Dexter Wansell Life On Mars Philadelphia International PZ 34079 1976 EX/EX
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Dexter Wansel – Life On Mars
Label: Philadelphia International Records – PZ 34079 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Pitman pressing Country: US Released: 1976 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Funk, Disco A1 A Prophet Named K.G. 4:20 A2 Life On Mars 5:50 A3 Together Once Again Vocals – Terry Welles* 4:23 A4 Stargazer 3:20 B1 One Million Miles From The Ground 5:00 B2 You Can Be What You Wanna Be 5:04 B3 Theme From The Planets 4:53 B4 Rings Of Saturn 3:43 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc. Copyright © – CBS Inc. Published By – Mighty Three Music Published By – Blackwood Music Inc. Distributed By – CBS Records Distributed By – CBS Inc. Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs Lacquer Cut At – Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Backing Vocals – Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton Bass – Derrick Graves Drums, Percussion – Darryl Brown Engineer – Jay Mark, Jim Gallagher Guitar – Calvin Harris (3) Lacquer Cut By – NS* Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Vocals – Dexter Wansel Saxophone, Flute – Bobby Malach* Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Al Harrison
Dexter Gilman Wansel (born August 22, 1950)[1] is an American R&B/jazz fusion artist, singer, arranger, musician, composer, conductor, synthesist and A&R director.
Early life Dexter Wansel began as an errand boy backstage at the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia[2] from 1959 through 1963 for his step-uncle Georgie Woods. There he met many great artists who encouraged him to pursue music. During high school, he and his friend, Stanley Clarke, performed in bands together.
Career In 1970, after being honourably discharged from the United States Army, Wansel quietly joined the ranks of synthesists like Wendy Carlos and Dick Hyman, where he began programming the EMS VCS 3 'Putney' and the ARP 2600 for sessions at Sigma Sound Studios both credited and uncredited. From the early to mid 1970s, Wansel also played keyboards for groups such as Instant Funk, Yellow Sunshine, and MFSB. After signing with Philadelphia International Records, as in-house songwriter/producer/arranger, he established a songwriting relationship with the lyricist Cynthia Biggs.
He also collaborated with other writers such as Bunny Sigler, T. Life, Vinnie Barrett and Kenneth Gamble.[2] Wansel produced, wrote, arranged, played keyboards and synthesized hits for artists at Philadelphia International Records as well as numerous other labels. In 1977, he produced the Grammy-winning album Unmistakably Lou by Lou Rawls.
Wansel's music has been used as samples in the world of hip-hop. His 1975 "Theme from The Planets" drum beat intro, is hailed as being one of the first foundation beats of hip-hop. This beat continues to be sampled today and can also be heard on TV commercials and in movies. His sampled music has been used by The Lox, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Drake, Rick Ross, J Cole, Eric B and Rakim, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Kim, Ice-T and Ice Cube. In 1979 as conductor of the world-famous MFSB Orchestra, Wansel was the music director/conductor for the historic show at the White House commemorating the very first 'Black Music History Month' celebration in 1978. From 1978 through 1980, Dexter Wansel was the A+R Director for Philadelphia International Records where he oversaw many album releases by the label's artists including MFSB’S Mysteries Of The World, and The Stylistics, Hurry Up This Way Again, under the direction of Gamble and Huff. His LP Time Is Slipping Away, recorded in 1979, produced his second disco-themed hit (his first was "Disco Lights" in 1977) called "(I'll Never Forget) My Favorite Disco" co-written by Cynthia Biggs. It proved to be highly successful on the US club scene.
In 1981, he wrote and arranged the song Nights Over Egypt for the Jones Girls.[2]
In April 2021, Wansel signed a new record deal with Digital Jukebox Records.
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