| The Concept | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 43:52 | |||
| Label | Cotillion Records | |||
| Producer | Jeff Dixon | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
| Omaha World-Herald | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
The Concept is the third album by the American funk band Slave, released in 1978.[5] The album reached number eleven on Billboard's Top Soul Albums chart. It was the band's first album to include Steve Arrington and Starleana Young on vocals.[4]
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Slave: The Concept > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Smith, Will (29 Aug 1978). "Soul Time". Omaha World-Herald. p. 3.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 644–645.
- ^ Lawson, Terry (29 Jul 1978). "Slave". Journal Herald. Dayton. p. 26.