New Horizons (The Sylvers album)

New Horizons
Studio album by the Sylvers
Released	November, 1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Genre	Soul, Disco
Label	Capitol
Producer	The Sylvers
the Sylvers chronology
Something Special (1976)Something Special1976 New Horizons (1977) Forever Yours (1978)Forever Yours1978

New Horizons is the sixth album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group the Sylvers.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in November 1977, this would be their third and final studio album for Capitol Records.

Two singles from the set were released: "Any Way You Want Me" and "New Horizon".

On July 23, 2012, New Horizons was released on a double-album CD along with their first Capitol record, Showcase.

Track listing

1. "New Horizons" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers)
2. "Dressed to Kill" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers)
3. "Lovin' Me Back" (Leon Sylvers III, Patricia Sylvers)
4. "The Party Maker" (Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, Ricky Sylvers, James Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers)
5. "Take a Hand" (Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers)
6. "Any Way You Want Me" (Leon Sylvers III, Edmund Sylvers)
7. "Another Day to Love" (Leon Sylvers III, John McClain)
8. "You Bring the Sunshine (Back Into My Life)" (Leon Sylvers III, Angie Sylvers)
9. "Charisma" (Leon Sylvers III)
10. "Star Fire" (Leon Sylvers III, Ricky Sylvers, Patricia Sylvers, James Sylvers)

Personnel

• Leon Sylvers III – bass
• Ed Greene, Steve Gadd – drums
• John Burnes, Sonny Burke, Victor Feldman – electric piano
• Herman Brown, Jay Graden, John McClain, Ricky Sylvers – guitar
• Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone
• Richard Tee – piano
• Jim Horn, Tom Scott – saxophone
• James Sylvers, Jim Hughart – synthesizer
• Chuck Findley, Dick "Slyde" Hyde – trombone
• Gene Goe, Ollie Mitchell – trumpet

Production

• Shusei Nagaoka - cover art^[2]

Charts

Samples

• "New Horizons"
  • "Hot 4 U"" by A Tribe Called Quest on their The Love Movement album^[5]

External links

• New Horizons at Discogs

References