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the sylvers - the sylvers ii - mr bongo - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Funk / Soul

1. We Can Make It If We Try
2. Through The Love In My Heart
3. Handle It
4. I'll Never Let You Go
5. Cry Of A Dreamer
6. Stay Away From Me
7. I Don't Need To Prove Myself
8. Let It Be Me
9. Love Me, Love Me Not
10. I Remember
11. Yesterday

This is a masterpiece. Beautiful, golden-era soul written by Leon Sylvers III, produced by Jerry Butler and Keg Johnson.

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The Sylvers were a family from Los Angeles who were very successful during the 70’s and into the early 80’s, with chart hits – deep into pop-disco territory by then! – including ‘Boogie Fever’, ‘Hot Line’ and ‘High School Dance’.

This is the groups second album, from 1973, and is one of their strongest. Opening with the awesome mid-tempo ‘We Can Make It If We Try’ the record moves through funk, boogie and deep soul moods, finishing on a hazy, acapella version of The Beatles ‘Yesterday’.

The Sylvers always provide a goldmine of samples. This album has been flipped by Madlib (for MF DOOM), Homeboy Sandman, 50 Cent, Ghostface Killah, Black Milk, Roc Marciano, David Banner & 9th Wonder and more.