| 7 | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | The Automatt & Russian Hill San Francisco, California and Harbour Sound Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Con Funk Shun | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
7 is the eighth album by the Vallejo, California musical group Con Funk Shun and the 7th of 11 with Mercury Records. It was released in 1981 on the Mercury Records label.
| Year | Chart positions [2] | |
|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |
| 1982 | 82 | 17 |
| Year | Single | US R&B [3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Bad Lady" | 19 |
| 1982 | "Straight From The Heart" | 79 |
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