Side Effect

Side Effect
Formed: 1972 in Los Angeles, CA
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Styles: Funk, Disco
Group Members: Miki Howard, Sylvia Saint James, Augie Johnson, Helen Lowe, Gregory Matta, Sylvia Nabors, Louis Patton
Biography: If the O'Jays, the Dramatics, or Bloodstone had added a female singer and incorporated bebop-influenced harmonies, they might have sounded something like Side Effect -- a distinctive soul and funk vocal quartet of the '70s and early '80s. Side Effect was never a big name in R&B -- and its material wasn't ...Read full biography
What You Need
Released: 1976
Label: Fantasy
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Side Effect reached its creative peak with the Wayne Henderson-produced What You Need, which was the group's second album as well as its best one. This time, the songs weren't simply decent -- they were ...Read full review
After the Rain
Released: 1980
Label: Elektra
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Side Effect entered the '80s with its fifth album, After the Rain, which found Miki Howard replacing Sylvia St. James and becoming the group's fourth female singer. It also found Side Effect switching ...Read full review
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