Slick is the ninth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks, released in August 1977 on the Tamla imprint of Motown Records. It reached No. 47 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart.

Slick
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1977
Recorded1975–1976
StudioThe Sound Suite & United Sound Systems, Detroit
GenreSoul
LabelTamla Records
ProducerLeonard Caston
Eddie Kendricks chronology
Goin' Up in Smoke
(1976)
Slick
(1977)
Vintage '78
(1978)
Singles from Slick
  1. "Intimate Friends"
    Released: December 22, 1977
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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  1. "Something Shady (Is Going On)" (Leonard Caston Jr., Ronn Matlock) 5:07
  2. "Baby" (Leonard Caston Jr., Terri McFaddin) 3:52
  3. "I Want to Live My Life with You" (Diane Goosby, Leonard Caston Jr.) 3:42
  4. "You Got It" (Leonard Caston Jr., Terri McFaddin) 3:25
  5. "Intimate Friends" (Garry Glenn) 5:49
  6. "Diamond Girl" (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) 4:25
  7. "Then Came You" (Diane Goosby, Leonard Caston Jr.) 7:31
  8. "I'll Have to Let You Go" (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston Jr.) 4:34
  9. "California Woman" (Kathy Wakefield, Leonard Caston Jr.) 3:31

Personnel

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  • Eddie Kendricks - lead and backing vocals
  • Eddie Willis, Robert White - guitar
  • Lee Marcus, Quentin Dennard, Richard "Pistol" Allen, Uriel Jones - drums
  • Roderick Chandler - bass
  • George Roundtree, Leonard Caston Jr. - keyboards
  • Jack Brokensha - percussion
  • Gerry Paul - congas
  • Larry Nozero - alto saxophone
  • Barbara Dickerson, Carolyn Majors, Cheryl Lynn, Danny Smith, Donna Thedford, Jean Thompson, Patricia Smith, Phylis Cole, Theo Turner, Victor Caston - backing vocals
  • David Willardson - cover illustration

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 47

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
1978 "Intimate Friends" 24

Samples

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References

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  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. Eddie Kendricks: Slick > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Eddie Kendricks US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. ^ "Eddie Kendricks US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
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