Slingshot (album)

Slingshot
Studio album by
Michael Henderson
ReleasedJuly 11, 1981
Recorded1981
Genres
Length36:06
LabelBuddah
Producers
Michael Henderson chronology
Wide Receiver
(1980)		 Slingshot
(1981)		 Fickle
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album GuideStarStarStar[1]

Slingshot is the sixth album by American bass guitarist Michael Henderson, released in 1981 by Buddah Records.

Track listing

  1. "Slingshot" 4:20
  2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" 4:12
  3. "Can't We Fall in Love Again" - (Duet With Phyllis Hyman) 3:42
  4. "Take Care" 6:34
  5. "Make It Easy On Yourself" 3:51
  6. "(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" 6:30
  7. "In It For The Goodies" 3:33
  8. "Come To Me" 3:36

Personnel

  • Michael Henderson - vocals, bass, background vocals
  • David Miles, Dennis Briggs, Mario Resto, Mitch Holder, Ralph Armstrong, Tim May - guitar
  • Nathan East - bass
  • Lester Williams, Louis Resto, Michael D. Caylor, Mike Lang, Ted Harris, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker - keyboards
  • Darryl Jennings, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Richard Allen - drums
  • Alan Estes, Carl "Butch" Small, Chuck Jackson, Tony Coleman - percussion
  • Dusty, Dwayne Harris, Venna Keith - background vocals
  • Johnny Trudell and the Detroit Horns - horns
  • Carl Austin Strings - strings
  • David Van DePitte - horn and string arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard)[3] 86
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)[3] 14
US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard)[3] 27

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
R&B
1981 "Can't We Fall In Love Again" 9
"(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" 51
1982 "Make It Easy On Yourself" 68

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 257.
  2. ↑ Slingshot at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 3 "Michael Henderson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Michael Henderson US singles chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
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