''Three for Love'' is the fourth album by

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R&B group

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, released in 1980 on the SOLAR label. It was produced by

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and features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (

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and

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). ''Three for Love'' has been certified

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in the United States for sales of over 500,000. The album eventually went

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. It peaked at #8 on the

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and #40 on the ''Billboard'' chart. In 2002, ''Three for Love'' was re-released by

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in the United Kingdom in a two-for-one CD format with Shalamar's previous album '' Big Fun''.

Reception

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rated the album four and a half out of five stars. Music critic

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graded it "A−". Writer

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rated it three out of five. The album sold over 875,000+ as of July 1982. Its single "Make That Move" sold 535,000+ units. The album was ranked 43 on ''The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980'' by ''

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'' magazine.

Track listing

Personnel

Shalamar

- lead & backing vocals *

- lead & backing vocals

Musical Personnel

- bass, percussion *

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- bass *Wardell Potts, Jr. - drums *Stephen Shockley - guitar *Richard Randolph - guitar *Ernest "Pepper" Reed - guitar * Ricky Sylvers - guitar *Fred Alexander, Jr. - percussion *Kevin Spencer - keyboards *Joey Gallo - keyboards * James Sylvers - keyboards *Michael Nash - keyboards *Ricky Smith - keyboards

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Single

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Three For Love Shalamar albums 1980 albums SOLAR Records albums Albums produced by Leon Sylvers III