Pieces Of A Dream – Goodbye Manhattan / Blue Note Contemporary Audio CD 1995 / CDP 7243 8 28532 2 0
UPC 724382853220
Pieces of a Dream is an American R&B and jazz fusion group.
The group was formed in Philadelphia during 1976 by bassist Cedric Napoleon, drummer Curtis Harmon, and keyboardist James Lloyd who were all teenagers at the time. The group based their name on "Pieces of Dreams", a Michel Legrand tune recorded by Stanley Turrentine that they regularly performed. During 1981 Pieces of a Dream had a minor soul hit with 'Warm Weather' (vocals by singer Barbara Walker and synthesizer by Dexter Wansel) which was recorded on Elektra Records and co-produced by Dexter Wansel. In late 1983, the group had their most successful single, "Fo-Fi-Fo", which peaked at No. 13 on the US soul chart.
The single "What Can I Do", from the album 'Bout Dat Time, with Norwood on the lead vocals, peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart in February 1990.
Tracy Hamlin, was the group's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2005 and sings on two of their albums, Love Silhouette and No Assembly Required.
David Dyson has been the core bassist with the group from 2001 to the present and has also been a composer on "No Assembly Required", "Soul Intent", "In The Moment", "Just Funkin' Around", and "Fired Up". Gerald Veasley and Scott Ambush have shared the bass chair intermittently as well.
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Blue Note Contemporary – CDP 7243 8 28532 2 0 |
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| Format: |
CD, Album
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US |
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Released:
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1995 |
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| Genre: |
Jazz, Funk / Soul |
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| Style: |
Soul-Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz |
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Tracklist:
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Magens Bay
Bass – Rob Cochran
Drums, Percussion – Curtis Harmon
Guitar – Rich Crawford
Producer, Saxophone, Keyboards – Ron Kerber
Written-By – Ron Kerber
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5:52
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Bassik Instinct
Producer, Bass [Fretless] – Bennie Sims
Producer, Drums, Synth [Bass], Programmed By – Curtis Harmon
Producer, Keyboards – Clifford Starkey
Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Written-By – B. Simms, C. Starkey, C. Harmon
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6:37
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After Dark
Drums – Leon Jordan
Producer, Keyboards, Synth [Bass], Programmed By – James K. Lloyd
Written-By – James Lloyd
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7:01
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Goodbye Manhattan
Backing Vocals – Annette Hardeman, Clarlene Holloway
Drums – Angelo Ray, Curtis Harmon
Guitar – Gene Robinson
Keyboards, Programmed By – Joel Davis
Lead Vocals – Eva Cassidy
Piano – James Lloyd
Producer, Backing Vocals – Reggie Calloway
Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Trombone, Backing Vocals – Vincent Calloway
Written-By – A. Clarke, M. Ryder
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5:07
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We're All Alone
Bass – Charles Fambrough
Keyboards – Stephen Scott (5)
Piano – James Lloyd
Producer, Guitar, Drum Programming, Percussion – Rich Crawford
Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion – Ron Kerber
Written-By – Bos Scaggs
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5:55
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How Much I Feel
Backing Vocals – Yvette Miles
Bass – Jeff Lee Johnson
Drum Programming, Percussion – Rich Crawford
Keyboards, Piano [Solo] – James Lloyd
Producer – Glen Barratt, Richard Crawford
Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Written-By – David Pack
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6:00
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Ocean View
Bass – Charles Baldwin
Keyboards – James Lloyd
Producer, Keyboards, Programmed By – Glen Barratt
Producer, Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Written-By – Bill Simmons
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5:16
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Lights Out
Piano – James Lloyd
Producer, Keyboards, Synth [Bass], Drums, Sampler – Curtis Dowd Jr.
Written-By – C. Dowd Jr., J. Lloyd
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4:58
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Have A Little Faith
Backing Vocals – Yvette Miles
Bass – Charles Baldwin
Lead Vocals – Eva Cassidy
Producer, Programmed By [Additional] – Glen Barratt
Producer, Programmed By, Keyboards – Steve Ford
Written-By – C. Weil, P. Gladston
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5:34
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Let's Get Smooth
Backing Vocals – Vincent Calloway
Drum Programming – Keith Robertson
Drums – Curtis Harmon
Guitar – Gene Robinson
Keyboards – Steve Beckham, Wesley Boatman
Piano – James K. Lloyd
Producer, Backing Vocals – Reggie Calloway
Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Written-By – K. Robertson, R. Calloway, S. Beckham
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4:41
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Love Of My Life
Bass – Rob Cochran
Drums, Percussion – Curtis Harmon
Keyboards – Clifford Starkey, William Brock
Producer, Alto Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Written-By – R. Kerber, W. Brock
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3:49
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Club Jazz (Quiet Storm)
Producer, Programmed By, Keyboards, Synth [Bass] – James Lloyd
Programmed By [Additional] – Rich Crawford
Saxophone – Ron Kerber
Written-By – James Lloyd
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- Art Direction – Darcy Cloutier-Fernald
- Coordinator [Production Coordination By] – G. Gar Roberts
- Design – Franko Caligiuri
- Engineer – Glenn Barratt, Rich Crawford, Scott McMinn
- Executive-Producer – George (Gar) Roberts III
- Photography By – Gene Martin (3)
- Producer [Produced By] – Pieces Of A Dream
