The Concept
| The Concept | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic, New York City | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 43:52 | |||
| Label | Cotillion | |||
| Producer | Jeff Dixon, Stephen Washington | |||
| Slave chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B |
| Omaha World-Herald | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
The Concept is the third album by the American funk band Slave, released in 1978. The album reached number eleven on Billboard's Top Soul Albums chart. It was the band's first album to include Steve Arrington and Starleana Young on vocals.
The cover artwork was inspired by William Blake's The Ancient of Days (1794).