Mind Adventures
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| Studio album by Des'ree | ||||
| Released | 17 February 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1991 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul, pop | |||
| Length | 47:33 | |||
| Label | Epic, 550, Sony Soho Square | |||
| Producer | Ashley Ingram, Femi, Phil Legg | |||
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| Singles from Mind Adventures | ||||
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Mind Adventures is the debut album by British soul singer-songwriter Des'ree. It was released on 17 February 1992 on the Sony Soho Square record label, and features the UK top 20 hit, "Feel So High". The album became Des'ree's first top 40 album, peaking at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]
The album was not released in the USA at the time. It got a belated release on 4 April, 1995, after Des'ree's second album I Ain't Movin' had been released there the previous year and the artist was achieving success with the single "You Gotta Be". Since "Feel So High" had been included on the USA edition of I Ain't Movin', the USA edition of Mind Adventures excluded it from its track list.
Singles
Three singles were released from Mind Adventures, "Feel So High" (in both 1991 and 1992), "Mind Adventures" and "Why Should I Love You".
Track listing
- Worldwide edition[2] (USA edition excludes "Feel So High")
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Average Man" | Des'ree, M. Graves | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Feel So High" | Des'ree, M. Graves | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Sun of 79" | 5:14 | |
| 4. | "Why Should I Love You" | 4:14 | |
| 5. | "Stand on My Own Ground" | Des'ree, M. Graves | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Competitive World" | Des'ree, M. Graves | 5:31 |
| 7. | "Mind Adventures" | 4:44 | |
| 8. | "Laughter" | 4:47 | |
| 9. | "Save Me" | 5:29 | |
| 10. | "Momma Please Don't Cry" | 4:28 |
Credits
Production
- Arranged by Michael Graves (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), Phil Legg (track: 7), Ashley Ingram (tracks: 4, 9)
- Executive producer – Des'ree
- Mixed by Phil Legg (tracks: 1, 2)
- Produced by Ashley Ingram (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Femi (track: 3), Phil Legg (tracks: 4, 6–10)
- Mastered by David Massey, Vlado Meller
- Engineered and mixed by Charlie Smith
Personnel
- Strings – Nick Ingram
- Bass – Fionn O'Lochlainn, Malcolm Joseph
- Drums – Ritchie Stevens, Trevor Murrell
- Drums, bass, guitar – Phil Legg
- Drums, bass, guitar, keyboards – Ashley Ingram
- Engineer – Brendan Lynch
- Executive producer, writer, backing vocals – Des'ree
- Guitar – Glenn Nightingale, Greg Lester, Ian Alleyne
- Keyboards – Pete Hinds, Pete Wingfield
- Percussion – Harry Morgan, Jeff Scantlebury
- Saxophone – Gary Barnacle
- Artwork – Me Company
- Photography – Monica Curtin
Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[3] | 26 |
References
- ↑ "DES'REE – Artist – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "Mind Adventures: Des'ree: Amazon.co.uk". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ "1992-02-29 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 20 February 1992. Retrieved 29 December 2011.