Album
A Fantasy Love Affair
1977 · Funk / Soul
11 collectors on Gatefold own this
A Fantasy Love Affair is a Soul & Funk album by Peter Brown, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 45 pressings tracked, owned by 11 collectors.
About
A musician and producer from outside of Chicago, Peter Brown debuted in 1977 with the single "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me." Released at the height of the disco craze on the powerhouse label TK Records, it was an immediate sensation and soon became the first gold-certified 12-inch single ever. <i>A Fantasy Love Affair</i> includes that, along with seven other high-quality jams. His innate musicianship and genre-bending style—which melds funk, soul, disco, rock, oldies, and proto-electro styles—is showcased on stellar tracks like "The Singer's Become a Dancer," "It's True What They Say About Love," and the dreamy "For Your Love." He'd release three more albums between 1979 and 1984, though none matched the commercial success of his first. In 1985 he cowrote Madonna's smash hit single "Material Girl"; in the late '80s he retired from the industry. His music, though, lives on in the form of hip-hop samples. His early tracks have been recycled by Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Puff Daddy, and Busta Rhymes, among many others.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Fantasy Love Affair3:53
- A3You Should Do It3:55
Side B
- B1The Singer's Become A Dancer3:54
- B2For Your Love4:17
- B3Dance With Me5:18
- B4It's True What They Say About Love3:41
- B5Without Love3:12
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- hedonistic
- funky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Pressing denoted by (MR) stamp in runouts. Gatefold cover.
LABEL VARIANT: green "grass" on outside of road image. Another Monarch pressing with yellow "grass" can be found at A Fantasy Love Affair (US 1977) (opens in a new tab)
DRIVE 104 on spine and cover; 104 on labels.
Produced & mixed at Studio Center Sound Recordings, Inc., Miami, Florida.
Strings recorded at Sound Mixers Studios, Inc., New York.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bert DovoARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR
- Gene OrloffCONCERTMASTER
- Mike SmithALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Peter BrownLEAD VOCALS SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO , DRUMS, GUITAR, TIMBALES, PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER, ELECTRIC PIANO, PIANO , GUITAR, DRUMS, TIMBALES, PERCUSSION
- Robert RansPIANO PIANO , WRITTEN-BY PIANO, SOLOIST
- Steve GordonGUITAR
- WildflowerBACKING VOCALS
- Betty WrightBACKING VOCALS
- Pat HurleyBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Paul RicuperoBACKING VOCALS GUITAR
- Tom DzialloBASS BASS, GUITAR GUITAR
- Valerie Von PechyHARP
Production & Engineering
- Cory WadePRODUCER
- Cory WadeMIXED
- Peter BrownMIXED
- Gary VandyENGINEER
- Marcos TobalENGINEER
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