{"product_id":"the-whispers","title":"The Whispers","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Whispers - The Whispers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979, Funk\/Soul, Disco\/Boogie, Los Angeles, CA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog #:\u003c\/strong\u003e SOLAR BXL1-3521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMembers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wallace “Scotty” Scott, Walter Scott, Nicholas Caldwell, Marcus Hutson, Leaveil Degree | \u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dick Griffey \u0026amp; The Whispers; Leon Sylvers co-produced select material. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e“And the Beat Goes On”:\u003c\/strong\u003e This album contains the group’s signature disco-funk hit \u003cstrong\u003e“And the Beat Goes On,”\u003c\/strong\u003e one of the defining SOLAR Records grooves of the era. The LP itself reached \u003cstrong\u003eNo. 1 on Billboard’s R\u0026amp;B Albums chart\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Tribute to Donny Hathaway:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“A Song for Donny”\u003c\/strong\u003e was built from Hathaway’s “This Christmas,” with the concept reshaped into a tribute following his 1979 death. The album also includes the Whispers’ polished take on the Motown standard \u003cstrong\u003e“My Girl.”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe SOLAR Sound Takes Shape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Label founder \u003cstrong\u003eDick Griffey\u003c\/strong\u003e produced the record with the Whispers, while \u003cstrong\u003eLeon Sylvers\u003c\/strong\u003e helped bring the sleek bass-heavy, string-laced dance sound that would become closely associated with SOLAR and early-’80s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48391763361979,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/the-whispers","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}