Your Piece of the Rock
Your Piece Of The Rock | ||||
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Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Studio | Studio Masters | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Label | SOLAR | |||
Producer | Leon Sylvers III; assistant producer: Dynasty | |||
Dynasty chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | (3/5)[1] |
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[]
- "Your Piece of the Rock" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, Ricky Sylvers) 8:03
- "I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Nidra Beard) 7:20
- "Satisfied" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Gene Dozier) 7:10
- "When You Feel Like Giving Love (Dial My Number)" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III) 4:36
- "It's Still a Thrill" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III) 5:20
Personnel[]
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[2]
References[]
Categories:
- 1979 debut albums
- Dynasty (band) albums
- SOLAR Records albums
- 1970s rhythm and blues album stubs