Today Marks The 44th Anniversary of Slave's 6th Studio Album "Show Time" Originally Released on October 19, 1981.
“Show Time” is the sixth studio album by the Dayton, Ohio funk band Slave, released in 1981 on Cotillion Records.
The album peaked at #7 on Billboard's Top Soul Albums chart and at #47 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The lead single, "Snap Shot", peaked at #6 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart, #21 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs and #91 in The Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The second single "Wait for Me" peaked at #20 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart, #21 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs and #103 on The Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The third single "Party Lites" peaked at #21 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
“Show Time” was the last album that singer/drummer Steve Arrington recorded with the band before embarking on his solo career.
The album was produced by Jimmy Douglass, Recorded and engineered by Ed "The American" Garcis and was mixed by Jimmy Douglass and Slave's bassist Mark Adams.
In 2022, Iconoclassic Records released an expanded edition of “Show Time” It features two bonus tracks: the seven-inch single edit of "Wait for Me" and the extended 12-inch version of "Snap Shot." All of the original recordings has been newly remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios.
A 16-page booklet completes this definitive reissue; it features a new, 3,600-word essay by A. Scott Galloway drawing on interviews with key personnel including Floyd Miller, Steve Arrington, Charles Cedell Carter, keyboardist-percussionist Sam Carter, and string arranger-conductor Cengiz Yaltkaya.
Track-listing:
01. Snap Shot
02. Party Lites
03. Spice Of Life (Oh Yes, You're The Best)
04. Smokin
05. Wait For Me
06. Steal Your Heart
07. For The Love Of U
08. Funken Town
09. Wait For Me (7" Version)
10. Snap Shot (12" Version)
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology. ©
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