Slingshot (album) explained

Slingshot
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Michael Henderson
Cover:	Slingshot album.jpb.jpg
Released:	July 11, 1981
Recorded:	1981
Genre:	Soul funk
Length:	36:06
Label:	Buddah
Producer:	Michael Henderson Chuck Jackson
Prev Title:	Wide Receiver
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Fickle
Next Year:	1983

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)	Peakposition
US Top LPs (Billboard)^[1]	86
US Top Soul LPs (Billboard)	14
US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard)	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]
		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

External links

• Michael Henderson-Slingshot at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p85876/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Michael Henderson US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-08-03.
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p85876/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Michael Henderson US singles chart history]. AllMusic. 2011-08-03.