Sherrick-Just call (original version)

from the 1987 album "sherrick"

[@MrLp1980]

I see I’m not the only one who came here after Wendy Williams allegations. His views about to skyrocket.

[@latroyaltaylor8985]

Right! I couldn't remember who he was, had to refresh my memory..

[@niyah_jordan3147]

And I like the song though A LOT...makes me feel like a kid again in the 80s

[@aprilmay1061]

Yep 🤣🤣

[@kvngmosslicerterry225]

Wow , he was a demon

[@nicolethompson4627]

Exactly! 🤷‍♀️🤣

[@AJMiah-ff5yc]

I'm south Asian. I've always believed the black community is the supreme creative force in music. It's just a gift. We all celebrate it everytime we bop our heads to their music. Thank you. No, really - thank you all !! ❤

[@storm6051]

❤

[@midwinharris3640]

I was 12 in 1987. This track takes me back to those early mornings walks to school, with it playing on my Walkman. New York's 98.7 Kiss FM played this a lot. R.I.P. Sherrick. One of those missed treasures.

[@ericabrown4838]

WOW!! I can totally relate!! Same story for me but in Dallas, TX on K-104.5... I miss those days and the good music.

[@midwinharris3640]

Still sound so good after all these years. I miss those days too.

[@kayandaeddings4803]

Midwin Harris I was almost 9 years old when this song came out. I would hear the song on BET, or a radio station called a.m. 1310KDIA. I wondered for many years who was singing the song when I was getting older. Well, I know who it is now and I have been looking for it forever. I love and appreciate the songs from the 60s all the way up to the 90s. Well, some of the 2000s as well. Some of the new stuff is crap. I bet that you are asking yourself, what do I know about this music. Well, I was born in 78 and thanks to my mother, and grandmother who has left this earth for turning me onto good music. I am trying to get my three nieces into old school music. They love the new stuff that is pretty nonsense. Well, my baby niece believe it or not Love James Brown and she is only eight years of age.

[@midwinharris3640]

Awww, Kanyanda, thanks for sharing your story. And, your niece knows great music when she hears it. You're the same age as my nephew. He too listens to the same music. We all know good music when we hear it. Like you, I listen to music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and early 00's. Music nowadays is just noise. Even some of the younger generation like my 15-year-old niece can't deal with today's music. Thank goodness we have KZbin, Spotify, Pandora, etc...to go back and listen to the music we grew up on.

[@kayandaeddings4803]

Midwin Harris right? Well, like you said we know good music when we hear it. My sister however loves the new stuff. Well, she likes some of the old stuff but every now and then she would ask me why are you listening to that old stuff? I say to her, because it's the best. She is two years older than me and she was born in 1980. Don't get me started on the old-school Gospel. Now! That is the best as well.

[@tonypierson9044]

2024 anyone this is a severely underrated jam ❤

[@53knight]

1987, I just graduated high school by the end of the year I was in the Army in stationed in West Germany in 1988. This was the soundtrack to that time for me! Luther, SOS Band, SADE, Prince, Freddie Jackson, Keith Sweat, Bobby, AL B., and My Man SHERRICK! What a time to be alive. What happened to our MUSIC? There is nothing like holding someone you love and having this in the background.

[@DrJean-y2v]

Excellent Song with Wonderful Vocals and a Great Musical Vibe! This is a Majorly underrated jam. Rest in Peace, Mr. Sherrick/Mr. Smith, a musical vessel indeed.

[@apumfrey68]

This song epitomises the whole soul/jazz funk era in London throughout the 80's at the time. I was a fresh faced 19 year old lad in '87 and this has just taken me back 30 years. God bless you.

[@shortandstylish]

I was 17 and just loved these smooth grooves. Someone please make this music again!

[@Gildedbutterfly1976]

Oh wow. I have not heard this song in over thirty years. Crazy how it brings back all of these memories. 😌

[@MrsRMG91]

Yes! Took me right back to college

[@Mister-Reno]

still a nice groove

[@natashabrown6147]

Yep when I started listening I quickly remembered how smooth this jam was and how she probably black balled the man back in the day like she tried to do Eric Sermon!!

[@natashabrown6147]

@@Mister-Reno Iktr Im not gone change the fact that the song was slappin and she trying make the man out to be something but probably putting money in his widow pockets!!!!!

[@darnellknights3147]

What she do to Eric Sermon ?

[@Gallen922]

1987, I was 17 years old in NYC and thIs was the JAM!!! 98.7

[@tmjw69]

Yes 98.7 Kiss fm. I was 17 on Long Island listening to this jam. I hate saying those were the days, cause you sound so old saying that lol. It truly feels like a lifetime ago. Kiss fm and WBLS were my stations.

[@tialugo220]

I was 18 in nyc...for some reason I don't remember this song or him...😢

[@moneycultural102]

Music of the 1980's and the 1990's was the best era!

[@DutchFunkenstein]

+Donovan Fuller Don't forget the 70s, were it all started with (Barry White, Chic, Sister Sledge and many other famous Disco bands)!

[@moneycultural102]

Ludo Wolff I will never forget the 1970's either!

[@ihategoogle6066]

Agreed

[@davidcampbell3722]

Totally agree with you

[@dextercooper9381]

Can anybody else agree with me when I say I truly DIG this bass line?!

[@macpdm]

Listening in 2022 and still cant believe how good this song is

[@jaygaston1719]

Wore this out in '87!

[@pab9ub447]

I think that this recording is one of the definitive tracks of the 1980's. Sherrick's vocal performance is outstanding!. R.I.P.

[@MrPeterquinn]

Couldn't agree more. Great song.

[@LB99971]

the 80s was the best decade for music in the late 20th century.

[@Boxerdad27]

I agree, particularly R&B/Soul!

[@mhdallas9]

@Lisa Allen facts

[@marksmith1452]

Man I haven't heard this song in over 30 years.Takes my back to 1987 listening to this on 107.5 WBLS or 98.7 WRKS Kiss. On a Saturday night when they would play The Mastermix.I was 22. Just graduated college and was dangerous.Great memories from then.

[@MrsRMG91]

Just read the story about the Wendy Williams allegation and through, “Sherrick” sounds familiar. Totally forgot about this jam. I loved the whole album and it took me right back to my dorm in college.

[@Keke-dg6qk]

Then you used to listen to Wendy

[@marksmith1452]

@@Keke-dg6qk sure did.Then she went to Philly on Power 99.From where I was in Southwestern Connecticut I could sometimes pick up that station when the atmosphere would skip the radio waves.

[@alwayscurious413]

Some great comments on here - I think we all love and respect what Sherrick delivered here: he froze time for us and for which we will be grateful always. Sherrick you take me back every time I listen to this: a short life you were allocated but I think you achieved eternity with your gift.

[@ericabrown4838]

This song will forever be in my rotation!!! I love this whole album. This man had one of the most amazing voices!! He sang every song from his gut, heart, and soul. RIP Sherrick

[@jamalevans1574]

MsErica Eleese where did u find the album??

[@stevenchambers6233]

Love this got album and cd

[@SpookOneMusic]

@@jamalevans1574 you can find it at www.discogs.com

[@Muswell]

Yep. I still have the 12" & album. This brings tears to my eyes. Still one of my favourite tracks of all time. Omg. SO tragic what happened - he should have been huge.

[@k9dub859]

What was the name of the album

[@McKMo67]

Easily the best singer that nobody remembers. Damn shame! I post this song on facebook several times a year to keep his memory alive.

[@natashabrown6147]

I have heard this before and Its really Nice smooth great vibe great melody but I never knew a face or name!!

[@funktron4]

I do too. I just posted it tonight. He could have been a star for decades, still making music today. His range was unbelievable.

[@nickygbabe]

He'll never be forgotton

[@lorrainepeart6537]

I always loved this track. The bass guitar is amazing. 80s soul was off the chain and this song resonates with my life now.

[@BushRanger82]

Magnificent

[@Muswell]

Gosh. This is making me teary. SO wonderful. One of my favourite tracks of all time. He should have been huge. So sad.

[@anthonykay6301]

Totally agree. Just makes you wonder what else he could have released. He could have filled the gap left by Luther Vandross - now we have lost both of them and Alexander O'Neal retires this year (2024). End of an era for sure.

[@mithrilmoon1]

One of the best EVER. Great song, wonderful voice. RIP Sherrick. You won't be forgotten xx

[@NsikakUdoh-cz4ud]

Classic song that takes you back memory lane and pierce through your body and soul.This is the song.

[@steelydan123456789]

This is heaven on earth. Played it 24/7 back in the day - spring o' 88 when life was carefree

[@plawson8577]

Erik Geurten Nope. Summer 1987.

[@BBG2911]

Tragic end to a man with so much talent.

[@lookskyewalker]

Totally agree....what an absolute waste

[@lawrencebenjamin502]

Profound. At least we were left with a gem of a song. RIP, Sherrick

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

I was 23 years old when this song hit the charts. Has it been 30 years already? Sherrick was a very talented singer and we can only wonder how much farther he would have gone. He could have been the next Luther Vandross! Such a sad way to go for him, on a beach in the dead of winter.

[@kemerywright1194]

William Reed I was 23 too. yes 32 years. Unbelievable!

[@Tornado1994]

Rumors suggest he was murdered by Drug Dealers.

[@joannerowley4435]

Brings Back Some Great Memories🙂🙂❤️❤️❤️

[@bluffchill2949]

Takes me back to late summer, 1987 in LA. I had just watched James Bond The Living Daylights at the Chinese Theater. I got the hook from the AHa theme tune stuck in my head and was going to head home and try to play it on my Yamaha DX7. I turned on the radio in my car and this song starts playing. I missed my turning, and just kept driving along the coast into the night, listening to this incredible song. Actually, I was born in 1989 in a different country, but this song has a powerful feel to it that takes me back to a time and place I didn't even exist. Can't stop listening!

[@TheLanard]

What a great song. The hook always reminds me of “Funny How Time Flies When You’re Having Fun” by Janet Jackson. I think it has the same chord progression. Love it. Sherrick had a great voice.

[@Solodolo84]

Yup, it does have the same progression. 🎶🎶

[@danniiminogue27]

My jam when I was 11 in 1985♥ I used to play this 7" vinyl record out!!! Brings back great memories - love it!

[@paulwaymondo7568]

Its nearly as sexy as your Everything i wanted video 👍

[@bullittrob]

The volume won't go loud enough!! What a cool tune.. takes me right back.

[@fashionista5523]

His voice was incredible, He didn’t get the exposure he deserved, great talent!!

[@shondaprice5506]

Yes, that is true, but I think that itwas hus drug addiction that aborted his career. R.I.P Sherrick.

[@louenkleinsmidt]

@@shondaprice5506 I agree with your deduction. He was just in way over his head. When he finally cleaned up, his body had taken too much of a beating and he didn't last long. Quite a shame really.

[@galaxyangel9128]

This song has so many 80's synth sounds all over it's too good

[@beogreen525]

I always wished it was slowed down just a fraction, and I'm just they probably argued about that before release...

[@12tribes61]

@@beogreen525buy the vinyl and slow it a bit!

[@Puplaroid]

@@beogreen525 "Luxury Elite - Observatory Deck", it's a slower edit of this song, you can check it out if you want. 😊✌

[@surmont731]

Wow I miss the 80's great music back then.

[@tammystowers1593]

Me too what a beautiful time❤

[@cynthiakirkland4222]

It was so fleeting and fast...I woke up and here I am 59years old...I wanna go back I tell ya...lol..I wish we had a time machine

[@nicolakempley3944]

Oh my god! This song still sounds amazing 30 years later. ❤

[@thomasinemiller3765]

I was a fan of this song to back in the day but... Finding out that he was the singer that actually raped Wendy Williams in her autobiography movie of her life I'm disgusted! 😡👎🏿 if he was still alive he would definitely cancel his class C fame 🙄😏🤨

[@yvonnebrown7674]

Outstanding song. I am so glad to hear this song makes me feel. I love hearing this song when I am with my dear love SH. And want to just relax. This is grown folks music. Such a soothing song. I just love it. This is a masterpiece and a jewel 💎 that will last forever.

[@rclarke3]

Here because of Wendy Williams, but man.. I used to love this song when I was younger. WJLB and Midnight Love took me to sleep every night. Still remember every word. I miss the sound of this type of music. Instant nostalgia!

[@Solodolo84]

That Quiet Storm!!!! My grandma had a radio in the bathroom that never turned off, so we always had music playing!!!! Good times indeed!! 💯🎶🙏

[@annettemccollin8703]

Fantastic track. The best era for music. :-)

[@michaelthomas8440]

A classic that can never be forgotten. Been looking for this tune for years, but didnt know the name until now. Good to know many men & women appreciate good tunes!

[@adamharris7775]

In this song, the Oberheim DMX and Yamaha DX7 ROM-3A patch “Bass 1”, ROM-2A patch “Cowbell” and ROM-3A patch “Electric Piano 1” were heard.

[@rarelycomments]

thanks bro

[@dahling7549]

Nice call dude✌️

[@MarqueshaMartin]

Impressive

[@Solodolo84]

My guy stay with the instrument identifications. I see you everywhere the groove is, Playa 💯🎶🙏🍻

[@mytriton54]

Thank you, Bro!!!

[@ericagoodson6564]

Wow never heard of this guy he does sound good! Actually I like this song😄

[@danniiminogue27]

1987 when I was 13!! The best dayz of my life :) LOVE the 80's ♥

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

I was 14 & still love this song! ;-D

[@gymtime9018]

His views are skyrocketing because of Wendy Williams!

[@renbur8223]

he passed away in '99

[@kbw.rvwhntr]

And he was only 41

[@galaxyangel9128]

@@kbw.rvwhntr what???!!

[@marlak4203]

And this is what happens when a persons name is mentioned. Even for bad things. You end up HELPING their business. If he really did what she's accused him of why highlight him so that stuff like this happens? Yes he is dead but folks will look up his discography and etc. They'll probably like him and that'll cause the other no goods in the business to make morw money off of him. His family probably gets nothing. Sometimes all names don't need to be mentioned.

[@lql1094]

@@marlak4203 People can speak on their experiences anytime they want to.

[@toddfranklin3328]

This was the jam!! Such an under rated artist!! RIP.

[@newedition2006]

R.I.P. Sherrick (July 6, 1957 - January 22, 1999)

[@MustShineaLight]

Gosh, he transitioned young... R.I.P.

[@beb5407]

@@MustShineaLight he died wendy didn't speak in past tense about him n I never heard of him or this song

[@alexw853]

@@beb5407 yes his body was found under the Santa Monica pier. I lived in Santa Monica and had no idea his body was found where I used to jog. He was actually a Sacramento native.

[@jeoffreybrown3722]

Wow I can't believe i stumbled across this i was like 11 in 1988 hearing this in the Compton swap meet on vacation seeing my folks in Cali never knew what he was saying i thought he was saying you can win me over back than and I could never find this song or the artist at first I thought it was Gerald Austin or Jeffrey Osborne lol 😂 what a nice jam 🎸

[@TonyJudahCorbinMusic]

I think he was on par with Luther and was a fantastic singer r.i.p Sherrick.🙏🏾

[@Solodolo84]

Bruh, could you imagine Johnny Gill covering this gem!?!?!?! Man!!!! I wish I had a bag.

[@marlonlane4444]

That bass line is infectious, love the song as well.

[@frankmclaurin1321]

True classic I heard it on the radio today I remembered this record I was 19 years old when it came out the golden eras the 80's

[@misprint62]

One of my all time favourites. Just pure class

[@ashleyguinee9624]

Heard this song back in the 80’s loved it instantly and love it still today- just superb!❤️

[@curtculp3029]

Songs like this compelled me to seek true love in my life, and I have certainly been blessed with it... the words are heartfelt

[@twebb1985]

I’m here cuz wendy!

[@tonyjulian1289]

She’s lying 🤥

[@angiewilliams8472]

@@tonyjulian1289 NNNNNOOOOOOOOO,.. SHE'S NNNOOOTTT!!!

[@stephaniesemien3296]

Me too

[@heyitsablackguy9553]

@@angiewilliams8472 She is a liar.

[@Nonchalant_248]

@@heyitsablackguy9553 No she's not lying. She wrote about that incident in her book Wendy's got the heat but she didnt name him then. She just now revealed who the guy was. She wrote that book years ago.

[@robertawheatley6896]

I have searched for this song for months now; I finally found it, thanks so much for uploading! 👏🏾

[@joeseal5109]

Listen to centerforce 88.3 on a Sunday. Dj Steve kite plays all the old funky soul, much of which I hadn't heard. I'm in England but it's a worldwide broadcast

[@annmariemarcado578]

Heard it the first time today listening to the Donnie Simpson show!

[@bricepeterson4658]

I have been looking for this song for years and finally found it today thank you so much for posting it.

[@FelipeVisuals]

Here after bumpin Stevie Wonder’s “Go Home” track... I’m a ’91 baby but I would’ve loved living this era

[@tssup562]

I'm 01' i love these old songs...

[@littlenige]

Fabulous track. From start to finish.

[@heruapocalypse2021]

This will always be a Staple 80's Classic Groove right here.His Vocals was impeccable 😎👍🏾🌴

[@4ba88f5]

Big time voice. Great song. Unfortunate backstory. RIP...

[@LGreen-nt9ef]

Wow,I was stationed at Elmendorf AFB in 87-88 when this song came out

[@CKingSoulMusic]

174 dislikes. How can you dislike this absolute classic piece of artwork in the musical form. 🎼 Daaamn

[@anna-wt2tz]

they're probably disliking since Wendy Williams said he r**3d her

[@OliviaHarris-l9x]

Omg I remember hearing this song I was young back then they been playing it on The Big DM I haven't heard this song in a long time wow I really love listening to old School there nothing better then the 80 & 90 💜💛💜💛💜💛💜💃💃💃💃💃

[@malcomlittle251]

👍

[@thorstenw.419]

Brilliant!!! Love this song!!

[@Apothyxis]

im only 23 n i kno this is tha real music. this word has no place for Chief Kief, Luda etc. 80s baby!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ajrob9708]

Played this 3 times in a row timeless classic had to comment twice

[@TheElectricMrPJ]

man, this is still sounding good to me

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

2019

[@shortandstylish]

Absolutely brilliant song ... what a voice!

[@rickycura7489]

I'm 40 years old now and only discovered this a couple of years ago on a trevor nelson compilation album and I'm quite clued up on my soul sound's and artists but this one slipped through the net! Can't believe I never heard it! But these are the sort of tracks I love that aren't spoilt and known to most people but in some ways how good a track this is you wish it was more recognised.

[@dwayne4576]

Classic 80's song love it

[@kuahmelallah]

I first heard this song in the mid 2000s and slapped the hell out of it for years to come. I met his daughter and her aunt in 2004, being a friend of them both to this day. Didnt learn he was her father until she mentioned it the whole next decade!

[@ms.doubler6728]

this song took me back to the good old days!

[@SmartBrandon72]

ALL Day Ms Rhonda! I Miss "Em crazy!

[@ms.doubler6728]

+Da Cosmic Prince me too, real music!!!

[@olumidekolajo4133]

Great tune brings back memories ❤

[@caramelqueen70]

I love this song. Brings back some good memories.

[@Jubilee33382]

Brilliant, just bought a new compilation with this track... It never grows old

[@garvinjoseph5131]

Wendy Williams caught my attention with this

[@goddessp5209]

Right, I wanted to know if I heard his music before

[@garvinjoseph5131]

@@goddessp5209 I never heard of him or this song

[@ShellyShellzz69]

This use to be my jam. Forgot all about it. Unfortunately, the song is alive again, because of what Wendy Williams said.

[@jillstreet8364]

Same

[@attisdriver2388]

If he did that to wendy then he deserves to be a one hit wonder no telling how many other women out there with that same story ugh

[@lql1094]

I like this sound of music--the main vocalist, background vocalist, synthesizers (I think), the way it's all put together. Mid 80s R&B. Soul Train would play artists like this all the time.

[@cal3907]

that takes me back to when I was a kid, I was 5 when that song came out!!!! Love it!!!

[@zamiadams4343]

You'll never ever be forgotten Sherrick, serious tunes.

[@deadrasmith7584]

such talent...sad what drugs will do and they never arrested the ones who killed him...R.i.p

[@gusabraham3590]

Always wanted to sing in the range of vocals when I first, became a vocalists and we are so blessed to hear his vocals brilliant...

[@stevenstone3411]

Classic track i will always remember this track....sad loss in 99...😞

[@kenyamitchell9619]

Didn't know who this man was but now i remember this song. This is good 80'music. R.I.P.

[@garfield122010]

Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it ❤️

[@dennisriley3899]

Sing brother sing I'm 59 and my bones are aching but I'm rocking still tune tune tune ❤

[@daveball1799]

Never ever get tired of this tune total class💙

[@happyclappy1805]

One of the soundtracks of my youth. A great anthem.One hit and it was enough to define a decade

[@scotttaylor5748]

Massive...... Just massive......vocalist???? Wow💜

[@MsBeall502]

You Are Sooo Right On This One...Very Massive!

[@MustShineaLight]

The lyrics, the music, the vibe! I wish most men still loved romantically like these songs. #BygoneEra

[@terrymaher6847]

I always play this at parties and everyone loves it Sherrick is cool

[@miro11912]

Was he really cool tho👀

[@mastergfunkdeniro4300]

MONSTER TUNE, in clubs in Algiers back in 80s , this tune just amazing still rock on the voice and this beat funk soul with latin feel, its just a creation of a style , he's unique . SHERRIK FOREVER

[@Natureisalanguage]

Lover of all music, here. Just found out about Sherrick. I also love Luther Vandross. Who else should I be listening to for this music?

[@shortandstylish]

Alexander O Neal, Jeffrey Osborne, Philip Bailey, James Ingram, George Benson

[@bridgetlawson3572]

I can’t live without your love by Norwood

[@bridgetlawson3572]

Correction-I can’t live without you is the name of the song.

[@JustMe-gf1ko]

Peabo, Luther, Howard, Freddie J, and George Duke-esque...yeah baby, I'm soooooo digging THIS VIBE! JUST CALL ME ❤📞🥰🎶 🤗

[@Sony12Play]

I remember seeing him perform this song in Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

[@southpawboxing4265]

Wayne Pittman Did you see him in the late 80's?

[@Sony12Play]

Yes

[@trinihammer]

sherrick gave a master class here. RIP

[@WithADashOfPazazz]

this song makes me think of driving through london at night listening to smooth radio...

[@yozy4996]

Wow I'm surprised I missed this guy.. Great music..

[@shnp5679]

i remember buying this cd so many happy memories

[@davidhinkson8856]

Haven't heard this in years - first heard it on a TV show called "Hit City" and then it played fairly often on a station called Liberty when I was a teenager. I managed to get it on tape once but it was well into the first verse by the time I hit record.

[@shuaduah]

Man... I was 9 when this came out. I remember my mom and older sister would stare at the tv when this song came on. Lol hmmmm... Nice tune though.

[@kim123792]

Yeah, because he was so sexy, had big Cruse on at 16 yrs old loved older back then.

[@TheRealPynkPanther]

i was 17 when this came out. it made me fall in love.

[@ashmadison9238]

Wendy Williams brought me here..

[@donnelly915]

Heard Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music drop this - had to hear the full thing! Just superb stuff.