| Three for Love | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Shalamar |
| Cover: | Shalamarthreeforlove.jpg |
| Released: | December 15, 1980 |
| Recorded: | 1978–1980 |
| Studio: | Studio Masters; Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles); Aura Sound (Orlando, Florida) |
| Genre: | R&B, post-disco |
| Length: | 40:41 |
| Label: | SOLAR |
| Producer: | Leon Sylvers III |
| Prev Title: | Big Fun |
| Prev Year: | 1979 |
| Next Title: | Go for It |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
Three for Love is the fourth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1980 on the SOLAR label. It was produced by Leon Sylvers III and features the 'classic' Shalamar line-up (Jeffrey Daniel, Howard Hewett and Jody Watley).
Three for Love has been certified Gold in the United States for sales of over 500,000. The album eventually went Platinum. It peaked at #8 on the R&B chart and #40 on the Billboard chart.
In 2002, Three for Love was re-released by Sanctuary Records in the United Kingdom in a two-for-one CD format with Shalamar's previous album Big Fun.
AllMusic rated the album four and a half out of five stars.[1] Music critic Robert Christgau graded it "A−".[2] Writer Colin Larkin rated it three out of five.[3]
The album had sold over 875,000 copies by July 1982. The single "Make That Move" sold more than 535,000 units.[4]
The album was ranked 43 on "The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980" by Rolling Stone.[5]
| Chart (1980–1981) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 40 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
| Chart (1981) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 44 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Full of Fire" | Billboard Hot 100 | 55 |
| 1981 | "Full of Fire" | Hot Soul Singles | 24 |
| 1981 | "Make That Move" | Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| 1981 | "Make That Move" | Hot Soul Singles | 6 |
| 1981 | "This Is for the Lover in You" | Hot Soul Singles | 17 |