Slave (Slave album)

Slave
Slave
Studio album by Slave
Released	April 1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Century Sound Studios (Sayreville, New Jersey)
Genre	Funk; soul; disco; R&B;
Length	43:34
Label	Cotillion
Producer	Jeff Dixon
Slave chronology
Singles from Slave
	"Slide"; Released: 1977; "You And Me"; Released: 1977;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Slave is the self-titled debut studio album by the American R&B/funk band Slave. It was released in 1977 through Cotillion Records. Recording sessions took place at Century Sound Studios in Sayreville, New Jersey. Production was handled by Jeff Dixon.

The album peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number six on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 14, 1977. Its lead single, "Slide", made it to number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and also reached number 58 in Canadian Singles Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Stephen C. Washington, Mark Hicks, Mark Leslie Adams, Daniel Webster, Tom Dozier, Floyd Miller, Tom Lockett Jr., Orion Wilhoite and Carter Bradley

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slide"	6:47
2.	"Screw Your Wig on Tite"	5:29
3.	"Party Hardy"	3:42
4.	"Son of Slide"	5:29
5.	"You and Me"	6:41
6.	"Love Me"	4:39
7.	"The Happiest Days"	5:17
8.	"Separated"	5:30
Total length:		43:34

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Slide" (Single Version)	3:21
Total length:		47:02

Personnel

Floyd "The Brother Slide" Miller – lead and backing vocals, percussion, trumpet, trombone
Daniel "Danny" Webster – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
Mark "Drac" Hicks – backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
Carter Charles Bradley – keyboards
Mark Leslie "Mr. Mark"/"The Hansolor" Adams – bass
Tom Lockett Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
Orion "Bimmy" Wilhoite – alto and tenor saxophone
Stephen C. "The Fearless Leader" Washington – backing vocals, percussion, trumpet, concept
Tom "Tiny" Dozier – lead vocals, drums, percussion

Production

Jeff Dixon – producer, concept
Bob Ligotino – recording
Jimmy Douglass – re-mixing
Abie Sussman – art direction
Bob Defrin – art direction
Shig Ikeda – photography
Benno Friedman – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	65
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	17

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Lytle, Craig. "Slave - Slave | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 30, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of August 20, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "American album certifications – Slave – Slave". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Slave – Slave at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Lytle, Craig. "Slave - Slave | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[2] "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of July 30, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[3] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of August 20, 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[4] "Billboard 200 Albums - Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[5] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[United_StatesSlaveSlavealbumCertRef-6] "American album certifications – Slave – Slave". Recording Industry Association of America.

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