Dexter Wansel

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Dexter Wansel is an American keyboardist, born 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". He has worked with Phyllis Hyman, The Jacksons, MFSB, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti Labelle, and Lou Rawls. He also wrote The Jones Girls 1981 soul music classic "Nights over Egypt" and Patti Labelle's 1984 #1 R&B hit " If Only You Knew " with Cynthia Biggs. His "Theme from the Planets" has been heavily sampled and was featured on the breakbeat compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats".

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Life on Mars (Philadelphia International) 1976
  • Time is Slipping Away (Philadelphia International) 1979
  • What The World Is Coming To (Philadelphia International) 1977
  • Voyager (Philadelphia International) 1978

[edit] Singles

  • "All Night Long/Disco Lights" (12") (Philadelphia International) 1978
  • "It's Been Cool/I'll Never Forget (My Favorite Disco)" (12") (Philadelphia International Records) 1979
  • "Life On Mars" (12") (Philadelphia International Records) 1979
  • "Life On Mars/Always There" (12") (Streetwave) 1985
  • "Captured" (12") (Ten Records Ltd.) 1986

[edit] Remixes

  • "Was That All It Was/Breaking and Entering" (12") (Columbia Records) 1987

[edit] Mix

  • "We Must Be In Love" (12") (Interscope Records) 1995

[edit] Appears on

  • Goin' Places (Epic)
  • Yellow Sunshine (Gamble) 1973
  • Thirteen Blue Magic Lane (ATCO Records) 1975
  • "Show You The Way To Go" (7") (Epic) 1976
  • Goin' Places Epic 1977
  • "Nobody Could Take Your Place" (12") (Philadelphia International) 1977
  • "Your Song" (12") (Philadelphia International) 1977
  • "Let Me Be Good To You/Lover's Holiday" (12") (Philadelphia International) 1979
  • "Was That All It Was" (12") (Philadelphia International) 1979
  • "Mysteries Of The World" (Promo) (7") (TSOP) 1980
  • "I Just Called To Say" (7") (Philadelphia International) 1981
  • "Watch Out" (12") (Metronome Musik GmbH) 1981
  • Always In The Mood (Philadelphia International) 1986
  • Prime Of My Life (Zoo Entertainment) 1991
  • "The More I Get The More I Want" (12") (X-Clusive Records) 1994
  • Klubbjazz 2 (Slip 'n' Slide) 2001
  • "Pieces Of A Dream/We Are One" (Collectables) 2005

[edit] Unofficial releases

  • "Loft Classics Volume II" (12") (Loft Classics) 1995

[edit] External links

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