''Wake Up'' is the final album by the
American
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R&B group
Shalamar
Shalamar () is an American R&B and soul music vocal group active since the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Shalamar's classic line-up on the SOLAR label consisted of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley, and Jeffrey Daniel, together with dancer ...
, released in 1990 on
SOLAR.
It is the second Shalamar album to include Delisa Davis,
Micki Free
Micki Free (born May 20, 1955) is a guitarist and singer of Native American descent. He won a Grammy Award for his contribution to the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' (1984) movie soundtrack and has won two Native American Music Awards. He is the director ...
and Sidney Justin.
[
In an attempt to keep Shalamar relevant to a contemporary market, the album was heavily influenced by the then-dominant ]new jack swing
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle, new jack swing was mos ...
style.[ ''Wake Up'' failed to register on any chart in either the USA or the UK; neither did it produce a charting single in either country. It is Shalamar's least successful album.
]
Critical reception
The ''Chicago Tribune
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'' wrote that "the surprise entry is a lively reworking of the Beatles' tune 'Come Together'."[
]
Track listing
References
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Shalamar albums
1990 albums
SOLAR Records albums