I loved The sylvers..but I don't know where you guys got the information that The Sylvers came out before the J5. That is untrue. The J5 were on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969 & 1970.That was way b4 the sylvers came out. Just saying.
@akapam57 It was noted b/c four of its original members were in 'The Little Angels'...so technically this family was 1st regardless of the name change. They were on tv,did shows,had a record contract and appeared in our biggest magazines of the day Jet and Ebony dating back to 1960. Just saying...
I feel you this song is smooth thats why i love oldies i'm 36 and I love oldies because they have meaning todays songs talk about how big your ass is how much money they got or talk about i hit it this way BULLSHIT. just listen to the passion in ricky's voice he really miss that girl.IT makes you want to play it over (good song) dont make them like this anymore
i also caught the Unsung episode and had forgotten just how fine Leon Sylvers was! Dude was fine as he could be as was James and the other two. Foster was always too young for my taste back then, but seeing that episode the other night truly brought back some mem-O-ries! In fact, I still have my original copy of the Sylvers first album. That bad boy is in perfect condition.
@ssm3141 Unsung brought back the memories for me as well, I was in love with Edmund Sylvers! I was hurt that his death wasn't even mentioned by our media (to my knowledge) I didn't hear of it until Unsung, I too still have the albums in good condition. Great job TVOne for introducing the Sylvers to a new generation and bringing them back to others.
@chi11factor11 Wasn't that something about Edmund? I thought that he'd probably died of AIDS or some drug-related thing as we've come to expect from entertainers. It's somehow a relief that he left here with an old-fashioned case of Cancer. He also left behind between nine and twelve children. I saw another show on that recently so brotha' Edmund was BUSY, bless his heart.
@bkthin Yes, didn't he, though; lung cancer. That's exactly what the show UNSUNG said. Though tragic, I was glad that we didn't lose him to drugs as we have so many of our creatively successful minds and spirits over the years. And isn't it funny how Marlon couldn't do his own voice on the J5 cartoon?
@ssm3141 unsung mentioned it. but i've known it for a while..none of the j5 could do their voices during that time. here's another lnf: the voice of mj was the mayor in the 1st back to the future
@bkthin No kidding! The things you learn. Thanks, And isn't that funny how mj could do the voice of somebody else but not his own voice on a cartoon show based on him and his family. Must've been some sort of licensing thing that pulled the plug on that. Maybe a considerable amount of legal issues would've been involved. I just wish somebody had been looking out for our Sylvers before they signed that 'fifty percent goes to the sleezy manager' contract.
@ssm3141 with everything (touring,albums, school) the j5 were doing, they didn't have time. the beatles had they're own cartoon, they didn't do their voices. you made a great point with that manager. if the family listened to leon, they would've had the hits shalamar, dynasty, & the whispers had. they made up it for later. leon & ricky produced some of the tracks on sos band III
@bkthin I agree. Had they listened and stayed creatively loyal to big brother Leon, the one whose vision took them so very far, and gave them a way out of that LA ghetto where Olympia was brutalized so terribly, there's no telling where their careers might've continued on to. It's the age-old thing, though: black folks and bad management. We frequently know so little about the business end of things. We forget the importance of keeping our minds on our money AND our talent.
@VenetianSymbol My statement was in reply to the drug situation that has been in existence amongst the entertainment industry.and the number of creatives lives that have been lost in that whelm. I meant that it would surely have been a shame if the lessons of past lost entertainers to drugs had gone unheeded by great Edmund. I did not use AIDS in the same reference you refer to. What I meant is that it would've been a shame to lose Edmund to something so preventable as AIDS.
@ssm3141 Sike! I don't under the statement still. This was a direct quote from you: "It's somehow a relief that he left here with an old-fashioned case of Cancer". For your information; AIDS bring on a numerous of infections and cancers. Including, heart disease and heart failure; AIDS is a monster. You tell someone that you're relieved that a loved one died of "old-fashioned case of Cancer" instead of AIDS - you'd be excoriated. NE way we all make confusing statements. No Offense!
@chi11factor11 We die hard fans knew about Edmund passing years ago .
But ET- Entetainment Tonight didnt say a word about it ..Nor did them bias bastard mention when white soul singer Teena Marie passed away.. I mean NOTHING
Watching unsung and listening to them during commercials. They were great. Better than the Jacksons but why compare? Their harmonies (The Sylvers) were very rich. I am glad Unsung back them back to life for us.
the jacksons were first but the sylvers were hanging riggt in there witem they were jackson imataters and better they had more talent they wrote there own music
@troyknox63 the sylvers were not j5 imatators. in a funny way, they were first. then came the 5 stairsteps( hopefully unsung will do a show on them), then the j5 & the other j5 imatators
My first crushes befor the DeBarges. At least with the DeBarges I was a teen but with the Sylvers I was a little kid! I loved this group and I have the first album in possession now. This is the album my father bought for all of us and I nabbed it as an adult lol.
Lead singer sounds like Jermaine. This was song wonderfully by this talented group. This would have been done just as well by J5. I thought it was them when it first came out. The Sylvers diserve way more credit than they have gotten.
one of my favorite groups of all time! The groups of today use every instrument except their natural voice to sing. Lets get back to singing for real!!!!!!!
This was at the end of Madlib's appearance on the Gilles Peterson show he was on awhile ago. Check out the free stones throw podcast with that, it's pretty good
The sylvers was great group back in the 70s the music was so different back then. Thanks for putting this on you tube. Thank you Leon Olympia James Charmaine Angelica Ricky Patrica Foster ( Gone but not forgotten) Edmund Rest in Peace.
this was my group back in the day; the music still sounds great, R.I.P. edmound, u will never be forgotten. i love the sylvers. thanks for posting. 8-14-10.
I Loved this group...Leon Sylvers went on to be a Master producer of gorups like Shalamar,the Whispers and most of the Artists on the SOLAR label out of Los Angeles. I read that the youngest member, Foster Silvers has had quite a few problems.
Some great sounds came from this group, only wish they would have had the chance to put out more. Does anyone have Larry Graham's version of " When we get married "
@GeneralTrousers Leon Sylvers is legendary. He is an unsung hero of pop and R&B. If has not been, he should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for all that he has done for so many artists.
@ytterbiumslug I dont think it would do much good at this point. Times have changed so much and the people have gotten use to listening to "Junk".But for people like myself we can keep listening to the oldies and keep the memories alive in our hearts.
@willowseeker HEY I DO AGREE because there was once a time when you had to have real talent to make it in the music business,and this music brings back that time.
Great track, and Mathematics killed it on the sample for Mighty Healthy by Ghostface... definitely the best beat on Supreme Clientele. MAD LOVE for The Sylvers.
@joeeregulah And all of those families are intricately connected in personal ways - they were all living in LA and moved in the same circles. There is a lot of back story to it ...
Luv this song from wayyyyyyyyyy back. Got nothing against the Jackson's.....but this group was ahead of their time. The Soul Train Awards..or the Rock and Roll Hall needs to recognize this fam and hit them up with a few awards...
I have been singing this song for years in my head...the verse " I wish I could talk to you baby" over & over again. Thanks to you tube, I typed the verse..and I found one of my beloved songs!!! I am so darn happy. Please do not compare the two groups ...The Jackson 5 & the Sylvers. They were awesome in their own rights. If we need to compare, compare "R&B" of today, to all those beautiful heartfelt ballads of yesterday. You can't. The R&B of today sucks and will never be memorable.
to my knowledge Mario is not related to the Sylvers...but it her were related to Edmund esp it would be as father and son not grandfather. Mario is in his 20s...And Edmund was only in his 40s when he died a few years ago.
now this song was the bomb back in the day, also the slyver's was more sexy then the jackson-5, but the most importon thing thing both group made hella goog music,,,11-02-09. r.i.p.edmound
Great point. And even better than that, Leon Sylvers WROTE all the songs on this album!! This guy was 16 or 17 years old and writing songs like this. Brother's scary!!!!!!!!!
BET should honor them, they definitely deserve. But just like today...the best artists never get appreciated. The only reason the Jackson 5 succeeded over them was because they had a monster like Motown backing them. But, from 1972-1974 the Sylvers were truly the best hands down!
As a child, I thought that this was J5, with Jermaine as the lead. The lead sounds a lot like Jermaine. The chorus sounds a little like MJ. 'Great feelings hearing this song.
So much magic...pure in this music. I appeciate your posting this feel good Jam. On another note, Can anyone clear up any rumors about the Sylvers, Switch and Debarge are connected?
The Sylvers (i believe) were a family of 10 (anyone remember 80s family band the Jets? I think they were a family of 12 or 13) from Memphis, TN. No relation/connection to the band Switch or DeBarge.
Now...Switch & DeBarge were connected--Switch was a Jermaine Jackson produced band that had DeBarge clan brothers Bobby & Tommy DeBarge (could be wrong, but, i believe Bobby was lead vocals for Switch).
DeBarge--the group--consisted of Mark, Randy, James, & Bunny with brother, Eldra ("EL") on lead
Actually there was a connection - The Sylvers moved in the same circles in Los Angeles. Solar Records and Motown were in the same building on Sunset ... these two groups were very well acquainted with each other. They were both in LA at the same time ... and knew each other well.
Thanks "QueenUglyDuckling" for clearing up the Sylver/Switch/Debarge connection. There's nothing better than a well rounded group of music enthusiasts...your expertise is definitely appreciated...Let's do whatever it takes to keep this type of music well preserved!
What I really like about this song, that current r&b and pop have forgotten, is the RHYTHM. Today people focus on beat but have weak rhythm. Sure, the beat was important in the 70s too, but sometimes it's good to just let the beat keep time and not always be dominant. Love the percussion and sitar. The strings are nice and not "frilly" as in most love songs. Backup vocals tie it all together. Great bridge at 1:20-1:41. I like how they shout "I" at the start of "wish that I can talk..." chorus.
After the Jacksons this group served as the prototype for DeBarge ... they were Capitol Records answer to the Jacksons and in some regional markets were more popular ... Motown used the same formula to roll out DeBarge years later.
They were NEVER as popular as the Jackson 5, never. Obviously the jackson 5 were the template for groups to follow, not the other way around. It is possible to be fans of both :)
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sfknns 1 month ago
i been playing this song all day and never got tired of it
tdbrown88tdb 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
CLASSIC!!!
Dmaccabees 1 month ago
Thumbs up if RJD2 brought you here
meshuggles 1 month ago 3
Nice track, Wu-Tang all day!
tonystark5151 1 month ago 2
Hard tune!!! Song got me singing in front of the mirror! LOL
MrInfinitekb07 1 month ago
Ghost!!!
ApolloAlive 2 months ago
Sylvers were gorgeous looking kids. Edmund, R.I.P. was sexy!!!
Katryce1234 2 months ago
THis song bring back memories. I remember the Sylvers. Wow I had a small crush one of the girls in group.
freelsjr777 2 months ago
RIP GRAMPA ROBERT 1962/2011
TONIIK31013 3 months ago
Happy Birthday Ricky and Olympia!
sylversfan11 3 months ago
Insanely good!
kaczorek73 3 months ago
Listening to this, this is a cross between Jermaine, Michael and Blue Magic!
scatman44 4 months ago
@rememberTheTime09...GET A LIFE!. just saying
akapam57 4 months ago
@akapam57 Get a clue!
RememberTheTime09 4 months ago 3
I loved The sylvers..but I don't know where you guys got the information that The Sylvers came out before the J5. That is untrue. The J5 were on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969 & 1970.That was way b4 the sylvers came out. Just saying.
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RememberTheTime09 4 months ago
@akapam57 It was noted b/c four of its original members were in 'The Little Angels'...so technically this family was 1st regardless of the name change. They were on tv,did shows,had a record contract and appeared in our biggest magazines of the day Jet and Ebony dating back to 1960. Just saying...
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@akapam57 The Little Angels don't count; maybe that's where the mistake was made???
VenetianSymbol 3 months ago
Is it my imagination but wasn't Olympia Sylvers in one of the final scenes of the sequel to Count Yorga, Vampire?
darkchococide 5 months ago
@darkchococide I looked on youtube and could'nt find the clip.
sylversfan11 4 months ago
@darkchococide According to IMDB.com Olympia was in the 1972 horror film Deathmaster!
sylversfan11 4 months ago
@sylversfan11 Yeah,she was...great find! She played an amazingly beautiful dancing hippie.
RememberTheTime09 3 months ago
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@darkchococide Olympia was a dancer in part 6 and a vampire in part 7 of" Deathmaster"! Its on Youtube!
sylversfan11 4 months ago
Patricia would have gotten it...
VenetianSymbol 5 months ago
This joint is EPIC!!!
VenetianSymbol 5 months ago
i have been all over youtube looking 4 sylver's material every since the unsung show, they finally came w/tha REAL....... PEACE
verbalactic 5 months ago
They were raised in my hood!!
jacksondarryl34 5 months ago
It's interesting that their most popular song was Boogie Fever because their other work was amazing.
porkchop745 5 months ago
Edmund's passing was mentioned in Jet magazine at that time...I remember reading about it years ago.
msyoli2u 5 months ago
I feel you this song is smooth thats why i love oldies i'm 36 and I love oldies because they have meaning todays songs talk about how big your ass is how much money they got or talk about i hit it this way BULLSHIT. just listen to the passion in ricky's voice he really miss that girl.IT makes you want to play it over (good song) dont make them like this anymore
anthonypc100 5 months ago
I keep playing this song. I cant get enough!! LOL
jasoncarly 5 months ago in playlist The Sylvers
Look!
No "muffin tops."
brainnopain 5 months ago
Classic...
nu2thgame 5 months ago
this is all new music to me but i love it like it was yesterday they were allways sharp but they wernt around long they should have stayed around
troyknox63 5 months ago
i also caught the Unsung episode and had forgotten just how fine Leon Sylvers was! Dude was fine as he could be as was James and the other two. Foster was always too young for my taste back then, but seeing that episode the other night truly brought back some mem-O-ries! In fact, I still have my original copy of the Sylvers first album. That bad boy is in perfect condition.
ssm3141 5 months ago 3
@ssm3141 Unsung brought back the memories for me as well, I was in love with Edmund Sylvers! I was hurt that his death wasn't even mentioned by our media (to my knowledge) I didn't hear of it until Unsung, I too still have the albums in good condition. Great job TVOne for introducing the Sylvers to a new generation and bringing them back to others.
chi11factor11 5 months ago 14
@chi11factor11 Wasn't that something about Edmund? I thought that he'd probably died of AIDS or some drug-related thing as we've come to expect from entertainers. It's somehow a relief that he left here with an old-fashioned case of Cancer. He also left behind between nine and twelve children. I saw another show on that recently so brotha' Edmund was BUSY, bless his heart.
ssm3141 5 months ago
@ssm3141 edmund died of lung cancer. lkf: he was the voice of marlon on the j5 cartoon
bkthin 5 months ago
@bkthin Yes, didn't he, though; lung cancer. That's exactly what the show UNSUNG said. Though tragic, I was glad that we didn't lose him to drugs as we have so many of our creatively successful minds and spirits over the years. And isn't it funny how Marlon couldn't do his own voice on the J5 cartoon?
ssm3141 5 months ago
@ssm3141 unsung mentioned it. but i've known it for a while..none of the j5 could do their voices during that time. here's another lnf: the voice of mj was the mayor in the 1st back to the future
bkthin 5 months ago
@bkthin No kidding! The things you learn. Thanks, And isn't that funny how mj could do the voice of somebody else but not his own voice on a cartoon show based on him and his family. Must've been some sort of licensing thing that pulled the plug on that. Maybe a considerable amount of legal issues would've been involved. I just wish somebody had been looking out for our Sylvers before they signed that 'fifty percent goes to the sleezy manager' contract.
ssm3141 5 months ago
@ssm3141 with everything (touring,albums, school) the j5 were doing, they didn't have time. the beatles had they're own cartoon, they didn't do their voices. you made a great point with that manager. if the family listened to leon, they would've had the hits shalamar, dynasty, & the whispers had. they made up it for later. leon & ricky produced some of the tracks on sos band III
bkthin 5 months ago
@bkthin I agree. Had they listened and stayed creatively loyal to big brother Leon, the one whose vision took them so very far, and gave them a way out of that LA ghetto where Olympia was brutalized so terribly, there's no telling where their careers might've continued on to. It's the age-old thing, though: black folks and bad management. We frequently know so little about the business end of things. We forget the importance of keeping our minds on our money AND our talent.
ssm3141 5 months ago
@ssm3141 THAT'S A RELIEF!!!... HE'S DEAD AT LEAST HE DIDN'T DIE OF AIDS... THAT STATEMENT IS IGNORANT - SORRY! :)
VenetianSymbol 5 months ago
@VenetianSymbol My statement was in reply to the drug situation that has been in existence amongst the entertainment industry.and the number of creatives lives that have been lost in that whelm. I meant that it would surely have been a shame if the lessons of past lost entertainers to drugs had gone unheeded by great Edmund. I did not use AIDS in the same reference you refer to. What I meant is that it would've been a shame to lose Edmund to something so preventable as AIDS.
ssm3141 5 months ago
@ssm3141 Sorry... You right and I stand corrected. The fact that he died so young is the tragedy.
VenetianSymbol 5 months ago
@ssm3141 Sike! I don't under the statement still. This was a direct quote from you: "It's somehow a relief that he left here with an old-fashioned case of Cancer". For your information; AIDS bring on a numerous of infections and cancers. Including, heart disease and heart failure; AIDS is a monster. You tell someone that you're relieved that a loved one died of "old-fashioned case of Cancer" instead of AIDS - you'd be excoriated. NE way we all make confusing statements. No Offense!
VenetianSymbol 5 months ago
@chi11factor11 You should upload those albums. I wish I could find more than that one CD on Amazon. : (
tsujoy 5 months ago
@chi11factor11 We die hard fans knew about Edmund passing years ago .
But ET- Entetainment Tonight didnt say a word about it ..Nor did them bias bastard mention when white soul singer Teena Marie passed away.. I mean NOTHING
MRJACKSON19581 5 months ago
Watching unsung and listening to them during commercials. They were great. Better than the Jacksons but why compare? Their harmonies (The Sylvers) were very rich. I am glad Unsung back them back to life for us.
adamssmp 5 months ago
TV ONE !!!! can not wait !!! Their unsung story. Leon was the Man!!!
BeyondCapoStatus 6 months ago
the jacksons were first but the sylvers were hanging riggt in there witem they were jackson imataters and better they had more talent they wrote there own music
troyknox63 6 months ago
@troyknox63 the sylvers were not j5 imatators. in a funny way, they were first. then came the 5 stairsteps( hopefully unsung will do a show on them), then the j5 & the other j5 imatators
bkthin 5 months ago
Great song. Beautiful family
miss09lauren 6 months ago
Leon was cold to write a song like this at the age of 18, 19
Tudaman 6 months ago in playlist Old School Jamz
My first crushes befor the DeBarges. At least with the DeBarges I was a teen but with the Sylvers I was a little kid! I loved this group and I have the first album in possession now. This is the album my father bought for all of us and I nabbed it as an adult lol.
LYNNDIEPEE 6 months ago
"in & out" by sheek louch and styles p...........i love the original the best though!
19lilshane 7 months ago
The afros are so on point!!!
ninjastah 7 months ago in playlist Sample Material
I still have the 45 on this jam. Love it to death!!!! The Sylvers always had great songs.
mikesmes 7 months ago
this is hot peace
fortgreene31 8 months ago
Before the Jacksons; there was the Sylvers. The Jacksons made the pop charts first.
scumber56 8 months ago
Great song! This has to be my favorite by them.
BFCP4647 8 months ago
I`ve always enjoyed this song. Still do!
woodchuk329 8 months ago
my favorite sylvers song.
jdubbjazzbass 8 months ago
My God! So, they are killers.
I've heard lots of people say "Once a man's a killer, they just keep
on killing and killing; they sort of develop a taste for blood."
"Yeah, that's right. They kill one man, or kill ten,
it's all the same."
EffortlessArt 9 months ago
LOL!!!! on SHARLEE's comment. Thank you all for making my comment #1. Take care everyone!!! Many blessing to you!!!!
inluuv09 10 months ago
such a good song
mindcontro 11 months ago
Funn but Leon Sounds like Jermaine Jackson
MrCocky 11 months ago
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that's ricky silvers on lead vocals that sounds like MJ . and his brothers leon and ( edmund now deceased).
barnabas50 11 months ago
that's ricky silvers on lead vocals that sounds like MJ . and his brother leon and edmund now deceased.
barnabas50 11 months ago
LOX sample in there too
shamsta19 11 months ago
Very Cool Old School love it
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robinarielmedia 11 months ago
what 3 deaf people voted thumbs down?
SHARLEE1962 11 months ago 2
ttoday Foster Sylvers is a registered sex offender according to what I read on Wikipedia
MrKrime 11 months ago
Who is the little boy singing? it sounds like MJ
ItalianBlackheart123 11 months ago
@ItalianBlackheart123 that's Foster Sylvers
Tezz1972 11 months ago
@Tezz1972 Oh,thanks :)
ItalianBlackheart123 11 months ago
The costumes were amazing!
MosaicMaiden 1 year ago
Remember this when I real young. Real soul
baseball14V 1 year ago
Lead singer sounds like Jermaine. This was song wonderfully by this talented group. This would have been done just as well by J5. I thought it was them when it first came out. The Sylvers diserve way more credit than they have gotten.
shannonD68 1 year ago 2
their afros are like over the top epic, esp. that one on the far left. This is beautiful!!
djsweethots 1 year ago
A group so good in there day, yet so underated. BOO HOO!!!!!!
RUSH931 1 year ago
one of my favorite groups of all time! The groups of today use every instrument except their natural voice to sing. Lets get back to singing for real!!!!!!!
wandaintexas 1 year ago
@wandaintexas I think that we need to start back using real musical instruments too...I'm tired of listening to 'canned' musical instruments. lol
ekocentric 1 year ago
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@ekocentric I think you need me to stick my huge 12 inch white dick in your fat black ass like I did when we were both in the Air force.
Blankfrackqueer 10 months ago
Beautiful family...
LadyLecee 1 year ago 2
Thank God for techonology or songs like this would be lost forever!
LadyLecee 1 year ago
This was at the end of Madlib's appearance on the Gilles Peterson show he was on awhile ago. Check out the free stones throw podcast with that, it's pretty good
clcproduction 1 year ago
from a homie from way back I'm glad they made it outta there. Leon I hope you and your family are good.
123akhetaten 1 year ago
Still one of the best songs of all time. The memories are still fresh-Great Music!!
flohome4 1 year ago
WU TANG FOR EVER
THANKS RZA
francklb 1 year ago
The sylvers was great group back in the 70s the music was so different back then. Thanks for putting this on you tube. Thank you Leon Olympia James Charmaine Angelica Ricky Patrica Foster ( Gone but not forgotten) Edmund Rest in Peace.
davidlangzelli 1 year ago 11
the world can't touch ghost purple tape, rae co-host....
abcdefghjklmnrst 1 year ago
L♥ve this classic!
SoulByDzyne 1 year ago
damn, Math killed it with that sample. created a whole other vibe with it.
netskot 1 year ago
this was my group back in the day; the music still sounds great, R.I.P. edmound, u will never be forgotten. i love the sylvers. thanks for posting. 8-14-10.
theresa2319 1 year ago 2
Both hands crusty....
mostlynoble 1 year ago
I Loved this group...Leon Sylvers went on to be a Master producer of gorups like Shalamar,the Whispers and most of the Artists on the SOLAR label out of Los Angeles. I read that the youngest member, Foster Silvers has had quite a few problems.
starrchild851 1 year ago
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hey look at those two (one on the left , the other on the right)..they look like those GROOVY GHOULIEs characters
teehonky 1 year ago
@teehonky
Ur an idiot
Speedfirst 1 year ago 2
@Speedfirst duh.. but DONT THEY ???
teehonky 1 year ago
Masterpiece!!!
Msstrange1 1 year ago
Some great sounds came from this group, only wish they would have had the chance to put out more. Does anyone have Larry Graham's version of " When we get married "
ABLakerman 1 year ago
A good looking family. Just like the Jacksons!
lilyofthevalley7 1 year ago
PLEASE I WAS 7YRS OLD WHEN THIS CAME OUT NO MAM HAVENT FORGOT A WORD
donnab4real 1 year ago
THANX FOR THE SHARE sosassi1, HOW DID YOU KNOW I'D KNEW THIS CUT
donnab4real 1 year ago
wow! i havent heard this song in years i was a little kid and im 41
shawn50544 1 year ago 2
I love this song but cant seem to find it on itunes!!!!! please put the song on there sylvers you guys are great!!!
patlu525 1 year ago
Leon Sylvers is a top notch writer and producer. His resume with Solar records and even things he wrote for his family is incredible
cbjrcher 1 year ago
@cbjrcher Do a search on the Shalamar - Over And Over Official Video ... Leon Sylvers is in that video ... he is an incredible producer.
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GeneralTrousers 1 year ago 2
@GeneralTrousers Leon Sylvers is legendary. He is an unsung hero of pop and R&B. If has not been, he should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for all that he has done for so many artists.
shannonD68 1 year ago 2
This song makes me feel so good. I wanna pump this from a roof or something. We need to start a revolution people!!! Bring this back!
ytterbiumslug 1 year ago
@ytterbiumslug I dont think it would do much good at this point. Times have changed so much and the people have gotten use to listening to "Junk".But for people like myself we can keep listening to the oldies and keep the memories alive in our hearts.
willowseeker 1 year ago 2
@willowseeker HEY I DO AGREE because there was once a time when you had to have real talent to make it in the music business,and this music brings back that time.
Airsoftcleaner 1 year ago
Their early stuff is light years better than what they did during the Boogie Fever era.
mrstep2me 1 year ago 2
Mighty Healthy
ufuckfacesonofabitch 1 year ago
RJD2 :D
Saxamurai 1 year ago
Leon Sylvers is one of the best song-writers EVER!!!!!
iluvmyboba 1 year ago 2
That'z from when the group started out wit' just only Charmaine,James,Leon,Ricky,Edmund,n' Olympia back in 1972.
oldschoolbx1970 1 year ago
One of the best ways this group can be recognized is for songs like this to be covered by mainstream artists ...
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GeneralTrousers 1 year ago
Do anybody have The Miracles You Need A Miracle that is a classic !!!!!
Dnice2197 1 year ago
They had bigger fros than the Jacksons.
drevalwil 1 year ago 3
Ain't no lie 'bout that.
oldschoolbx1970 1 year ago
This is a fantastic song,came out in 1972.This was there first major hit not'"boogie fever".
bigdaddy45able 1 year ago
rza sampled this for ghostface this is one of my favorite ghostface samples
deez4utoo 1 year ago
Classic Soul and R&B jam from our NYC radio on WBLS (WLIB FM) days...WWRL I can hear the late Hank Spann saying , "Hey NOWW" over the fade. OMG
mooseydeucy 1 year ago
A blast from the past, Classic sounds on KHMT FM
hmtompkins 1 year ago
Great track, and Mathematics killed it on the sample for Mighty Healthy by Ghostface... definitely the best beat on Supreme Clientele. MAD LOVE for The Sylvers.
FOTSOproductions 1 year ago
Dig this song to death!
Great musical family, alongside the Jacksons and the DeBarges...
joeeregulah 1 year ago 3
@joeeregulah I second that emotion sir
ytterbiumslug 1 year ago
@ytterbiumslug Appreciation for the nod, my friend...greetings, and respect due to you, in turn!
joeeregulah 1 year ago
@joeeregulah And all of those families are intricately connected in personal ways - they were all living in LA and moved in the same circles. There is a lot of back story to it ...
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GeneralTrousers 1 year ago
looks like MJ in the middle
FlowFrasier 1 year ago
i see you.
claybornwilliams 1 year ago
Great song , love how the work their multiple leads, 3 parts- thats whats up
croz1 1 year ago 2
the beginning of this song sort of sounds like the beginning of "lose yourself" by Eminem
Scathe8000 1 year ago
I just heard of this song recently and I must admit, it is an extremely nice song. Very smooth
TheCalebson 1 year ago 2
This song I loved so much!
charplatinum 2 years ago 3
a play this shit all day!!!!
bmunypimp 2 years ago
incredible song!!
lasse318 2 years ago 3
Ditto !!!
4687878 2 years ago
THIS SONG IS PHAT!
BIGPETE2285 2 years ago 3
Luv this song from wayyyyyyyyyy back. Got nothing against the Jackson's.....but this group was ahead of their time. The Soul Train Awards..or the Rock and Roll Hall needs to recognize this fam and hit them up with a few awards...
futureme58r 2 years ago 21
@futureme58r True! They were very talented!
hanknell 8 months ago
I have been singing this song for years in my head...the verse " I wish I could talk to you baby" over & over again. Thanks to you tube, I typed the verse..and I found one of my beloved songs!!! I am so darn happy. Please do not compare the two groups ...The Jackson 5 & the Sylvers. They were awesome in their own rights. If we need to compare, compare "R&B" of today, to all those beautiful heartfelt ballads of yesterday. You can't. The R&B of today sucks and will never be memorable.
inluuv09 2 years ago 39
say that AGAIN!
29psalm 2 years ago 2
I agree 100% all the way.
oldschoolbx1970 1 year ago
IS Edmond Mario grandfather
happyazz74 2 years ago
to my knowledge Mario is not related to the Sylvers...but it her were related to Edmund esp it would be as father and son not grandfather. Mario is in his 20s...And Edmund was only in his 40s when he died a few years ago.
MsTexas73 1 year ago
now this song was the bomb back in the day, also the slyver's was more sexy then the jackson-5, but the most importon thing thing both group made hella goog music,,,11-02-09. r.i.p.edmound
theresa2319 2 years ago
Almost forgot this one!! classic stuff!
tedkay 2 years ago
Ricky sang the chorus, Edmund sang the bridge and Leon had the main verses.
rokhamdagamer81 2 years ago 3
no way we're they better than the J5
bigscore 2 years ago
Great point. And even better than that, Leon Sylvers WROTE all the songs on this album!! This guy was 16 or 17 years old and writing songs like this. Brother's scary!!!!!!!!!
e37a 2 years ago 7
Definitely better production and more substance than the Jackson 5
dbass131 2 years ago
Jerry Butler produced this song.
soln4suhreborn 2 years ago 2
BET should honor them, they definitely deserve. But just like today...the best artists never get appreciated. The only reason the Jackson 5 succeeded over them was because they had a monster like Motown backing them. But, from 1972-1974 the Sylvers were truly the best hands down!
dbass131 2 years ago
Write to BET or TVONE and petition this.
MsTexas73 1 year ago
sorry e37a.. the person singing lead on this song is little brother ( foster..... listen to the voice... it's a 10 year old boy...
deblancmusic 2 years ago
actually this song was the Sylvers first top ten release. It featured Leon and a younger Ricky on lead vocals.
courageux28 2 years ago
foster wasn't in the group yet (1972). the leads were leon, ricky, & edmund.
madog20 2 years ago 2
i remember this song, we were crazy about the Sylvers back then
jody808 2 years ago 2
As a child, I thought that this was J5, with Jermaine as the lead. The lead sounds a lot like Jermaine. The chorus sounds a little like MJ. 'Great feelings hearing this song.
shannonD68 2 years ago
So much magic...pure in this music. I appeciate your posting this feel good Jam. On another note, Can anyone clear up any rumors about the Sylvers, Switch and Debarge are connected?
noprocrastination 2 years ago
The Sylvers (i believe) were a family of 10 (anyone remember 80s family band the Jets? I think they were a family of 12 or 13) from Memphis, TN. No relation/connection to the band Switch or DeBarge.
Now...Switch & DeBarge were connected--Switch was a Jermaine Jackson produced band that had DeBarge clan brothers Bobby & Tommy DeBarge (could be wrong, but, i believe Bobby was lead vocals for Switch).
DeBarge--the group--consisted of Mark, Randy, James, & Bunny with brother, Eldra ("EL") on lead
QueenUglyDuckling 2 years ago
Actually there was a connection - The Sylvers moved in the same circles in Los Angeles. Solar Records and Motown were in the same building on Sunset ... these two groups were very well acquainted with each other. They were both in LA at the same time ... and knew each other well.
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GeneralTrousers 2 years ago
Thanks "QueenUglyDuckling" for clearing up the Sylver/Switch/Debarge connection. There's nothing better than a well rounded group of music enthusiasts...your expertise is definitely appreciated...Let's do whatever it takes to keep this type of music well preserved!
noprocrastination 2 years ago 2
I concur, noprocrastination--no doubt!
QueenUglyDuckling 2 years ago
harmony is what this group had that what yesterday singers could sing on the drop of a dime.
oldschoolmama1959 2 years ago 4
Muito bom, maravilhoso.
Parabéns!!!!!
InacioBalbino 2 years ago 2
What I really like about this song, that current r&b and pop have forgotten, is the RHYTHM. Today people focus on beat but have weak rhythm. Sure, the beat was important in the 70s too, but sometimes it's good to just let the beat keep time and not always be dominant. Love the percussion and sitar. The strings are nice and not "frilly" as in most love songs. Backup vocals tie it all together. Great bridge at 1:20-1:41. I like how they shout "I" at the start of "wish that I can talk..." chorus.
vidform 2 years ago 5
They sang great and looked great too.
Treaty4 2 years ago
After the Jacksons this group served as the prototype for DeBarge ... they were Capitol Records answer to the Jacksons and in some regional markets were more popular ... Motown used the same formula to roll out DeBarge years later.
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GeneralTrousers 2 years ago
They were NEVER as popular as the Jackson 5, never. Obviously the jackson 5 were the template for groups to follow, not the other way around. It is possible to be fans of both :)
Speedfirst 2 years ago 5
there were family groups before either group. The 5 stairsteps , The osmonds ,the cowsills...so lets call it a draw....
nealadams70 2 years ago
The Sylvers were out in the 60s *like the Osmonds and the Stairsteps*...they were known as the LIttle Angels then.
MsTexas73 2 years ago
the slyvers came 1st. but you are right, the j5 is & will always be the template.