Will Powers - Dancing for Mental Health

[The Buddy Love Show]

This is the most important record I've ever owned, heard or played. Larry Levan changed my life with this one night at the Garage

Happy 20th anniversary

http://www.discogs.com/release/112228

[The Buddy Love Show]

Not much for artist of the day..here is some background on the album and concept from a Steve Winwood site

Will Powers: Dancing For Mental Health (1983)
Selected discography:
LP / Island / 7 90102-1 / US
"Kissing With Confidence" - 7" / Island / IS 134 / UK (b/w "All Thru History")
"Kissing With Confidence" - 12" / Island / 12 IS 134 / UK (b/w dub version)
Steve's role: Co-writer on "Dancing For Mental Health", "Opportunity", "Kissing With Confidence", "Will Powers", "All Thru History" and "Happy Birthday". Performing parts, if any, not listed. Steve is listed among many other people as a "Will Powers Supporter".
The project was the creation of New York rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who was fascinated with mental health literature. Her contacts in the music world helped to attract literally dozens of famous musicians to participate, including Steve. The songs consist of psychological advice, in Lynn's electronically altered male voice, set to dance music.

[ December 03, 2003, 01:38 PM: Message edited by: St Magus the Reviled ]

[DEEPHOUSEHEAD]

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
This is the most important record I've ever owned, heard or played. Larry Levan changed my life with this one night at the Garage

Happy 20th anniversary

http://www.discogs.com/release/112228 Your speaking of the Will Powers album ?

I really like "Adventures In Success"
and "Smile" (both on album).

[shannoneileen]

i wanna copy!!! :(
where do i find it?
i need mental health+dance :D

[The Buddy Love Show]

Originally posted by DEEPHOUSEHEAD:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
This is the most important record I've ever owned, heard or played. Larry Levan changed my life with this one night at the Garage

Happy 20th anniversary

http://www.discogs.com/release/112228 Your speaking of the Will Powers album ?

I really like "Adventures In Success"
and "Smile" (both on album). </font>[/QUOTE]the album is DOPE...i like "all through history", "smile", "adventures in success" and "dancing for mental health"

[alex zen]

good record. make sure you get the lyric sheet if you buy it.

[Bande-A-Part_NYC]

I play my 12" of Adventures In Success very often indeed..

[The Buddy Love Show]

Originally posted by sex, drugs, and alex zen:
good record. make sure you get the lyric sheet if you buy it. my good deed for today


Steve Winwood Adventures in Success lyrics
It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.


You are an important person. A rare individual. A unique creature. There has never been anyone just like you and never will be. You have talents and abilities no one else has. In some ways you're superior to any other living person. The power to do anything you can imagine is within you when you discover your real self by practicing a few simple laws of success.

First law of success. Take inventory of your assets. Don't be modest or critical. Be open and objective. Get a pencil and paper. Write down every good thins about yourself you can think of.


It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.


Second law of success. Write a description of the person you'd like to be. Describe your personal dress, your home, your automobile, your desired occupation and income. Be honest. Now, go even deeper. Describe the inner person you'd like to be. Let your mind run wild. Assume you can become anything that you desire. The fact is, you will become the person you honestly describe. You can't avoid it.


It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.


Third law of success. Concentrate on a mental image of the person you'd like to be. Paint a picture in your imagination of who you want to become. Constantly hold this visual in your mind's eye. See yourself performing and responding like a champion. Feel the confidence and courage that radiate from this type of person.


It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.


These three laws are powerful and effective in changing lives. They'll work for you without fail if you're persistent in applying them.


Make it habit. Make it happen. Make it habit.
Make it happen. Make it habit. Make it happen.
Make it habit. Make it happen.

It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.

[Bande-A-Part_NYC]

Yay!

Opened up my set with it this past Sunday on East Village Radio...

[The Buddy Love Show]

Larry Levan played this record 5 to 7 times back to back one night at the Paradise Garage...when I listened with my "third ear" (thanks DM) it changed my life forever...Corny but true...thats my PG story and I'm sticking with it

peace

[ December 03, 2003, 04:03 PM: Message edited by: St Magus the Reviled ]

[shannoneileen]

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
Larry Levan played this record 5 to 7 times back to back one night at the Paradise Garage...when I listened with my "third ear" (thanks DM) it changed my life forever...Corny but true...thats my PG story and I'm sticking with it

peace Do the damn thing lord high of muckity muck... sorry if i wrote that wrong... i've had budweiser... biggrinangel.gif

[greg wilson]

Hi St Magus the Reviled: I'm with you on this, I was a big fan of this album when it came out. My favourite, along with 'Adventures In Success' was 'Opportunity' - 'be thankful for your problem, it's a gift in disguise, it's your chance to change, your opportunity'. I love all the 'testimonials', top concept album!

Last month at Bill and Frank's 'Low Life' party in London, Kelvin Andrews played the dub of 'Adventures In Success'. I hadn't heard it in years so it was a buzz to hear him spin it.

Big up to Lynn Goldsmith wherever she is.

[Bill Blake]

Life is something special....

Thats the one that always gets me.

Its like the fucking theme song in my house.

I never forget, that it is true.

Now fuck off before I get sappy and shit.

[Number Two]

Produced by Todd Rundgren!!!!!!! Todd is God!!! hail.gif graemlins/respekt.gif

[blackwax]

Originally posted by Shannon_Shawan:
i wanna copy!!! :(
where do i find it?
i need mental health+dance :D I have one in stock
www.blackwaxrecords.com (http://www.blackwaxrecords.com)

just search for will powers

p.s good thread!!

[shannoneileen]

Originally posted by blackwax:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Shannon_Shawan:
i wanna copy!!! :(
where do i find it?
i need mental health+dance :D I have one in stock
www.blackwaxrecords.com (http://www.blackwaxrecords.com)

just search for will powers

p.s good thread!! </font>[/QUOTE]noted... thanks!
i'll have to look you up on the 15th...
my 1st cash has all gone to bills, bills, bills... ;)

[trento]

"adventures in success" is heat. fvck what dude is saying during the song, an instrumental with the hooks would beat even harder. having said that, does anyone have or has anyone heard an instrumental version?

trent from soul in the hole

[ December 04, 2003, 04:45 PM: Message edited by: trento ]

[kev]

Originally posted by trento:
"adventures of success" is heat. fvck what dude is saying during the song, an instrumental with the hooks would beat even harder. having said that, does anyone have or has anyone heard an instrumental version?

trent from soul in the hole It's on the B Side of the original 12" single. You can also find it on Ashley Beadle's "Grass Roots" comp.

BTW, I have a spare original 12" for trade if anybody's interested.

[trento]

IIBS- if i don't have anything worthy i know someone who may. please pm me at; trentgroovz@mailcity.com. btw, thanx.

trent

[Fletch]

Originally posted by St Magus the Reviled:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by sex, drugs, and alex zen:
good record. make sure you get the lyric sheet if you buy it. my good deed for today


Steve Winwood Adventures in Success lyrics
It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.


You are an important person. A rare individual. A unique creature. There has never been anyone just like you and never will be. You have talents and abilities no one else has. In some ways you're superior to any other living person. The power to do anything you can imagine is within you when you discover your real self by practicing a few simple laws of success.

First law of success. Take inventory of your assets. Don't be modest or critical. Be open and objective. Get a pencil and paper. Write down every good thins about yourself you can think of.


It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.


Second law of success. Write a description of the person you'd like to be. Describe your personal dress, your home, your automobile, your desired occupation and income. Be honest. Now, go even deeper. Describe the inner person you'd like to be. Let your mind run wild. Assume you can become anything that you desire. The fact is, you will become the person you honestly describe. You can't avoid it.


It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.


Third law of success. Concentrate on a mental image of the person you'd like to be. Paint a picture in your imagination of who you want to become. Constantly hold this visual in your mind's eye. See yourself performing and responding like a champion. Feel the confidence and courage that radiate from this type of person.


It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.
It's you. Only you.


These three laws are powerful and effective in changing lives. They'll work for you without fail if you're persistent in applying them.


Make it habit. Make it happen. Make it habit.
Make it happen. Make it habit. Make it happen.
Make it habit. Make it happen.

It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you.
It's you. Make it habit. Make it happen. Only you. </font>[/QUOTE]Magus,

Gotta admit, that music (synthesizer hook) got on my nerves. But for some reason, It grew on me at the time. And Rick Ricardo used to run that **** to death!!!!