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- Date Released: February 1, 1979
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Disco
- Label: Fantasy Records
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They Say...
Rockers who dismissed disco in general as cold and mechanical never seriously listened to Sylvester, a passionate, captivating singer who had a magnificent range and was consistently mindful of disco's soul and gospel roots. In the late '70s, disco-oriented artists generally shied away from live albums because of their lack of dance club appeal. But like Donna Summer, the colorful Sylvester was an exception. Living Proof, recorded at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House, documents a varied and unpredictable performance showing that Sylvester was far from one-dimensional. While he probably inspired dancing in the aisles with sweaty versions of such dancefloor favorites as "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," "Dance (Disco Heat)," and "Body Strong," he shows how expressive a balladeer he could be on "Sharing Something Perfect Between Ourselves" and interpretations of Billie Holiday's "Lover Man" and Patti LaBelle's "You Are My Friend." Emotionally, Sylvester wasn't one to hold back, and that honesty serves him impressively well on this excellent CD.
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| 01. |  |
Overture
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3:25 |
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| 02. | |
Body Strong
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3:22 |
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| 03. | |
Blackbird
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4:52 |
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| 04. | |
Medley
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6:00 |
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| 05. | |
Happiness
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5:59 |
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| 06. | |
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)
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6:07 |
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| 07. | |
Sharing Something Perfect Between Ourselves
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7:27 |
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| 08. | |
You Are My Friend
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8:05 |
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| 09. | |
Dance (Disco Heat)
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11:06 |
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| 10. | |
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
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10:35 |
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10 Total Tracks, 66:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Sylvester - Synthesizer // Sylvester - Arranger // Sylvester - Keyboards // Sylvester - Vocals // Sylvester - Producer // Sylvester - Main Performer // Leslie Drayton - Strings // Leslie Drayton - Arranger // Leslie Drayton - Horn // Leslie Drayton - Horn Arrangements // Leslie Drayton - String Arrangements // Mel Martin - Sax (Baritone) // Julian Priester - Trombone // Julian Priester - Trombone // Patrick Cowley - Synthesizer // Patrick Cowley - ? // Jeanie Tracy - Vocals (Background) // Jeanie Tracy - ? // Martha Wash - Vocals (Background) // Martha Wash - ? // Terry Adams - Strings // Patrice Anderson - Strings // Marc Baum - Flute // Marc Baum - Saxophone // Frederick Berry - Trumpet // Edward Bogas - Strings // Dean Boysen - Trumpet // Richard Corsello - Engineer // Richard Corsello - Mixing // Greg Crockett - Bass // Ellen Dessier - Strings // Kelvin Dixon - Drums // Kelvin Dixon - ? // David Frazier - Percussion // David Frazier - ? // Harvey Fuqua - Producer // Stephen Gehl - Strings // Sharon Hymes - Vocals (Background) // Sharon Hymes - ? // Bob Kingson - Bass // Danny Kopelson - Mixing Assistant // Mary Anne Meredith - Strings // Carl Pedersen - Strings // Randall Pratt - Harp // Dan Reagan - Trombone // Izora Rhodes - Vocals (Background) // Izora Rhodes - ? // Eric Robinson - Synthesizer // Eric Robinson - Keyboards // Eric Robinson - Vocals // Eric Robinson - Vocals (Background) // Eric Robinson - ? // Melinda Ross - Strings // Nathan Rubin - Strings // Allen Smith - Trumpet // John Tenney - Strings // John Tenney - Concert Master // Emily VanValkenburgh - Strings // Wayne Wallace - Trombone // Ralph Wash - Guitar // Tip Wirrick - Guitar // Tip Wirrick - ? // India Cooke - Strings // Adrienne Blackshere - Strings // Julianne Feldman - Strings // Michael Finden - Keyboards // Michael Finden - ? // Gus Anthony Flores - Percussion // Gus Anthony Flores - ? // Kenneth Harrison - Strings // Rick Kvistad - Tympani [Timpani] // Marjorie Prescott - Strings // William Pyncron - Strings // Barbara Riccardi - Strings // Serban Rusu - Strings // David Sprunk - French Horn // Jay Stolmac - Flute // Jay Stolmac - Saxophone // Melinda Wagner - Strings // Kathy Walters - Strings // Bob Kingston - Bass // Phil Bray - Photography // Dennis Gassner - Design // Ross Wilson - Trombone // Ross Wilson - Trumpet
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