The band was big in the s and early s. The band's biggest hit was Boogie Fever. They were formed in and split in Their last album was released in Ricky, whose real name is Joseph Richard Sylvers is one of the youngest in the band. There is not much information about this online and in the press or even a confirmation that he is actually in prison. His hometown is Memphis, Tennessee and he did live here until his alleged imprisonment. All prison records are open so if you live in the area, you could have a look at the local court house to see if these records are kept there.
They should be, so if he is in prison, you should be able to find the records that you are looking for. These records will confirm that date that he was sent to prison, the charges he was sent to prison for and the length of time he must serve in prison. The tenth and youngest Sylvers sibling, Christopher Joseph Sylvers August 10, — June 18, , never performed with the group. In Edmund and Ricky joined the act. The single featured Charmaine, Edmund, and Ricky as lead singers, backed by the sumptuous harmonies of Olympia, Leon, and James.
Though the song originally featured Edmund on lead, it was passed to Foster due to Edmund's voice change. Dre for a song by the D. In , Foster, Angie, and Pat joined their older brothers and sisters and signed an exclusive contract with Capitol Records, the same label they recorded for as the Little Angels.
The marriage paid off immediately, as Perren, with co-writer Keni St. Those two tracks were included on the first Capitol album with Perren. It was titled Showcase and featured rotating lead singers on songs written by both Perren and St. Lewis, as well as Leon Sylvers. Capitol followed up "Boogie Fever" with the bubble-gum confection "Cotton Candy".
The group began playing their own instruments for certain live performances, with Ricky on guitar, James on piano, Edmund on drums, and Leon on bass guitar. In , following the recording of their next album, Something Special , Charmaine, one of the original Little Angels, left the group. Something Special was the family's biggest selling LP, reaching 13 on the Billboard album charts.
These two singles firmly entrenched the siblings in the bubble-gum, teeny-bopper demographic. Despite positive reviews, the resulting album, New Horizons , was a commercial disappointment, peaking at 43 on the Billboard album charts and spawning two short-lived singles: "Any Way You Want Me" and the title track.
The family went right back into the studio and, with Leon producing, recorded what would become their most critically acclaimed album. Capitol did not like the new sound and rejected the album.
The Sylvers shopped the material elsewhere and by mid had signed with Casablanca Records. At the same time Leon was recruited by record executive Dick Griffey to become the in-house producer for a new label he had started with Soul Train impresario Don Cornelius.
With the family's new album already complete and his brothers and sisters now signed with Casablanca, Leon left the group to write and produce for such Solar Records artists as Shalamar, the Whispers, Lakeside, Carrie Lucas and Dynasty of which he was a group member. In the mean time Casablanca released the album Capitol had rejected.
Forever Yours included a song on which Leon shared lead with Edmund. James performed Leon's parts in performances, while Foster replaced Leon as the bassist. With Leon under contract at Solar, and the remaining six Sylvers still under contract to Casablanca, the label teamed the group with the Oscar-winning disco composer Giorgio Moroder Midnight Express, Donna Summer. The result, released in the summer of , was the aptly titled album Disco Fever.
As the world's appetite for dance music waned in the early s, so did the Sylvers' popularity.
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