The Jammers

Jammers

Company type	Music group
Industry	Music
Founded	1982
Founder	Richie Weeks
Headquarters	United States
Key people	Richie Weeks, Margaret Blount, Shep Pettibone
Products	Boogie music singles and album

Jammers was a boogie ensemble from the United States, guided by Richie Weeks and composed of musicians from Instant Funk, Weeks & Co, along with other artists affiliated with Salsoul Records. Their notable 1982 track Be Mine Tonight, written by vocalist Margaret Blount and producer Richie Weeks, was issued under the Salsoul label. Another single, And You Know That, achieved a peak position of No. 19 on the Billboard Dance chart in January 1983. These two songs were jointly released as a double single and reached No. 37 on the Dance chart. Both also appeared on the R&B charts. In the United Kingdom, Be Mine Tonight attained No. 65 on the UK Singles Chart.

Group

Production and arrangement duties for the group were handled by Richie Weeks, with mixing performed by Shep Pettibone. The album featured session musicians such as Warren Benbow, Jocelyn Brown, Debbi Blackwell Cook, and Sheldon Weeks providing lead vocals. Additional personnel included Raymond Earl on bass guitar, Dennis Richardson playing keyboards, Scotty Miller (from Instant Funk) on drums, Roy Nathanson of New York City Strings on saxophone, salsa trombonist Barry Rogers, and jazz trumpeter Earl Gardner.

The Jammers’ discography comprises three singles—And You Know That, Be Mine Tonight, and Let's B-B Break—alongside one eponymous album.

Album

Year	Album	US	UK
1982	The Jammers	—	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not available in that territory.

Singles

Year	Title	Label	Highest chart rankings
			US	US R&B	US Dance	UK
1982	"And You Know That"	Salsoul	—	—	19	—
	"Be Mine Tonight"	Salsoul	—	76	371	65
1984	"Let's B-B Break"	Salsoul	—	—	—	—

• 1: Charted alongside "And You Know That".