New Horizons (The Sylvers album) explained

New Horizons
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	the Sylvers
Cover:	New horizons cover.jpg
Released:	November 1977
Recorded:	1976 - 1977
Genre:	Soul, Disco
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	The Sylvers
Prev Title:	Something Special
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Forever Yours
Next Year:	1978

New Horizons is the sixth album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group the Sylvers.

Reception

Released in November 1977, this would be their third and final studio album for Capitol Records.

Two singles from the set were released: "Any Way You Want Me" and "New Horizons".

On July 23, 2012, New Horizons was released on a double-album CD along with their first Capitol record, Showcase.

Track listing

1. "New Horizons" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers)
2. "Dressed to Kill" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers)
3. "Lovin' Me Back" (Leon Sylvers III, Patricia Sylvers)
4. "The Party Maker" (Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, Ricky Sylvers, James Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers)
5. "Take a Hand" (Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers)
6. "Any Way You Want Me" (Leon Sylvers III, Edmund Sylvers)
7. "Another Day to Love" (Leon Sylvers III, John McClain)
8. "You Bring the Sunshine (Back Into My Life)" (Leon Sylvers III, Angie Sylvers)
9. "Charisma" (Leon Sylvers III)
10. "Star Fire" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers, Patricia Sylvers, James Sylvers)

Personnel

• Leon Sylvers III – bass
• Ed Greene, Steve Gadd – drums
• John Burnes, Sonny Burke – electric piano
• Herman Brown, Jay Graydon, John McClain, Ricky Sylvers – guitar
• Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone, electric piano
• Richard Tee – piano
• Jim Horn, Tom Scott – saxophone
• James Sylvers, Jim Hughart – synthesizer
• Chuck Findley, Dick "Slyde" Hyde – trombone
• Gene Goe, Ollie Mitchell – trumpet

Production

• Shusei Nagaoka - cover art^[1]

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[2]	134
Billboard Top Soul Albums	43

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
		US	US R&B
1977	Any Way You Want Me"	72	12
1978	"New Horizons"	-	45

Samples

• "New Horizons"
  • "Hot 4 U"" by A Tribe Called Quest on their The Love Movement album^[4]

External links

• New Horizons at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sci-fi illustrations by Shusei Nagaoka ~ Pink Tentacle.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p20894/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} The Sylvers US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-17.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p20894/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} The Sylvers US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-17.
4. Web site: A Tribe Called Quest's 'Hot 4 U' - Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled.