The album, which crossed the genres of pop, disco, and soul, was also a big seller in the UK in 1982. In the UK, the group had a string of hits with songs such as "Take That To The Bank" (1978), "I Owe You One" (1980), and songs from the Friends (1982) album: " I Can Make You Feel Good" (1982), " A Night To Remember", " There It Is", and the title track "Friends". The group was joined up with producer Leon Sylvers III in 1979, signed with Griffey's SOLAR Records, and scored a US million seller with " The Second Time Around" (1979). After conflicts over lack of payment from Dick Griffey and Solar Records, Brown left the group. Gerald Brown took over the spot vacated by Mumford for the group's second album, Disco Gardens (1978), which featured the hit " Take That To The Bank". Its success inspired Griffey and Don Cornelius to replace session singers with popular Soul Train dancers Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel, to join original Shalamar lead singer Gary Mumford. Their first hit was Uptown Festival (1977), released on Soul Train Records.
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