The Concept

The Concept
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1978
Recorded1978
StudioAtlantic Studios, New York City, New York
GenreFunk, soul
Length43:52
LabelCotillion
ProducerJeff Dixon, Stephen Washington
Slave chronology
The Hardness of the World
(1977)
The Concept
(1978)
Just a Touch of Love
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB
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.