What the World Is Coming To
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What The World Is Coming To is the second album by keyboardist and producer Dexter Wansel
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Dexter Wansel
Dexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
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Track listing
All songs written by Dexter WanselDexter Wansel
Dexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
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- First Light Of The Morning 6:09
- Dance With Me Tonight – (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) 5:38
- Holdin' On – (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) 4:55
- Ode Infinitum - (D. Graves) 4:00
- Disco Lights 4:09
- What The World Is Coming To 6:21
- Going Back To Kingston Town 3:59
- Dreams Of Tomorrow 4:48
- Prelude #1 1:21
Personnel
- Dexter WanselDexter WanselDexter Gilman Wansel is an American keyboardist, raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He contributed to the development of the Philly Sound and worked with producers Gamble and Huff at Philadelphia International Records. Wansel led the musical group, Yellow Sunshine...
- Synthesizer, Electric Piano (Rmi, Fender Rhodes), Grand Piano, Percussion, Lead Vocals - Derrick Graves - Bass
- Herb Smith, Dennis Harris - Guitar
- Billy Johnson, Darryl Brown, Idris MuhammadIdris MuhammadIdris Muhammad is a jazz drummer. He changed his name in the 1960s upon his conversion to Islam. He is known for his funky playing style. He has released a number of albums as leader, and has played with a number of jazz legends including Lou Donaldson, Johnny Griffin, Pharoah Sanders and Grover...
, Charles Collins - Drums - Steve Gold - Keyboards
- Bobby Malach - Tenor Saxophone
- Al Harrison - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- MFSBMFSBMFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the...
- Strings, Horns - Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Jean Carn - Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
168 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
45 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 24 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| Disco Singles | ||||
| 1977 | "Disco LIghts" | 91 | ||