Circumstantial Evidence (album)

Circumstantial Evidence
Studio album by Shalamar
Released	June 19, 1987
Recorded	1986
Studio	Galaxy Sound Studios, Hollywood, Silverlake Studio, Hollywood
Genre	Dance-pop, urban
Length	38:11
Label	SOLAR
Producer	L.A. Reid, Babyface, Jerry Peters, Bernadette Cooper
Shalamar chronology
Heartbreak (1984) Circumstantial Evidence (1987) Wake Up (1990)
Singles from Circumstantial Evidence
"Circumstantial Evidence" Released: 1987 "Games" Released: 1987 "I Want You (To Be My Playthang)" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[1]

Circumstantial Evidence is the ninth album by American R&B group Shalamar, produced by L.A. Reid, Babyface, Jerry Peters, and Klymaxx founding member Bernadette Cooper. Released in 1987 on the SOLAR label. The line-up on this album is Delisa Davis, Micki Free and Sydney Justin, the latter having replaced Howard Hewett, who had left the group in 1986 to pursue a solo career.

Circumstantial Evidence peaked at number 29 on the R&B chart but failed to register on the Billboard chart.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Circumstantial Evidence"	Babyface, L.A.	4:52
2.	"Games"	Charles Muldrow, Sid Johnson, Bruce Robinson, Jeffrey Wilson	6:09
3.	"Love's Grown Deep"	Kenny Nolan	4:41
4.	"Playthang"	L.A., Babyface, Sid Johnson, Stephen Page	4:07

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Female"	Bernadette Cooper	4:58
6.	"Born 2 Love"	Delisa Davis, Michael Wells	3:49
7.	"Worth Waitin' 4"	Jerry Peters	5:27
8.	"Imaginary Love"	Etienne	4:08

Personnel

• Micki Free - vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Sydney Justin - vocals, keyboards, electric guitar
• Delisa Davis - vocals, keyboards
• Babyface - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Kayo - bass, backing vocals
• L.A. - drums (all tracks, except "Female" and "Worth Waitin' For")
• Bernadette Cooper - bass, drums, keyboards ("Female"); rap ("Imaginary Love")
• Jerry Peters - bass, keyboards, drums ("Worth Waitin' For")
• Gerald Albright - saxophone ("Worth Waitin' For")
• Michael Hightower - drums, keyboards, programming ("Female")
• "Roman" Jordan - keyboards ("Female")
• Larry Leeds - programming ("Female")
• Eddie M - saxophone ("Playthang")
• Craig Cooper - guitar, drums, synthesizer ("Worth Waitin' For")
• Hami Dair - guitar ("Imaginary Love")
• Etienne - keyboards, bass ("Imaginary Love")
• Pebbles - backing vocals
• Melvin Edmonds - backing vocals
• Debra Hurd - backing vocals
• Dee Bristol - backing vocals

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [2]
		US Pop	US R&B	UK Pop
1987	"Circumstantial Evidence"	-	30	-
	"Games"	-	11	-

References

1. Hanson, Amy. "Shalamar – Circumstantial Evidence". AllMusic . Retrieved December 27, 2014.
2. "Shalamar US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

External links

• Shalamar-Circumstantial-Evidence at Discogs