Fantastic Voyage (album)

Fantastic Voyage
Studio album by Lakeside
Released	1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Larrabee (North Hollywood, California) Studio Masters (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Soul, funk
Length	38:23
Label	SOLAR
Producer	Lakeside
Lakeside chronology
Rough Riders (1979) Fantastic Voyage (1980) Keep On Moving Straight Ahead (1981)
Singles from Fantastic Voyage
"Fantastic Voyage" Released: January 1981 "Your Love is on the One" Released: 1981

Fantastic Voyage is the fourth album by the funk band Lakeside, released in 1980 via SOLAR Records. It has been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul	[3]

Alex Henderson of AllMusic said, "Lakeside had one of R&B's most exciting live shows of the late '70s and early to mid-'80s, but in the studio, the Dayton, OH band generally didn't go that extra mile. Most of Lakeside's Solar albums were generally decent and had a few gems, but a consistently excellent studio album was something the group never achieved. The closest Lakeside came to a great studio session was Fantastic Voyage, arguably the band's best album." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Fantastic Voyage" (Lakeside) - 6:10
2. "Your Love Is on the One" (Fred Alexander Jr., Stephen Shockley) - 6:20
3. "I Need You" (Otis Stokes) - 5:50
4. "Strung Out" (Thomas Shelby) - 5:07
5. "Say Yes" (Alexander Jr., Shockley) - 5:16
6. "Eveready Man" (Marvin Craig, Mark Adam Wood Jr.) - 4:37
7. "I Love Everything You Do" (Norman Beavers, Tiemeyer McCain) - 4:30
8. "Say Yes (Reprise)" - 0:29

Personnel

Lakeside

• Tiemeyer McCain – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Thomas Shelby – lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion (1)
• Stephen Shockley – lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizers, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, concert bells
• Otis Stokes – lead vocals, backing vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, ARP Quadra, guitars, bass guitar
• Norman Beavers – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Quadra
• Mark Adam Wood, Jr. – lead vocals, backing vocals, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion
• Fred Lewis – synth bass, congas, timbales, percussion, bass vocals (4)
• Marvin Craig – bass guitar, percussion
• Fred Alexander, Jr. – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Gene Dozier – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 7, 8)
• William Henderson – string contractor (3, 5, 7, 8)

Production

• Dick Griffey – executive producer
• Lakeside – producers, arrangements, mixing
• Steve Hodge – recording, mixing
• Bob Brown – additional engineer
• Barry Rudolph – additional engineer
• Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Dina Andrews – A&R coordinator
• Marge Meoli – A&R coordinator
• Henry Vizcarra – art direction
• Jeff Wack – illustration
• Ron Slenzak – photography ^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1981) Peak position US Billboard 200 [5] 16 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position US Billboard 200 [7] 50 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 9

References

1. "Lakeside". RIAA . Retrieved August 10, 2025.
2. Henderson, Alex. "Fantastic Voyage Lakeside (review)". AllMusic . Retrieved June 24, 2011.
3. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 198.
4. Lakeside: Fantastic Voyage. Solar Records. 1980.
5. "Lakeside Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
6. "Lakeside Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

External links

• Lakeside-Fantastic Voyage at Discogs