Solar Records
SOLAR (acronym for Sound of Los Angeles) Records was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey. SOLAR began in 1975 as Soul Train Records, founded by Dick Griffey and Soul Train creator Don Cornelius. The first act they signed was an R&B vocal quartet they named The Soul Train Gang (Gerald Brown, Terry Brown, Judy Jones, Patricia Williamson, and later Denise Smith). Griffey formed a collective called Shalamar, using a host of session singers to record “Uptown Festival,” a disco-length medley of early Motown hits.
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Solar RecordsThe creation of producer/label-head Dick Griffey and Leon Sylvers, this Los Angeles band did light funk and clever dance-pop numbers in the late '7...
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Solar RecordsBig Fun is the third album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1979 on the SOLAR label. Big Fun was produced by Leon Sylvers III and is...
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Solar RecordsThe greatest Midnight Star album, and a dancefloor and early '80s R&B/funk classic. The group found its niche with the silly hit "Freak-A-Zoid,...
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Solar RecordsThree for Love is the fourth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1980 on the SOLAR label. It was produced by Leon Sylvers III and...
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Solar Records"And the Beat Goes On" is a 1979 single by the American music group the Whispers. The song was their first of two number-one singles on the Soul ch...
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Solar RecordsThe final hit album for Midnight Star before the Calloway brothers departed. They had reached their peak and cranked out three solid R&B hits, ...
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Solar RecordsFormed in 1969, US vocalists Tiemeyer McCain, Thomas Oliver Shelby, Otis Stokes and Mark Woods were augmented by an instrumental unit comprising St...
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Solar RecordsThe creation of producer/label-head Dick Griffey and Leon Sylvers, this Los Angeles band did light funk and clever dance-pop numbers in the late '7...
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Solar RecordsShalamar was the creation of Dick Griffey, the booking agent for the television R&B program Soul Train, and British R&B producer Simon Sous...
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Solar RecordsMidnight Star was a synth-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the '80s. Upon the release of their 1988 self titled album "Midnight Star...
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Solar RecordsThe creation of producer/label-head Dick Griffey and Leon Sylvers, this Los Angeles band did light funk and clever dance-pop numbers in the late '7...
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Solar RecordsJust Gets Better with Time is the fourteenth studio album by American R&B/Soul group The Whispers. It was released on April 9, 1987 via SOLAR R...
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Solar RecordsThis nine-piece band made their mark with their sci-fi instrumentation and aggressive dance numbers. This album spawned three singles that fall int...
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Solar RecordsConcept is the ninth album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group The Sylvers. Released in October 1981, this would be their only album...
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Solar RecordsMidnight Star was a synth-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the '80s. In 1990 the band recorded Work It Out, their last album for Sol...
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Solar RecordsGirls Will Be Girls is the second album by R&B group Klymaxx. Released in 1982, Produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Lakeside members Otis...
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Solar RecordsThe creation of producer/label-head Dick Griffey and Leon Sylvers, this Los Angeles band did light funk and clever dance-pop numbers in the late '7...
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Solar RecordsThis was an album of early Midnight Star material that was only issued in England. It contains tracks that laid the groundwork for the big hits tha...
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SunbearAmerican jazz-funk duo Sunbear released their lone, self-titled studio album in 1977. The album was produced by Solar Records founder and producer ...
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Solar RecordsFormed in 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The line up originally consisted of Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Carlos “Satin” Greene, Darne...
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Solar RecordsBefore Collage's departure from the music business they released this project entitled "Shine The Light", which also features their biggest single ...
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Solar RecordsKlymaxx was created and formed in 1979 by Bernadette Cooper (producer/drummer/vocals); the other original members included Lorena Porter Shelby (le...
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Solar Records"Let's Talk About Love" is a studio album from R&B trio 3rd Avenue. This record features a classic R&B sound that could be heard throughout...
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Solar RecordsFormed by trumpeter Reginald and trombone player Vincent Calloway (both respected producers) after they left Midnight Star in the late '80s, Callow...
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Solar RecordsFormed in 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The line up originally consisted of Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Carlos “Satin” Greene, Darne...
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Solar RecordsImagination is the tenth studio album by American R&B/soul vocal group The Whispers, released on November 30, 1980 by SOLAR Records. The Whispe...
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Solar RecordsFormed in 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The line up originally consisted of Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Carlos “Satin” Greene, Darne...
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Solar RecordsAnother early Midnight Star album, which came close to breaking them as a hit act. The title cut and "Hot Spot" both charted, and the Calloway brot...
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Solar RecordsCollage's debut album Do You Like Our Music?, released in 1981 by Solar Records, was produced by prolific R&B group, The Whispers. Collage was...
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Solar RecordsFantastic Voyage is the fourth album released by the funk band Lakeside. Released in 1980 on the SOLAR Records label, it was produced by the band's...
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Solar RecordsHeartbreak is the eighth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1984 on the SOLAR label. It features a new line-up of Delisa Davis, ...
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Solar RecordsThe album cover shows the group as "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; includes the R&B top ten title track and the minor hit, "Make My Day".
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Solar RecordsGo for It is the fifth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1981 on the SOLAR label. The album features the 'classic' Shalamar lin...
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Solar RecordsA fine blend of sweet and simple ballads and softly textured dance grooves, Lucas' fifth set is her strongest collection. The oft-sampled, hard-to-...
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