Adventures in the Land of Music

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Adventures in the Land of Music
Studio album by
Dynasty
Released1980
Recorded1980
StudioStudio Masters, Los Angeles, CA, Fort Knox Studios, Hollywood, CA, Jack Clements Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreSoul, Funk
LabelSOLAR Records
ProducerLeon Sylvers III
Dynasty chronology
Your Piece of the Rock
(1979) 		Adventures in the Land of Music
(1980) 		The Second Adventure
(1981)

Adventures in the Land of Music is the second album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group Dynasty, released in 1980. The title track was sampled by producer DJ Ski for Camp Lo's 1997 hit "Luchini AKA This Is It".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "I've Just Begun to Love You" (William Shelby, Ricky Smith) 6:26
  2. "Groove Control" (Nidra Beard, William Shelby, Kevin Spencer) 4:47
  3. "Take Another Look at Love" (Leon Sylvers III) 4:21
  4. "Day and Night" (Wardell Potts, William Shelby) 5:59
  5. "Do Me Right" (Nidra Beard, William Shelby) 6:04
  6. "Something to Remember" (Nidra Beard, Linda Carriere, Gene Dozier) 4:38
  7. "Adventures in the Land of Music" (Leon Sylvers III, Richard Randolph, Ricky Smith, Kevin Spencer) 4:14
  8. "Ice Breaker" (Leon Sylvers III) 5:20

Personnel[edit]

  • Kevin Spencer, Linda Carriere, Nidra Beard – Lead vocals
  • Ernest "Pepper" Reed, Richard Randolph– Guitar
  • William Shelby - Keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
  • Ricky Smith - Keyboards, synthesizers
  • Gene Dozier, Joey Gallo, Kevin Spencer - Keyboards
  • Leon Sylvers III – Bass
  • Wardell Potts – Drums
  • Harvey Mason, Kenny Hutson, Wayne Milstein – Percussion
  • Dana Myers, Dynasty, Mark Philpart – Backing Vocals

Charts[edit]

Chart (1980) Peak
position[2]
Billboard 200 43
Billboard Top R&B Albums 11

Singles[edit]

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance
1980 "I've Just Begun to Love You" 87 6 5
"Do Me Right" — 34 —

Samples[edit]

  • "Adventures in the Land of Music" was sampled by Camp Lo in the song "Luchini AKA This Is It" on their album, Uptown Saturday Night, by American R&B singer Brooke Valentine for her single "Long as You Come Home" from her debut album Chain Letter, and by Angie Stone in her song "Lovers Ghetto" on her album ″Stone Love″.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Dynasty: Adventures in the Land of Music > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Dynasty US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  3. ^ "Dynasty US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  4. ^ "Camp Lo's 'Luchini AKA This is It' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled.

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