The Second Time Around (Shalamar song)
| "The Second Time Around" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Shalamar | ||||
| from the album Big Fun | ||||
| B-side | "Leave It All Up to Love" | |||
| Released | December 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 7:13 | |||
| Label | SOLAR Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leon Sylvers III, William Shelby | |||
| Producer(s) | Leon Sylvers III | |||
| Shalamar singles chronology | ||||
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| "The Second Time Around" on YouTube | ||||
"The Second Time Around" is a 1979 hit by Los Angeles–based group Shalamar. The song is the first single from their album, Big Fun. Released in December 1979, the single went to number one on the soul chart and was their most successful hit on the Hot 100 pop chart, reaching number eight in early 1980.[4][5] "The Second Time Around" also went to number one on the disco/dance chart in January 1980.[6] The song was produced by Leon Sylvers III, who cowrote the song with William Shelby.[7]
In 1980, the band made a promotion of "The Second Time Around" for the radio station KJR in Seattle, called "The Sonics Came to Play," dedicated to the Seattle SuperSonics who had won the NBA Championship the previous year.[citation needed]
Samples[edit]
Missy Elliott interpolated it in her song "Is This Our Last Time?" from her This Is Not a Test! album.
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1979–80) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 96 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] | 49 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard US Dance | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] | 47 |
| Year-end chart (1980) | Rank |
|---|---|
| US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[11] | 44 |
See also[edit]
- List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1980 (U.S.)
- List of post-disco artists and songs
References[edit]
- ^ "Shalamar - the Second Time Around".
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "A Vision of Love: R&B". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Ro, Ronin (1998). Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records. Quartet Books. p. 40.
SOLAR (...), which grew out of an association between promoter Griffey and Soul Train host Don Cornelius, released a string of post-disco hits that included Shalamar's "The Second Time Around" and the Whispers' "And the Beat Goes On.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 520.
- ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100 - Week of March 29, 1980". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 231.
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 267.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0189a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. __.
- ^ "1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 51. December 20, 1980. p. TIA-10. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
