Skyy (album)
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Skyy is the debut album released by New York City
based group Skyy
released in 1979 on Salsoul Records
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New York City
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based group Skyy
Skyy (band)
Skyy was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1982 hit, "Call Me," as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love."-Career:...
released in 1979 on Salsoul Records
Salsoul Records
This article is about the record label. For SalSoul the Puerto Rican Salsa radio station see Cadena Salsoul.Salsoul Records was a New York City based record label founded by brothers Joseph Cayre, Kenneth Cayre, and Stanley Cayre . Salsoul released about 300 disco 12-inch singles, and a string of...
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Track listing
- This Groove Is Bad - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 6:20
- First Time Around - (Randy Muller) 6:37
- Lets Turn It Out - (Randy Muller) 6:37
- Fallin' In Love Again - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 4:51
- Stand By Me - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 5:04
- Disco Dancin' - (Randy Muller) 4:12
- Lets Get Up (S-k-y-y) - (Solomon Roberts, Jr.) 5:17
Personnel
- Randy Muller - Flute, Keyboards, Percussion
- Solomon Roberts, Jr. - Drums, Guitar, Vocals
- Gerald Lebon - Bass
- Tommy McConnell - Drums
- Anibal "Butch" Seirra - Guitar
- Irving Spice Boys - Strings
- Bonny Dunning, Delores Dunning, Denise Dunning Crawford - Vocals
Additional Personnel
- Andrew Langston, Larry Greenburg - Keyboards
- Kevin Davis - Congas
- Gerald Lebon - Vocals (on Disco Dancin')
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US 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... |
US R&B 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... |
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| 1979 | Skyy Skyy (album) Skyy is the debut album released by New York City based group Skyy released in 1979 on Salsoul Records.-Track listing:#This Groove Is Bad - 6:20#First Time Around - 6:37... |
177 | 40 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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| 1979 | "First Time Around" | 20 | 50 |
| "Let's Turn It Out" | 65 | — | |