''Living Proof'' is an album by

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singer

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, released in 1979 on the

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label. ''Living Proof'' was a double-record set featuring three sides of live material recorded at

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. 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

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chart, and a cover version of

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", 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

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

*Sylvester - lead vocal *

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- backing vocal *

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- backing vocal *Jeanie Tracey - backing vocal *

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- 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 Singles

External links

References

{{Sylvester 1979 live albums Sylvester (singer) albums Albums produced by Harvey Fuqua Fantasy Records live albums