Sylvester

US disco and soul singer-songwriter

1947 to 1988
from Watts, Los Angeles

On fono: 9 songs
8 collaborators
6 sources

The people around them

Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.

Who makes their records

People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.

Eric Robinson
Written by
2 songs
James Wirrick
Written by
2 songs
Victor Orsborn
Written by
2 songs
Burt Bacharach
Written by
1 song
Hal David
Written by
1 song
Harvey Fuqua
Written by
1 song
Michael Finden
Written by
1 song
Patrick Cowley
Written by
1 song

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

Sylvester wrote or co-wrote 5 of 9 songs on fono (56%)
Credited songs by Sylvester span 38 years, 1982 to 2020 (8 songs)

Top songs

1
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
Sylvester, 1988
From All I Need
1. 2
  Do Ya Wanna Funk
  1982
2. 3
  Don’t Stop
  1982
From Step II
1. 4
  Grateful
  2020
2. 5
  Was It Something That I Said
  2020
3. 6
  I Took My Strength From You
  2020
4. 7
  Just You and Me Forever
  2020
5. 8
  You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Epilogue)
  2020
6. 9
  Dance (Disco Heat)
  2020

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Releases

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Sources (6)

Every fact on this page comes from one of these sources.

1MusicBrainz Sylvester is from Watts, Los Angeles
Sylvester is from Watts, Los Angeles
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MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2Wikidata The genre of Sylvester is disco
The genre of Sylvester is disco
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CC0 1.0 UniversalRetrieved Oct 17, 2026
3Wikidata The genre of Sylvester is funk
The genre of Sylvester is funk
Wikidata
CC0 1.0 UniversalRetrieved Oct 17, 2026
4Wikidata The genre of Sylvester is hi-nrg
The genre of Sylvester is hi-nrg
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CC0 1.0 UniversalRetrieved Oct 17, 2026
5Wikidata The genre of Sylvester is new wave
The genre of Sylvester is new wave
Wikidata
CC0 1.0 UniversalRetrieved Oct 17, 2026
6Wikidata The genre of Sylvester is soul
The genre of Sylvester is soul
Wikidata
CC0 1.0 UniversalRetrieved Oct 17, 2026