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In 1974 The Sylvers released their final album on MGM before moving to Capitol. Leon only wrote two of the album's ten songs. At the time of the album's release The Pittsburgh Courier wrote, "They are impressive, elegantly poised, demonstrate musicianship and their sound is fresh and original."
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to work on the music tracks so they take on the same character as the vocals." He also focused on making brief, energetic songs, telling one interviewer, "Short, punchy records are better today than long ones. I try not to think in terms of pop or
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For the next several albums, Leon would continue writing songs on his family's albums which included 1977's Top 10 US R&B chart single "High School Dance". In 1978 Leon produced The Sylvers most critically acclaimed album,
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Sylvers first rose to prominence in the early 1960s as a member of The Little Angels harmony vocal group featuring his siblings (Olympia, Charmaine, and James). After hearing them perform in Las Vegas in 1959,
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members Tina Scott and Roberta Stiger at a Hollywood burger stand and asked to audition them. They ended up singing backup vocals on several of his projects and he produced songs on their 1984 album
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In December 2010, Leon Sylvers III received a Grammy nomination from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for N'dambi's album
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Following their parents' divorce, Leon and his older siblings went to live with various relatives before reuniting with their mother Shirley and their four younger siblings in
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and has been exposed to other creative forces in putting together different kinds of songs and sounds. He's gotten a different kind of polish and sophistication."
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and Ricky, into a local talent contest. They won that talent contest hands down due to their versatility, choreography, and harmonies. The impresario
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and became one of the most successful producers in black music in the late 1970s to the mid-1980s through his association with
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album which included the disco classic "Take That to the Bank". 1979 would become an even bigger year. Shalamar's next album
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by The Sylvers, which Leon produced, were hits. These albums would be two of the few disappointments of the year for Leon.
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was an even bigger smash landing at #4 on the Top R&B Albums charts and was certified gold. The first single, "
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praised the album for projecting "a feeling of togetherness and strength not so evident on their first album.
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He was involved with fewer hits due to the changing climate in R&B music. He did have some success with
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In 1981, Leon described his production process by saying, "My ideal is to have the whole record
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as well as a successful solo career, and Keg Johnson. The following year he penned his brother
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In 1992 Leon co-produced nine of the 10 songs on Double Action Theatre's self-titled debut on
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predicted they would become famous. During this time they appeared on variety shows such as
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In 2019, Sylvers started producing and writing with Pop / R&B singer / songwriter
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in 1965. In 1970, Leon entered the family act, which now included younger brothers
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album to number three on the Top Soul Albums charts. Noting his success,
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The Sylvers – The Sylvers (LP liner notes). Pride/MGM Records PRD-0007.
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The 1980s started off well for Leon: in 1980, he produced albums for
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would later call him, "the creative genius behind the SOLAR sound."
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the same year, with Leon writing nine of the album's 11 songs. The
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magazine described him as, "the man of the hour in R & B."
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In the '90s Leon would work with R&B New Jack Producer
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Sylvers started his major production career with the band
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April 1978 – via Google Books. 314:, who was widely known for his work with The 1640:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters 765:on her fifth album to be released in 2021'. 1700:20th-century African-American male singers 1506: 1492: 1283: 262:. They also toured the United States with 1208:"Leon Sylvers enjoys best of both worlds" 1685:African-American male singer-songwriters 1179: 1124:"Leon Sylvers III: The Story Behind The" 1118: 1116: 1114: 1112: 1110: 1035: 985:"The Sylvers: Just One Big Happy Family" 797: 719:In 2009, Sylvers produced an album from 543:In 1982, Leon produced Shalamar's album 462:. One song he wrote and co-produced for 1354: 1312:"Confident Start for Conceited Records" 954: 798:Galloway, A. Scott (November 9, 2017). 212:Leon Sylvers was born on the campus of 1617: 1318:. p. 55 – via Google Books. 1240:. Wax Poetics Magazine. Archived from 1205: 1063:"'Star' inks SOLAR deal; LP this fall" 830: 826: 824: 822: 820: 635:("Flirt," "Hold On to What You Got"), 573:said of Leon at the time, "Aside from 422:That same year Leon created the group 175:. He was a member of the family group 16:American singer-songwriter (born 1953) 1675:20th-century American bass guitarists 1487: 1309: 1279: 1277: 1261: 1107: 1087: 1017:. Associated Press. November 30, 1973 1000: 998: 979: 977: 699:as well as the song "Love Online" on 1355:Winston, Sherri (October 15, 1992). 1231: 1090:"Rotating the Stars in SOLAR Galaxy" 793: 791: 789: 482:single "Love Starts After Dark" and 1382:""The Grammy's", February 13, 2011" 1328: 1286:"Krystol's clearly 'Gettin' Ready'" 1284:Womack Sr., Bob (August 18, 1984). 1180:Sculatti, Gene (December 6, 1981). 1036:Calloway, Earl (October 19, 1974). 856: 817: 750:In 2015, Sylvers collaborated with 584: 277:. 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Motown
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record producer
multi-instrumentalist
The Sylvers
Dick Griffey
SOLAR Records
J Dilla
Dr. Dre
Madlib
Indiana University South Bend
Memphis, Tennessee
Motown
James Jamerson
Benny Benjamin
the Four Freshmen
Ed Sullivan
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