Living Proof is an album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1979 on the Fantasy label. Living Proof was a double-record set featuring three sides of live material recorded at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California. The fourth side of the album included three new studio recordings.
Commercial performance The album peaked at No. 45 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 123 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Can't Stop Dancing", which peaked at No. 43 on the Hot Soul Singles chart, and a cover version of Patti LaBelle's "You Are My Friend", which charted at No. 30 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. "Can't Stop Dancing", along with the track "In My Fantasy (I Want You, I Need You)", both reached No. 2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Track listing
Personnel Sylvester - lead vocal Martha Wash - backing vocal Izora Rhodes - backing vocal Jeanie Tracey - backing vocal Patrick Cowley - synthesizers and sequencer James "Tip" Wirrick - electric guitar Eric Robinson, Michael Finden - electric piano, organ and clavinet Bob Kingson - bass Kelvin Dixon - drums David Frazier, Richard Kvistad, Gus Anthony Flores - percussions Jay Stolmac, Marc Baum - saxophone and flute Dan Reagan - trombone Ross Wilson - trombone and trumpet Dean Boysen - trumpet Randall Pratt - harp
Charts Album Chart (1979)PeaksU.S. Billboard Top LPs123U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs45
Singles Year Single Peaks USR&B USDan1979 "Can't Stop Dancing" 43 2 "In My Fantasy (I Want You, I Need You)" —1980 "You Are My Friend" 30 —
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