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Your Piece of the Rock is the debut album by the Los Angeles, California-based R&B group Dynasty (band). Released in 1979.

Your Piece Of The Rock
Studio album by Dynasty
Released	1979
Recorded	1979 at Studio Masters, Los Angeles, CA
Studio	Studio Masters
Genre	Soul
Label	SOLAR
Producer	Leon Sylvers III; assistant producer: Dynasty
Dynasty chronology
Your Piece Of The Rock (1979) Adventures in the Land of Music (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(3/5)[1]

Track listing

1. "Your Piece of the Rock" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Foster Sylvers, Ricky Sylvers) 8:03
2. "I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Nidra Beard) 7:20
3. "Satisfied" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III, Gene Dozier) 7:10
4. "When You Feel Like Giving Love (Dial My Number)" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III) 4:36
5. "It's Still a Thrill" (Dick Griffey, Leon Sylvers III) 5:20

Personnel

Dynasty

• Nidra Beard, Linda Carriere: Main Vocals
• Ernest "Pepper" Reed: Guitars
• Kevin Spencer: Keyboards, Vocals
• William Shelby: Keyboards, Uncredited Vocals
• Leon Sylvers III: Bass, Drums, Percussion, Uncredited Vocal Backing

Additional Personnel

• Gene Dozier, Joey Gallo: Keyboards
• Ed Green: Drums
• Sonny Lewis, Fred Jackson: Saxophone
• George Bohannon, Craig Kilby: Trombone
• John Parrish, Oscar Bashear: Trumpet
• Sidney Muldrew: French Horn
• Viola: Brenton Banks, Marilyn Baker, Rolice Dale
• Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez: Cello
• Violin: Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Roth, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Robert Lipsett, William H. Henderson, Janice Gower (also concertmaster)

Production

• Arranged and Produced by Leon Sylvers III and Dynasty
• Recording Engineers: Bob Brown, Don Blake
• Mixed by Steve Hodge at Westlake Studios
• Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Records
• All songs published by Spectrum VII Music/Rosy Music, except "Satisfied" (Spectrum VII Music/Rosy Music/Proud Tunes)

Samples

• "When You Feel Like Giving Love"
  • "Altitudes"" by Little Brother (group) on their The Chittlin Circuit album[2]

References

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