The Concept

This article is about the album by Slave. For the song by Teenage Fanclub, see The Concept (song). For other uses, see concept (disambiguation).

The Concept
Studio album by Slave
Released	August 1978
Recorded	1978
Studio	Atlantic, New York City
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	43:52
Label	Cotillion
Producer	Jeff Dixon, Stephen Washington
Slave chronology
The Hardness of the World (1977) The Concept (1978) Just a Touch of Love (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B [2]
Omaha World-Herald	[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The Concept is the third album by the American funk band Slave, released in 1978. ^[5] The album reached number eleven on Billboard's Top Soul Albums chart. It was the band's first album to include Steve Arrington and Starleana Young on vocals. ^[4]

The cover artwork was inspired by William Blake's The Ancient of Days (1794).

Track listing

1. "Stellar Fungk" (8:43)
2. "The Way You Love Is Heaven" (4:33)
3. "Thank You Lord" (1:31)
4. "Drac Is Back" (3:59)
5. "We've Got Your Party" (4:49)
6. "Just Freak" (7:56)
7. "Coming Soon" (6:20)

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums [6]	78
Billboard Top Soul Albums [6]	11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions [7]
		US R&B
1978	"Stellar Fungk"	14

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. Slave: The Concept > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 12, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Smith, Will (August 29, 1978). "Soul Time". Omaha World-Herald. p. 3.
4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 644–645.
5. Lawson, Terry (July 29, 1978). "Slave". Journal Herald. Dayton. p. 26.
6. "Slave US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
7. "Slave US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

External links

• Slave - The Concept at Discogs