title: Slingshot (album)
text: # Slingshot (album)
  
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  Slingshot is the sixth album by American bass guitarist Michael Henderson, released in 1981 by Buddah Records.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Slingshot" 4:20
  * "Never Gonna Give You Up" 4:12
  * "Can't We Fall in Love Again" - (Duet With Phyllis Hyman) 3:42
  * "Take Care" 6:34
  * "Make It Easy On Yourself" 3:51
  * "(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" 6:30
  * "In It For The Goodies" 3:33
  * "Come To Me" 3:36
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Michael Henderson - vocals, bass, background vocals
  * David Miles, Dennis Briggs, Mario Resto, Mitch Holder, Ralph Armstrong, Tim May - guitar
  * Nathan East - bass
  * Lester Williams, Louis Resto, Michael D. Caylor, Mike Lang, Ted Harris, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker - keyboards
  * Darryl Jennings, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Richard Allen - drums
  * Alan Estes, Carl "Butch" Small, Chuck Jackson, Tony Coleman - percussion
  * Dusty, Dwayne Harris, Venna Keith - background vocals
  * Carl Trudell and the Detroit Horns - horns
  * Carl Austin Strings - strings
  * David Van DePitte - horn and string arrangements
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (1981) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Top LPs (Billboard) | 86 |
  | US Top Soul LPs (Billboard) | 14 |
  | US Top Jazz LPs (Billboard) | 27 |
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Year | Single | Chart positions |
  | - | - | - |
  | Year | Single | US R&B |
  | 1981 | "Can't We Fall In Love Again" | 9 |
  | 1981 | "(We Are Here To) Geek You Up" | 51 |
  | 1982 | "Make It Easy On Yourself" | 68 |
  