We Are One (Pieces of a Dream album)

We Are One
Studio album by Pieces of a Dream
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Jazz
Label	Elektra
Producer	Grover Washington, Jr.
Pieces of a Dream chronology
Pieces of a Dream (1981) We Are One (1982) Imagine This (1983)

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AllMusic	[1]

We Are One is the second album by the jazz ensemble Pieces of a Dream, issued in 1982 on Elektra Records. ^[2] The album reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Be Sad"	Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	4:35
2.	"Please Don't Do This to Me"	Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel	3:29
3.	"For Ramsey"	Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	3:58
4.	"You Know I Want You"	Barbara Walker, Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	4:28
5.	"Mt. Airy Groove"	Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	3:29
6.	"We Are One"	Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	4:53
7.	"When You Are Here With Me"	Grover Washington, Jr.	4:37
8.	"Pop Rock"	Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	5:06
9.	"Yo Frat"	Cedric A. Napoleon, Curtis Harmon, James Keith Lloyd	4:48

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Singles

The track, "Mt. Airy Groove", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. ^[4] It was covered by the rap group Leaders of the New School on the album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary .

Personnel

• Herb Smith - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Cedric A. Napoleon - bass
• Dexter Wansel - synthesizer on "Please Don't Do This To Me"
• Grover Washington, Jr. - soprano saxophone, vocoder on "You Know I Want You"
• Curtis D. Harmon - drums
• James K. Lloyd - Fender Rhodes, Steinway Concert Grand piano, Jupiter 8 synthesizer
• Leonard "Dr." Gibbs (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Ralph MacDonald (tracks: A1, A3, A5), Vincent Diggs (tracks: A2, B4) - percussion
• Barbara Walker, Cedric A. Napoleon - lead vocals on "You Know I Want You"
• Rachelle Barnes - lead and backing vocals on "Yo Frat"
• Cedric A. Napoleon - lead vocals on "Please Don't Do This To Me"
• Cynthia Biggs, Barbara Walker, Theodore Wortham Sr. - backing vocals on "Please Don't Do This to Me"

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1982	Billboard Top Pop Albums	114
	Billboard Top Soul Albums [3]	22
	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	4

Singles

Year	Single	Chart position [4]
		Hot R&B Singles
1982	"Mt. Airy Groove"	33

References

1. "Pieces Of A Dream: We Are One". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Pieces of a Dream: We Are One. Elektra Records. 1982.
3. "Pieces Of A Dream: We Are One (Top R&B Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
4. "Pieces Of A Dream: Mt. Airy Groove (Hot R&B Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.