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, and Lou Rawls. He also wrote the soul music classic "Nights over Egypt" with Cynthia Biggs. His "Theme from the Planets" was featured on the breakbeat compilation "Ultimate Breaks and Beats". A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 inches LengthUS = 280 km)  - Length {{{LengthUS}}} miles (455hamburgers HighestPoint = Mount Davis km)  - % water 2. ... Kenneth Gamble (born on August 11, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon Huff (born in 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and record production team. ... Philadelphia International Records is a record label founded by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in 1971. ... Phyllis Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was a soul artist beloved by many musicians. ... The Jackson 5 in 1971. ... MFSB (short for, officially, Mother, Father, Sister, Brother, although some claimed that it actually stood for Mother Fuckin SonovaBitch, according to the book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life [Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, Grove Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8021-3688-5]) were a loose conglomeration of studio musicians... Theodore DeReese (Teddy) Pendergrass, Sr. ... Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was a Chicago-born American soul music, jazz, and blues singer. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub-genres of electronic music, usually characterized by the use of a non-straighted 4/4 drum pattern (as opposed to the steady beat of house or trance). ... Ultimate Breaks and Beats, commonly abbreviated as UBB, is the name of a 25-volume compilation of mostly full-length songs that were known for their breaks or break beats (see Break_(music)). It features music, mostly from the 60s and 70s, where often in one part of the song...

Discography

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

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

Remixes

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

Mix

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

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

Unofficial releases

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

External links

• Dexter Wansel biography at All Music.com
• Dexter Wansel discography at Discogs.com