Joyride | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1985-1986 | |||
Studio | Bill Schnee's Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Jazz, R&B | |||
Label | Manhattan | |||
Producer | Lenny White, Maurice White | |||
Pieces of a Dream chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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. Napoleon | 4:33 |
4. | "Joy Ride" | James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon, Lenny White | 5:32 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Love of My Life" | Garry Glenn | 4:26 |
6. | "Careless Whisper" | George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley | 4:16 |
7. | "Outside In" | Curtis Harmon, James K. Lloyd, Cedric A. Napoleon | 5:00 |
8. | "Winning Streak" | Garry Glenn, Dianne Quander | 3:59 |
9. | "Sunshine" | James K. Lloyd | 4:11 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Billboard Top Pop Albums | 105 |
Billboard Top R&B Albums | 18 [5] |
Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 3 [4] |
Year | Single | Chart positions |
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Hot R&B Singles | ||
1986 | "Joyride" | 65 |
"Say La La" | 16 | |
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