| "Adventure" | ||||
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| Single by Eleanor | ||||
| from the album Jungle Wave | ||||
| B-side | One Dot World (7") | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 8:00 (Extended) 4:00 (Radio edit) | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eleanor Academia | |||
| Producer(s) | Eleanor Academia Shep Pettibone | |||
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"Adventure" is a song by American singer Eleanor issued as a single in 1988 on Columbia Records. [1] The single rose to number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. [2]
Adventure was produced by Eleanor and Shep Pettibone. Also guesting on the song was singer Jim Gilstrap. [1] [3]
The track sampled D Train's 1982 single "You're the One for Me" and Rockers Revenge's bassline riff from "Walking On Sunshine".
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