Show Time | ||||
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Released | October 19, 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1981 | |||
Studio | Atlantic Studios (New York City) | |||
Genre | R&B, post-disco, funk, soul | |||
Label | Cotillion Records | |||
Producer | Jimmy Douglass | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | A− [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
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Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Billboard Pop Albums [4] | 46 |
Billboard Top Soul Albums [4] | 7 |
Year | Single | Chart positions [5] | ||
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Billboard Hot 100 | US R&B | US Dance | ||
1981 | "Snap Shot" | 91 | 6 | 21 |
"Wait for Me" | 103 | 20 | 21 | |
"Party Lites" | — | — | 21 | |
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