Show Time (Slave album)
Encyclopedia
Show Time is the sixth album by American
funk band Slave
.
recorded with the band. The album would chart at number seven on the Top Soul Albums
charts while lead single "Snap Shot" would chart at number six on the Soul Singles
charts.
United States
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funk band Slave
Slave (band)
Slave was an Ohio funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter Steve Washington and Mark Hicks formed the group in Dayton, Ohio in 1975.-Career:Trombonist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr...
.
Reception
Released in 1981, Show Time was the last album that singer/drummer Steve ArringtonSteve Arrington
Steve Arrington , is an American singer, songwriter, drummer, record producer, engineer and minister, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio.-Biography:...
recorded with the band. The album would chart at number seven on the Top Soul Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
charts while lead single "Snap Shot" would chart at number six on the Soul Singles
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
charts.
Track listing
- "Snap Shot" 4:43 (Mark Adams, Steve Arrington, Charles Carter, Jimmy Douglass, Floyd Miller)
- "Party Lites" 4:55 (Adams, Arrington, Carter, Webster)
- "Spice of Life" 4:57 (Douglas, S. Carter, Arrington)
- "Smokin'" 5:25 (S. Carter, Webster, Arrington)
- "Wait for Me" 5:18 (Adams, Arrington, Carter, Webster)
- "Steal Your Heart" 5:24 (Adams, Arrington, Carter, Douglass, Webster)
- "For the Love of U" 5:08 (Adams, Arrington, Carter, Carter, Miller, Webster)
- "Funken Town" 3:46 (C. Carter, Webster, Miller, Johnson, Parker, S. Carter, Arrington)
Slave
- Danny Webster: Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Percussion, Lead & Backing Vocals
- Kevin Johnson: Rhythm & Lead Guitar
- Sam Carter: Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals
- Charles Carter: Flute, Sax, Keyboards
- Mark Antone Adams: Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Steve ArringtonSteve ArringtonSteve Arrington , is an American singer, songwriter, drummer, record producer, engineer and minister, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio.-Biography:...
: Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Roger Parker: Drums, Percussion
- Delburt Taylor: Keyboards, Flute, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
- Floyd Miller: Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion
Additional musicians
- Fred Zlotkin, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Jesse Levine, Jonathan Abramowitz, Marilyn Wright, Mitsue Takayama: Strings (charts written & arranged By Mark Adams & Cengiz Yaltkaya; conducted by Cengiz Yaltkaya)
Production
- Produced By Jimmy DouglassJimmy DouglassJimmy Douglass is an American four-time Grammy winning recording engineer and record producer, whose prolific career has spanned more than four decades.-Career:...
- Recorded & Engineered By Ed "The American" Garcis
- Mixed By Jimmy Douglass & Mark Adams
- Mastered By Ted Jensen
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
46 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1981 | "Snap Shot" | 91 | 6 | 21 |
| "Wait for Me" | 103 | 20 | 21 | |
| "Party Lites" | — | — | 21 | |