Slingshot(album)

Slingshot
Studio albumby Michael Henderson
Released	July 11, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Soul funk
Length	36:06
Label	Buddah
Producer	Michael Henderson Chuck Jackson
Michael Hendersonchronology
Wide Receiver (1980) Slingshot (1981) Fickle (1983)

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AllMusic
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide

Slingshotis the sixth album by Americanbass guitaristMichael Henderson,released in 1981 byBuddah Records.

Track listing

1. "Slingshot" 4:20
2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" 4:12
3. "Can't We Fall in Love Again" - (Duet WithPhyllis Hyman) 3:42
4. "Take Care" 6:34
5. "Make It Easy On Yourself" 3:51
6. "(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" 6:30
7. "In It For The Goodies" 3:33
8. "Come To Me" 3:36

Personnel

• Michael Henderson - vocals, bass, background vocals
• David Miles, Dennis Briggs, Mario Resto, Mitch Holder, Ralph Armstrong, Tim May - guitar
• Nathan East- bass
• Lester Williams,Louis Resto,Michael D. Caylor, Mike Lang, Ted Harris, John Barnes,Michael Boddicker- keyboards
• Darryl Jennings,Leon "Ndugu" Chancler,Richard Allen- drums
• Alan Estes, Carl "Butch" Small, Chuck Jackson, Tony Coleman - percussion
• Dusty, Dwayne Harris, Venna Keith - background vocals
• Carl Trudell and the Detroit Horns - horns
• Carl Austin Strings - strings
• David Van DePitte- horn and string arrangements

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
USTop LPs(Billboard)	86
USTop Soul LPs(Billboard)	14
US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard)	27

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US R&B
1981	"Can't We Fall In Love Again"	9
	"(We Are Here To) Geek You Up"	51
1982	"Make It Easy On Yourself"	68

External links

• Michael Henderson-Slingshot at Discogs