Destination Sun
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Destination: Sun is the fourth album by Dayton, Ohio
funk band Sun
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
funk band Sun
Sun (R&B band)
Sun is an R&B, disco, and funk band that was active mainly during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Originating from Dayton, Ohio, Sun recorded prolifically for Capitol Records from 1976 to 1984. Sun was a brainstorm of Byron Byrd, a young Ohioan given to stargazing and eventual pursuits of...
Track listing
- Radiation Level 5:55
- Pure Fire 5:08
- I Want To Be With You 4:47
- Everybody Disco Down 3:32
- Light Of The Universe 4:52
- Deep Rooted Feeling (Stand Up) 4:58
- Baby I Confess 4:02
- Hallelujah Spirit 4:43
Personnel
- Byron Byrd - Lead and Backing Vocals, Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Percussion, Flute, Trombone, Alto, Baritone and Soporano Saxophone
- Kym Yancey - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
- Keith Cheatham - Lead and Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar, Trombone, Percussion
- Curtis Hooks - Bass, Alto Saxophone, Lead and Backing Vocals
- Gary King - Trombone, Backing Vocals
- Robert Arnold - Trumpet, Backing Vocals
- Nigel Boulton - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piano, Backing Vocals
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
85 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
17 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1979 | "Pure Fire" | 67 | ||
| "Radiation Level" | 25 | |||