We Are One (Pieces of a Dream album) explained

We Are One
Type:	Album
Artist:	Pieces of a Dream
Cover:	Pieces of a Dream We Are One.jpg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	1982
Studio:	Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Elektra
Producer:	Grover Washington, Jr.
Prev Title:	Pieces of a Dream
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Imagine This
Next Year:	1983

We Are One is the second album by the jazz ensemble Pieces of a Dream, issued in 1982 on Elektra Records.^[1] The album reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.^[2]

Singles

The track, "Mt. Airy Groove", reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.^[3] It was covered by the rap group Leaders of the New School on the album .

Personnel

• Herb Smith - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Cedric A. Napoleon - bass
• Dexter Wansel - synthesizer on "Please Don't Do This To Me"
• Grover Washington, Jr. - soprano saxophone, vocoder on "You Know I Want You"
• Curtis D. Harmon - drums
• James K. Lloyd - Fender Rhodes, Steinway Concert Grand piano, Jupiter 8 synthesizer
• Leonard "Dr." Gibbs (tracks: A2, B1, B4), Ralph MacDonald (tracks: A1, A3, A5), Vincent Diggs (tracks: A2, B4) - percussion
• Barbara Walker, Cedric A. Napoleon - lead vocals on "You Know I Want You"
• Rachelle Barnes - lead and backing vocals on "Yo Frat"
• Cedric A. Napoleon - lead vocals on "Please Don't Do This To Me"
• Cynthia Biggs, Barbara Walker, Theodore Wortham Sr. - backing vocals on "Please Don't Do This to Me"

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1982	Billboard Top Pop Albums	114
	Billboard Top Soul Albums	22
	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	4

Singles

Notes and References

1. Pieces of a Dream: We Are One. 1982. Elektra Records.
2. Web site: Pieces Of A Dream: We Are One (Top R&B Albums). Billboard. billboard.com.
3. Web site: Pieces Of A Dream: Mt. Airy Groove (Hot R&B Songs). Billboard. billboard.com.