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) New Horizons (1977) Forever Yours (1978)

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 Horizons".

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 – electric piano
• Herman Brown, Jay Graydon, John McClain, Ricky Sylvers – guitar
• Victor Feldman – percussion, vibraphone, electric piano
• 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

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	134
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	43

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		US	US R&B
1977	Any Way You Want Me"	72	12
1978	"New Horizons"	—	45

Samples

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

References

1. Hanson, Amy. The Sylvers: New Horizon > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
2. "Sci-fi illustrations by Shusei Nagaoka ~ Pink Tentacle".
3. "The Sylvers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
4. "The Sylvers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
5. "A Tribe Called Quest's 'Hot 4 U' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.

External links

• New Horizons at Discogs