Let the Music Play (Shannon album) explained

Let the Music Play
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Shannon
Cover:	Shannon_Let_the_Music_Play_album.jpg
Recorded:	1983
Genre:	Freestyle hi-NRG
Length:	37:28
Label:	Mirage Atco Atlantic
Producer:	Chris Barbosa Mark Liggett
Next Title:	Do You Wanna Get Away
Next Year:	1985

Let the Music Play is the debut studio album by American dance and freestyle singer Shannon. The title track (originally called "Fire and Ice"), written by the team of Chris Barbosa and Ed Chisolm, became a big hit, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on the Billboard dance chart. The album itself would go on to sell over one million copies worldwide. The album garnered Shannon her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, presented at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985.

Personnel

• Chris Barbosa, Rob Kilgore – drum programming
• Rob Kilgore – percussion
• Tony Bridges – bass
• Carl Sturken, Charlie Strut, Rob Kilgore – guitars
• Rob Kilgore, Curtis Josephs – keyboards
• Ed Palermo – saxophone

Production

• Executive producer – Sergio Cossa
• Produced by Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa
• Recorded and engineered by Frank Heller and Jay
• Mixed by Chris Barbosa and Chris Lord-Alge
• Mastered by Herb Powers Jr.

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums Chart^[1]	50
Switzerland Albums Chart^[2]	30
UK Albums Chart^[3]	52
US Billboard 200^[4]	32
US Billboard Top Black Albums	11

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Zealand albums chart. charts.nz. 2010-01-29.
2. Web site: Swiss albums chart. Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade. 2010-01-29.
3. Web site: Official Charts Company . . 2010-01-29 .
4. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5406|pure_url=yes}} Billboard albums]. all.com. 2010-01-29.