Your Piece of the Rock

Your Piece of the Rock is the debut album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group Dynasty (band). Released in 1979.

Track listing

 * 1) "Your Piece of the Rock" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, Ricky Sylvers) 8:03
 * 2) "I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Nidra Beard) 7:20
 * 3) "Satisfied" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Gene Dozier) 7:10
 * 4) "When You Feel Like Giving Love (Dial My Number)" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III) 4:36
 * 5) "It's Still a Thrill" 	(Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III) 5:20

Dynasty

 * Nidra Beard, Linda Carriere: Main Vocals
 * Ernest "Pepper" Reed: Guitars
 * Kevin Spencer: Keyboards, Vocals
 * William Shelby: Keyboards, Uncredited Vocals
 * Leon Sylvers III: Bass, Drums, Percussion, Uncredited Vocal Backing

Additional Personnel

 * Gene Dozier, Joey Gallo: Keyboards
 * Ed Green: Drums
 * Sonny Lewis, Fred Jackson: Saxophone
 * George Bohannon, Craig Kilby: Trombone
 * John Parrish, Oscar Bashear: Trumpet
 * Sidney Muldrew: French Horn
 * Viola: Brenton Banks, Marilyn Baker, Rolice Dale
 * Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez: Cello
 * Violin: Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Roth, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Robert Lipsett, William H. Henderson, Janice Gower (also concertmaster)

Production

 * Arranged and Produced by Leon Sylvers III and Dynasty
 * Recording Engineers: Bob Brown, Don Blake
 * Mixed by Steve Hodge at Westlake Studios
 * Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Records
 * All songs published by Spectrum VII Music/Rosy Music, except "Satisfied" (Spectrum VII Music/Rosy Music/Proud Tunes)

Samples

 * "When You Feel Like Giving Love"
 * "Altitudes"" by Little Brother (group) on their The Chittlin Circuit album