There It Is (Shalamar song)

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"There It Is"
Single by Shalamar
from the album Friends
B-side I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know [1]
Released1982
Genre R&B [2]
Label SOLAR Records
Songwriter(s) Nidra Beard, Dana Meyers, Charmaine Sylvers [1]
Producer(s) Leon Sylvers III [1]
Shalamar singles chronology
"A Night to Remember"
(1982)
"There It Is"
(1982)
"Friends"
(1982)

"There It Is" is a 1982 song by the American R&B and soul group Shalamar from their sixth studio album Friends . It is their highest charting single on the UK Singles Chart, along with "A Night to Remember", which both reached number 5. [3] In Ireland, the song reached number 6. It was ranked at number 9 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1982 by NME . [4]

Contents

Track listings

7" single

No.TitleLength
1."There It Is"4:27
2."I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know"4:02

12" single

No.TitleLength
1."There It Is (Extended Version)" 
2."I Don't Wanna Be the Last to Know" 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 6
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)Position
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 58

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Silver250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shalamar - There It Is (Edited Version)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone . Retrieved September 9, 2023. ...Shalamar had a string of creamy R&B hits like "There It Is" and "Dead Giveaway," but "A Night to Remember" topped them all.
  3. "SHALAMAR | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – There It Is". Irish Singles Chart.
  6. "Shalamar: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. "Singles of the Year" (PDF). Record Mirror . January 1, 1983. p. 3. Retrieved August 11, 2025 via World Radio History.
  8. "British single certifications – Shalamar – There It Is". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved August 11, 2025.