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, urban | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
| Label | SOLAR | |||
| Producer | L.A. Reid, Babyface, Jerry Peters, Bernadette Cooper | |||
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| Singles from Circumstantial Evidence | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Circumstantial Evidence peaked at number 29 on the R&B chart but failed to register on the Billboard chart.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Circumstantial Evidence" | Babyface, L.A. | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Games" | Charles Muldrow, Sid Johnson, Bruce Robinson, Jeffrey Wilson | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Love's Grown Deep" | Kenny Nolan | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Playthang" | L.A., Babyface, Sid Johnson, Stephen Page | 4:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Female" | Bernadette Cooper | 4:58 |
| 6. | "Born 2 Love" | Delisa Davis, Michael Wells | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Worth Waitin' 4" | Jerry Peters | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Imaginary Love" | Etienne | 4:08 |
Personnel
edit- Micki Free - vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Sydney Justin - vocals, keyboards, electric guitar
- Delisa Davis - vocals, keyboards
- Babyface - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Kayo - bass, backing vocals
- L.A. - drums (all tracks, except "Female" and "Worth Waitin' For")
- Bernadette Cooper - bass, drums, keyboards ("Female"); rap ("Imaginary Love")
- Jerry Peters - bass, keyboards, drums ("Worth Waitin' For")
- Gerald Albright - saxophone ("Worth Waitin' For")
- Michael Hightower - drums, keyboards, programming ("Female")
- "Roman" Jordan - keyboards ("Female")
- Larry Leeds - programming ("Female")
- Eddie M - saxophone ("Playthang")
- Craig Cooper - guitar, drums, synthesizer ("Worth Waitin' For")
- Hami Dair - guitar ("Imaginary Love")
- Etienne - keyboards, bass ("Imaginary Love")
- Pebbles - backing vocals
- Melvin Edmonds - backing vocals
- Debra Hurd - backing vocals
- Dee Bristol - backing vocals
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions[2] | ||
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| US Pop |
US R&B |
UK Pop | ||
| 1987 | "Circumstantial Evidence" | - | 30 | - |
| "Games" | - | 11 | - | |
References
edit- ^ Hanson, Amy. "Shalamar – Circumstantial Evidence". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "Shalamar US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.