| Imagine This | ||||
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| Released | August 8, 1983 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:16 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Grover Washington, Jr. | |||
| Pieces of a Dream chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Imagine This is the third album by the jazz ensemble Pieces of a Dream, issued in 1983 on Elektra Records. [2] The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [3] [4]
Imagine This was produced by Grover Washington Jr. [2]
"Fo-Fi-Fo" reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [5]
"It's Time For Love" reached No.19 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart. [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Imagine This" | Curtis Harmon, James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon | 4:19 |
| 2. | "For the Fun of It" | Curtis Harmon, James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon | 5:16 |
| 3. | "It's Time for Love" | Curtis Harmon, James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon, Murray | 4:10 |
| 4. | "The Shadow of Your Smile" | P. F. Webster, Jay Mandell | 5:39 |
| 5. | "It's Getting Hot in Here" | Curtis Harmon, James Lloyd, Cedric Napoleon | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Fo-Fi-Fo" | Grover Washington Jr., Cynthia Biggs | 4:45 |
| 7. | "Foreverlasting Love" | Grover Washington Jr., Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" | Herbie Hancock | 3:55 |
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