Joyride (Pieces of a Dream album)

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Joyride
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Studio album by
Pieces of a Dream
Released1986
Recorded1985–1986
StudioBill Schnee's Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz, R&B
Label Manhattan
Producer Lenny White, Maurice White
Pieces of a Dream chronology
Imagine This
(1983)		Joyride
(1986)		Makes You Wanna
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Philadelphia Inquirer (favourable) [2]

Joyride is an album by Pieces of a Dream issued in 1986 on Manhattan Records. [3] The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart and No. 18 on the Billboard Top Soul Albums chart. [4] [5]

Contents

Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Save Some Time for Me"Curtis Harmon, James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon, Lenny White 4:34
2."Say la La"Charles McCambell, Bernard Wright 4:50
3."I Can Give You What You Want"Curtis Harmon, Cedric A. Napoleon4:33
4."Joy Ride"James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon, Lenny White5:32
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Love of My Life"Garry Glenn4:26
6."Careless Whisper" George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley 4:16
7."Outside In"Curtis Harmon, James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon5:00
8."Winning Streak"Garry Glenn, Dianne Quander 3:59
9."Sunshine"James K. Lloyd4:11

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Billboard Top Pop Albums 105
Billboard Top R&B Albums 18 [5]
Billboard Top Jazz Albums3 [4]

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
Hot R&B Singles
1986"Joyride"65
"Say La La"16

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References

  1. ↑ "Pieces of a Dream: Joyride". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ↑ Takiff, Jonathan (July 30, 1986). "Pieces of a Dream: Joyride". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 47.
  3. 1 2 Pieces of a Dream: Joyride. Manhattan Records. 1986.
  4. 1 2 "Pieces of a Dream: Joyride (Traditional Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. 1 2 "Pieces of a Dream: Joyride (Top Soul Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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