''The Sylvers II'' is the second album by American R&B group

the Sylvers The Sylvers were an American R&B family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California. The Sylvers were a popular act during the 1970s, recording the hit singles "Fool's Paradise", "Boogie Fever", and "Hot Line (song), Hot Line". Prior to bec ...

. Released in 1973, it was produced by

Keg Johnson Frederic Homer Johnson (November 19, 1908 – November 8, 1967), known professionally as Keg Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist. Early life He was born in Dallas, Texas. His father was a choir director there and also worked at a local ...

and

Jerry Peters Jerry Peters is an American songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. He is best known for writing the hit songs "Love Or Let Me Be Lonely" and "Going In Circles" by The Friends of Distinction. Career Peters w ...

. It was their final album for Pride Records before being moved over to Pride's parent label MGM Records for the release of 1974's '' The Sylvers III''. On June 1, 2018, ''The Sylvers II'' was reissued on vinyl as well as issued on CD for the first time on

Light in the Attic Records Light in the Attic Records is an independent record label that was established in 2002 in Seattle, Washington by Matt Sullivan. The label is known for its roster of reissue projects and for its distribution catalog. Light in the Attic has re-rel ...

Track listing

* All songs written by

Leon Sylvers III Leon Frank Sylvers III (born March 7, 1953, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of the most successful pro ...

, except where noted.The Sylvers - The Sylvers III (LP liner notes). Pride/MGM Records. PRD-0026 #"We Can Make It If We Try" – 2:40 #"Through the Love in My Heart" – 3:18 #"Handle It" – 2:40 #"I'll Never Let You Go" – 4:30 #"Cry of a Dreamer" – 4:36 #"Stay Away from Me" – 3:43 #"I Don't Need to Prove Myself" – 3:33 #" Let It Be Me" (

Gilbert Bécaud Gilbert Bécaud (, 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release t ...

Mann Curtis Manny Curtis (born Emanuel Kurtz, Nov 15, 1911 – Dec 6, 1984) was an American songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for over 250 songs, including "In a Sentimental Mood" (1935) and " Let It Be Me" (1957). He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United ...

Pierre Delanoë Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pet ...

) – 5:00 #"Love Me, Love Me Not" – 3:49 #"I Remember" – 3:20 #" Yesterday" (

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

) – 2:25

Charts

Album

Single

Personnel

* Keg Johnson - producer * Jerry Peters - producer, string and horn arrangements, rhythm track arrangements *

Michael Viner Michael Ames Viner ( ; February 27, 1944 – August 8, 2009) was an American film producer and record producer, who later shifted into book publishing and became an innovator in the audiobook field. A widely sampled percussion break in the recordi ...

- executive producer * David Crawford - string and horn arrangements *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

- percussion arrangements * Jim Shifflett - recording engineer, mixing * Saul Saget - art direction * Ron Rafanelli - photography, design

References

External links

''The Sylvers II'' at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sylvers II 1973 albums The Sylvers albums MGM Records albums Albums produced by Jerry Peters Progressive soul albums