''The Concept'' is the third

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by the

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band

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, released in 1978. The album reached number eleven on Billboard's Top Soul Albums chart. It was the band's first album to include

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and Starleana Young on vocals.

Track listing

#"Stellar Fungk" (8:43) #"The Way You Love Is Heaven" (4:33) #"Thank You Lord" (1:31) #"Drac Is Back" (3:59) #"We've Got Your Party" (4:49) #"Just Freak" (7:56) #"Coming Soon" (6:20)

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Slave - ''The Concept'' at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Concept 1978 albums Slave (band) albums Cotillion Records albums