A Fantasy Love Affair is the debut album by Peter Brown.[3] The album was recorded in 1976–77 and released in 1978. It was mastered by Ted Jensen of Sterling Sound. It charted #9 on Billboard's R&B charts and #11 on the Pop chart. It was successful on the disco charts as well and spawned four singles, three of which were hits, including "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" and "Dance with Me". In the UK the album was titled Do You Wanna Get Funky with Me and featured a backlit silhouette of a nude woman standing in a window as its sleeve cover. Brown also photographed the album's somewhat controversial cover and revealed, in a 1978 interview in Rolling Stone, that he had created the cover's nude model out of cardboard, sheer fabric and ribbons. Until then, no one ever suspected it was not a real person. The album peaked at number 50 in Australia.[4]

A Fantasy Love Affair
Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1976–77
StudioStudio Center Sound Recordings, Inc., Miami, Florida
GenreR&B
Length36:57
LabelDrive Records
ProducerCory Wade[1]
Peter Brown chronology
A Fantasy Love Affair
(1978)
Stargazer
(1979)
Singles from A Fantasy Love Affair
  1. "Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me"
  2. "You Should Do It"
  3. "Dance With Me"
  4. "Fantasy Love Affair / It's True What They Say About Love[2]"
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic link

The album was later reissued on Collectables Records.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Fantasy Love Affair"Peter Brown3:55
2."Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me"Cory Wade9:06
3."You Should Do It"Robert Rans3:49
4."The Singer's Become a Dancer"Peter Brown3:55
5."For Your Love"Robert Rans4:18
6."Dance with Me"Robert Rans5:18
7."It's True What They Say About Love"Robert Rans3:41
8."Without Love"Peter Brown3:14

Personnel

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  • Peter Brown - lead vocals, synthesizer, guitar, piano, electric piano, drums, percussion, timbales, arrangements
  • Tom Dziallo - guitar, bass guitar
  • Steve Gordon - guitar
  • Paul Ricupero - guitar, backing vocals
  • Robert Rans - piano
  • Michael Smith - alto saxophone
  • Valerie Von Pechy - harp
  • Wildflower, Betty Wright, Pat Hurley - backing vocals
  • Bert Dovo - string and horn arrangements, conductor
  • Gene Orloff - concertmaster
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References

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  1. ^ "Peter Brown at Allmusic". Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Listing at 45Cat.com". Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "A Fantasy Love Affair". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 48. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.