Shalamar - Uptown Festival Lyrics

When I was living my Questioning life as a teenager , I played this constantly!

doesnt this remind of baby shark?

The Motown version of Stars On 45!

I love that old school jam I grew up listening to that music

Best compilation ever!

This was 1977.
42 years ago ? Wtf happened?

Yes. A Saturday night in June 1977, waiting to pay the cover at the New Prelude in New Hope, Pennsylvania, a guy a couple people ahead of me, dark hair and mustache (of course), in a white Lacoste polo, dancing in place to the instrumental part of “Tears of a Clown” as he paid. Can remember it like it was yesterday.

Love this song oh I was 13 when this came n my love to Miss Jody Watley

This song Makes you wanna grab some fly girl and hustle the night away.

takes me back to the dancing days please come bsck 😀

excellence

its a shalamar jim, but not as we know it.....

1977 yeah 4everyoungsusie was there greatest time to be 18 yrs old

Hell to the Yea!!

Fire Island late 70's Edinburgh Princess Street. Brill music then. I am 58 and kin still shuffle to this (but it's really long now) Ha Ha

Still listening July 2018 one of the best Disco song's out ❤ loved it back in the 70s & 80s Shuffles Dancing 💃 take me back please ❤ great times & great Memories with not a care in the world ❤❤❤

By far, Shalamar's best!

ya KTF

Happy memories

I have this in vinyl. Disco is so underrated.

Another great disco song of the 70s disco lives forever

Great song, I was 9 at the time and always liked those songs that had a medley of songs within them. I was 15 when Dead Giveaway was popular, and at the time, in 83, I had no idea that Shalamar sang this too.

80s music was the best years of music

Gay disco?

Excelente recuerdo maravilloso.... bello.

Going to A-Go-Go!

valentinos late 70s Edinburgh

Motown=Number One in the World.

I read somewhere that Pat Powdrill was one of the key vocalists on this song. Anybody confirm?

Hello Channel Yes indeed

Been looking for this!!

J'adore merveilleux groupe g tjrs le vinyl 33t.
Les beaux airs du MOTOWN SOUND.

shalamar is shalamar

this song puts my memory back to the days playing my aunts 45s on her portable record player on the front stoop of my grandparents house! I was only 11 years old, but this music has pierced my heart forever! 15th & Washtenaw chitown love!

Howard Hewitt!!

Hewitt joined the group later.

What about him?

sweet memories from my youngest times ............ I love it

Early eighties ,Outer limits in Edinburgh, shuffling to this, best nights of my life

Old timer yeah.....had the record

Limits what a blast was in there at clouds before that. Great Times

Worked as a bar manager for 18 years and I have loved this song so much and gutted I can't still do the proper shuffle 🎶🎶💃👍

@john mackay YES! I was there. You and I must be of a similar vintage :-) Hope you're doing well.

@jam fal still here still reminiscing still going strong I think 🤪👍 hope you and yours are well have a happy xmas and a good new year.

Please note that this was 1977. Shalamar was trying to find themselves then as Jody Watley was 18 at the time still in senior high school.

Actually I heard this song was recorded in 1975.. Was  offered to Pat Davis to be a part of Shalamar. She had to turn it down because of her commitment to her group Something special!....But released in early 1977 with Watley, Daniels, and Mumford!

this song is awesome!

You are so right! This song in a word--GENIUS!

If Im not mistaken,no one in the popular line-up sang on here.These guys were all studio singers that were replaced byJody,Howard and Jeffery for commercial reasons after this recording.

You're exactly right. Howard Hewett didn't join the group until '79.

YOU'RE RIGHT, THESE ARE STUDIO SINGERS MARKETED AS SHALAMAR

superbe

Uptown Festival did not feature Jody Watley.  She was a popular Soul Train dancer that was hand picked by the producers to be part of Shalamar after this recording was made.  So she did not sing on this record.

+Kawolski - Now that you mention it, it kind of doesn't sound like her. Do you know who the vocalist was?

The wonderful Pat Powdrill, Gary Mumford and Andrea(?)were the uncredited vocalists.

Thanks for clarifying that. I just heard this song after 20 years and I said that does NOT sound like Jody Watley.

I thought not. It doesn’t sound like Jody.

I wish there was video to this song

disco in 1977 :)

Disco!!!

I love all the. Old school jams Daniced to all the of them.

Did this song at disco club in The ol days

Best song to dance to in the 80's;90's noughties and now !

BookimCrocker Year 1978

I  will always love this song....I used to lyp sinc it

best song to dance to in the 80's

I'll prob get heat for this, but this medley is so much better than the original Motown versions. No big surprise, it's the Disco version.

DiscoMatty McNiceness: discomatty...pls get in touch with me.

En la decada de los ochenta esa cancion era full en la Discoteca el Jardin en el Hotel Humbolt de Guayaquil en esa epoca era DJ Fernando Bararata que mezclas y con discos de acetato eso era mezclar

Best song to get you going when getting ready for a night out with friends.

love it

Ah yea,  dancing to this song every weekend at The Place night club in El Paso.  Sweet memories!

la mejor rola de todos los tiempos como no recordarla al escucharla todo el cuerpo se pone chinito que buenos tiempos aquellos lo mejor

The local club I use too attend back in the 70s did a soul train to this song. Great music and thanks for bring back my youth. Bell Bottoms and platform shoes.. those were the days of Disco.

You're very welcome. This was always a huge tune at my school disco right into the 90s, I've loved it as long as I can remember.

I'm sorry, I'm not sure how! I assumed it just would be available to everyone. If I can work out how to fix it then I will.

this is a newyork special ....very popualar back then

I'ts been so long since I last heard Uptown Festival good memories left behind thank you for making this happen.

finally found what i was looking for.
thanks for uploading

Pleease make this video available on mobile phones! :-)