The Whispers
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| Paese d'origine |  Stati Uniti
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| Genere | Rhythm and blues Dance |
| Periodo di attività musicale | 1964 – in attività |
| Album pubblicati | 27 |
The Whispers sono un gruppo statunitense di musica R&B/dance.
Storia
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Si sono formati nel 1963. I membri originali erano i gemelli, Scotty (Wallace) e Walter Scott, con Gordy Harmon, Marcus Hutson e Nicholas Caldwell. Nel 1973, Harmon fu sostituito da Leaveil Degree membro dei Friends of Distinction. La voce melodiosa di Scotty Scott è comparsa di quasi tutti i brani è stata comparata alla voce di Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers.
Dal 2003 fanno parte della Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
Formazione
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- Wallace Scott "Scotty Scott"
- Walter Scott
- Marcus Hutson
- Nicholas Caldwell
- Leaveil Degree
- Gordy Harmon
Discografia
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Album in studio
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- 1973 Planets of Life - Castle Records
- 1974 Bingo - Janus Records
- 1976 One for the Money - Soul Train
- 1976 The Whispers - Soul Train
- 1977 Open up Your Love - Soul Train
- 1978 Headlights - SOLAR Records
- 1979 Happy Holidays to You - CBS
- 1979 Whisper in Your Ear - Solar
- 1980 The Whispers - Solar
- 1981 Imagination - Solar
- 1981 Love Is Where You Find It - Sequel
- 1981 This Kind of Lovin - Solar
- 1983 Love for Love - Capitol Records
- 1984 So Good - Solar
- 1987 Just Gets Better with Time - Solar
- 1989 Vintage Whispers - Solar
- 1990 More of the Night - Capitol
- 1990 In the Mood - Solar
- 1991 Somebody Loves You - Quicksilver
- 1993 Dr. Love - Quicksilver
- 1994 Beat Goes On - Unidisc
- 1994 Christmas Moments - Capitol
- 1995 Toast to the Ladies - Capitol
- 1996 The Whispers - Sequel
- 1997 Songbook, Vol. 1: The Songs of Babyface - Interscope Records
- 2006 For Your Ears Only
- 2007 The Whispers Live from Las Vegas
Singoli
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]| Anno | Singolo | US Hot 100 | R&B Singles | Official Singles Chart | Album |
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| 1970 | "This Time Will Come" | - | #17 | - | |
| 1970 | "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong" | #50 | #6 | - | Planets Of Life |
| 1971 | "There's A Love For Everyone" | - | #31 | - | Planets Of Life |
| 1972 | "I Only Meant To Wet My Feet" | - | #27 | - | Love Story |
| 1972 | "Can't Help But Love You" | - | #35 | - | Love Story |
| 1973 | "Somebody Loves You" | #94 | #45 | - | Life and Breath |
| 1974 | "Bingo" | - | #40 | - | Bingo |
| 1974 | "A Mother For My Children" | #92 | #32 | - | Bingo |
| 1976 | "In Love Forever" | - | #40 | - | One For the Money |
| 1976 | "Living Together (In Sin)" | - | #21 | - | One For the Money |
| 1976 | "One For The Money (Part 1)" | #88 | #10 | - | One For the Money |
| 1976 | "You're Only As Good As You Think You Are" | - | #91 | - | One For the Money |
| 1977 | "Make It With You" | #94 | #10 | - | Open Up Your Love |
| 1977 | "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" | - | #54 | - | Open Up Your Love |
| 1978 | "(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out" | - | #13 | - | Headlights |
| 1979 | "A Song For Donny" | - | #21 | - | The Whispers |
| 1980 | "And the Beat Goes On" | #19 | #1 | #2 | The Whispers |
| 1980 | "Lady" | #28 | #3 | #55 | The Whispers |
| 1980 | "My Girl" | - | - | #26 | The Whispers |
| 1981 | "It's A Love Thing" | #28 | #2 | #9 | Imagination |
| 1981 | "I Can Make It Better" | - | - | #44 | Imagination |
| 1983 | "This Time" | - | #32 | #81 | Love For Love |
| 1983 | "Keep On Lovin' Me" | - | #4 | - | Love For Love |
| 1983 | "Tonight" | #84 | #4 | - | Love For Love |
| 1984 | "Contagious" | - | #10 | #56 | So Good |
| 1985 | "Some Kinda Lover" | - | - | #91 | So Good |
| 1987 | "And The Beat Goes On" (reissue) | - | - | #45 | |
| 1987 | "Rock Steady" | #7 | #1 | #38 | Just Gets Better With Time |
| 1987 | "In The Mood" | - | #16 | - | Just Gets Better With Time |
| 1987 | "Just Gets Better With Time" | - | #12 | - | Just Gets Better With Time |
| 1987 | "Special FX" | - | - | #69 | Just Gets Better With Time |
| 1987 | "No Pain No Gain" | - | - | #81 | Just Gets Better With Time |
| 1990 | "Innocent" | #55 | #3 | - | More of the Night |
| 1990 | "My Heart Your Heart" | - | #4 | - | More of the Night |
| 1991 | "I Want 2B The 1 4U" | - | #58 | - | More of the Night |
| 1991 | "Is It Good To You" | - | #7 | - | More of the Night |
| 1995 | "Make Sweet Love To Me" | - | #41 | - | Toast to the Ladies |
| 1995 | "Come On Home" | - | #60 | - | Toast to the Ladies |
Collegamenti esterni
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- (EN) The Whispers, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
- (EN) The Whispers, su Discogs, Zink Media.
- (EN) The Whispers, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.
- (EN) The Whispers, su WhoSampled.
- (EN) The Whispers, su Genius.com.
- (EN) The Whispers, su Billboard.
- (EN) The Whispers, su IMDb, IMDb.com.
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