Keyboardist/arranger/producer/recording artist Dexter Wansel can be heard t… Read Full Bio ↴Keyboardist/arranger/producer/recording artist Dexter Wansel can be heard throughout the catalog of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. His skills can be heard on non-PIR sides like Jermaine Jackson's "Where Are You Now" from his gold LP Let's Get Serious and "Tonight" from Junior's Acquired Taste LP. His frequent songwriting partners were Cynthia Biggs, Bunny Sigler, and T. Life. A synth pioneer, Wansel's first LP arranging assignment was several tracks on Carl Carlton's 1975 LP, I Wanna Be With You, produced by Bunny Sigler. A Biggs/Wansel song, "The Sweetest Pain," a duet between Wansel and Jean Carn, originally a 1979 single from Wansel's Time Is Slipping Away LP, was a popular radio-aired LP from Loose Ends' Zagora LP. Two of Carn's LPs, When I Find You Love (entirely produced by Wansel) and Sweet and Wonderful, and Jean Carn and Happy to Be With You were issued on a two-album single CD by U.K. label Westside Records in early 1999.
When Wansel was 12 years old, he got the job of a gofer for the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia, going to get sandwiches and clothes out of the cleaners for the various acts that performed at the venue like Stevie Wonder and Patti Labelle. Many years later, Wansel would co-write a number one R&B hit for Labelle. In 1975, Wansel met Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff when he was a member of a band called Yellow Sunshine, which also boasted guitarist Roland Chambers who would later become a part of MFSB, the house band for Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International Records. Becoming a part of the staff creative collective, Wansel began arranging, playing keyboards, and writing songs for the label's acts including the O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, and the Intruders, among others.
When Patti Labelle signed with PIR, she recorded Wansel's "Shoot Him on Sight," a song Wansel intended for Jackson Browne, on her 1981 album The Spirit's in It. A song Wansel co-wrote with Kenneth Gamble and Cynthia Biggs, the lovely unrequited love ballad "If Only You Knew," held the number one R&B spot for four weeks in early 1984. It was on her I'm in Love Again LP, which went gold, hitting number four R&B.
A partial list of Wansel-associated sides would include Jean Carn's popular radio-aired LP tracks "I'm in Love Once Again," "You Are All I Need" (music by Instant Funk), "Where Did You Ever Go," "Free Love," and the dance classic “Give It Up"; Shirley Jones' “Last Night I Needed Somebody" and "She Knew About Me"; The Jacksons' "Keep on Dancin'," "Living Together," "Do What You Wanna Do," and "Jump for Joy"; The Stylistics' “Hurry Up This Way Again,"; keyboardist Patrice Rushen covered “Hurry Up This Way Again"; The O'Jays' dreamy ballad "I Really Need You Now"; Phyllis Hyman's radio-aired track "Living All Alone"; The Jones Girls' "We're a Melody", the exotic "Nights Over Egypt," "Love Don't Ever Say Goodbye," and "Why You Wanna Do That to Me"; Archie Bell and the Drells' "Old People"; and Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Till I Come Off the Road" and the radio-aired LP track ballad "The Show Is Over."
Wansel's own charting LPs were Life on Mars from summer 1976 (includes two tracks with Instant Funk, "Life on Mars" and “You Can Be What You Wanna Be"), What the World Is Coming To, Voyager (with its great space-age oriented graphics) from spring 1978, and Time Is Slipping Away from 1979. Several tracks from his LPs were radio-aired LP tracks (the lushly orchestrated “Theme From the Planets," the spacy, funky "Disco Lights") and some songs — "Together Once Again," "One Million Miles From the Ground," and "Holdin' On" — are still in singers' repertoire today. "Holdin' On" was a radio-aired LP track from actor Lawrence Hilton Jacobs' self-titled album produced by Lamont Dozier. "Global Warming" from the 1991 PIR/Zoo/BMG CD Universe Featuring Dexter Wansel received some airplay on smooth jazz radio stations. During the '90s, Wansel continued to work with the reactivated Philadelphia International Records and occasionally toured.
Dexter Wansel-related releases are Grover Washington, Jr. Ultimate Collection, Heaven & Earth-That's Love, Best of MFSB: Love Is the Message, and Best of the Intruders.
When Wansel was 12 years old, he got the job of a gofer for the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia, going to get sandwiches and clothes out of the cleaners for the various acts that performed at the venue like Stevie Wonder and Patti Labelle. Many years later, Wansel would co-write a number one R&B hit for Labelle. In 1975, Wansel met Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff when he was a member of a band called Yellow Sunshine, which also boasted guitarist Roland Chambers who would later become a part of MFSB, the house band for Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International Records. Becoming a part of the staff creative collective, Wansel began arranging, playing keyboards, and writing songs for the label's acts including the O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, and the Intruders, among others.
When Patti Labelle signed with PIR, she recorded Wansel's "Shoot Him on Sight," a song Wansel intended for Jackson Browne, on her 1981 album The Spirit's in It. A song Wansel co-wrote with Kenneth Gamble and Cynthia Biggs, the lovely unrequited love ballad "If Only You Knew," held the number one R&B spot for four weeks in early 1984. It was on her I'm in Love Again LP, which went gold, hitting number four R&B.
A partial list of Wansel-associated sides would include Jean Carn's popular radio-aired LP tracks "I'm in Love Once Again," "You Are All I Need" (music by Instant Funk), "Where Did You Ever Go," "Free Love," and the dance classic “Give It Up"; Shirley Jones' “Last Night I Needed Somebody" and "She Knew About Me"; The Jacksons' "Keep on Dancin'," "Living Together," "Do What You Wanna Do," and "Jump for Joy"; The Stylistics' “Hurry Up This Way Again,"; keyboardist Patrice Rushen covered “Hurry Up This Way Again"; The O'Jays' dreamy ballad "I Really Need You Now"; Phyllis Hyman's radio-aired track "Living All Alone"; The Jones Girls' "We're a Melody", the exotic "Nights Over Egypt," "Love Don't Ever Say Goodbye," and "Why You Wanna Do That to Me"; Archie Bell and the Drells' "Old People"; and Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Till I Come Off the Road" and the radio-aired LP track ballad "The Show Is Over."
Wansel's own charting LPs were Life on Mars from summer 1976 (includes two tracks with Instant Funk, "Life on Mars" and “You Can Be What You Wanna Be"), What the World Is Coming To, Voyager (with its great space-age oriented graphics) from spring 1978, and Time Is Slipping Away from 1979. Several tracks from his LPs were radio-aired LP tracks (the lushly orchestrated “Theme From the Planets," the spacy, funky "Disco Lights") and some songs — "Together Once Again," "One Million Miles From the Ground," and "Holdin' On" — are still in singers' repertoire today. "Holdin' On" was a radio-aired LP track from actor Lawrence Hilton Jacobs' self-titled album produced by Lamont Dozier. "Global Warming" from the 1991 PIR/Zoo/BMG CD Universe Featuring Dexter Wansel received some airplay on smooth jazz radio stations. During the '90s, Wansel continued to work with the reactivated Philadelphia International Records and occasionally toured.
Dexter Wansel-related releases are Grover Washington, Jr. Ultimate Collection, Heaven & Earth-That's Love, Best of MFSB: Love Is the Message, and Best of the Intruders.
Stargazer
Dexter Wansel Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Stargazer' by these artists:
Abramelin (Music: Alridge, Lyrics: Dower) Darkened necropolis, midn…
Adrián Barilari Calor y por agua doy el alma, Nueve años rompiendo mi…
Alfakyun 時も眠る静かな海でも はるか波の下激しくうねる 耳を澄まそうこの胸の奥から 進もうと叫ぶ声がする ねえ気づいてしまったこ…
American Hi-Fi As the tires hit the road I can navigate the burning…
Arabesque High noon Oh I’d sell my soul for water Nine years’ worth …
Arjun Lookin at Lookin at Keep lookin at Lookin at the stars L…
Barilari Calor y por agua doy el alma, Nueve años rompiendo mi…
Better Anyway I know you're tired I feel the same way too But no…
Black Majesty There are many that have walked On this road before Lost o…
Blood Stain Child Travelling in time The outer space swallowing your mind I …
Botanist Facing the firmament Heaven scent Rapid growth Within solar …
Catch the Rainbow High noon, oh, I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Damnation Defaced for months just laying in a bunk living under electric light…
De/Vision I walked through deserted streets Haunted by forgotten dre…
Dio High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Dream Theater High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years worth…
Eep On a night before my death I go walking in a…
End of the World それは 死体が腐敗していくように 学校へ毎日通うように 夫婦が一生添い遂げるように 花は摘めば枯れていくように 叩けば物…
Faith Paloma He was a star collector, she knew about the skies He…
Frank Sinatra Stargazer! You with your head in the heavens, You'll never g…
Golden Dawn Arkestra She's a star gazer they call her night ranger She's a star…
Gracenote Billion stars Many people that i know so far Bruises and sca…
Honeymoon Disease It's been a long time gone The diversity between us I didn't…
Iida Riho 静まり返る夢に 聞き覚えのある声 群青の心を揺らす 誰を呼ぶの? 何をするの? 穏やかな湖に 波紋が広がるだけなのに 本…
Interlaced Make up your mind My heads gone wild You showed me a…
Island Fading Stars You found love but went too far Smile like you'…
J.T. Machinima When constellations rise Stars shinning bright In the night …
JAKIGAN MEISTER 遠く遠くあの光まで 届いてほしい ひとりぼっちがせつない夜 星を探してる 明日 君がいなきゃ 困る 困る ゴミにな…
jasper dean I wanna fuck it up i wanna fuck it up Oh,…
Jawan Love me in the worst way Love me till it hurts…
Jaywalk 誰もいつかは朽ち果てて この星を離れる 心に刻んだ思い出と共に 振り返る時 どんなことを思うだろう もっと優しくできた…
Juanita Stein Out in the desert where you roam The night sky will…
Ken Hensley Walking down a dusty road I was lookin' for a reason An…
Kingdom Come Sitting in the dark Staring at the sky Within all…
Kots Beirne Sora miageta yoru Nagareru kumo Te wo nobashi te hoshi wo na…
Kotsuban-P Sora miage ta yoru nagare ru kumo te wo nobashi te hoshi won…
Laila's Lounge High noon, oh I′d sell my soul for water Nine years…
Lana Lane High noon Oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years' worth Of…
Le Soldat Pony [What thoughts I have of you tonight, for I walked down…
Lights. Action! 夜u3000夢を見ていた。 そしてu3000朝はu3000霧の中にu3000消えて行く。 Are you read…
LIVING ROOM - Thievery Corporation [Repeat: x2] Late at night I will stare up in the…
LV.4 I don't like the way I look I don't like the…
Madmess As I ignite the sky alight's, Transform your brain although…
Masuda Yuka 暁の空 輝く星たち 何億光年 長い旅の果て 運命と宿命 人は占うけれど 最終の行き先なら 血と涙と汗だけが 知ってるから…
Moodring It hurts to see you like this Knowing that you Don't…
Mother Love Bone crazy, crazy i'm the boy who defies all lift me higher than…
Mundanus Imperium (Originally performed by Rainbow) High, noon, oh, I'd sel…
Nap Eyes These days when I think I'm going to do something Wonder…
Napoleon Way back to when this all began My heart started to…
Neil Diamond Stargazer, you with your head in the heavens, You'll never…
Over The Rainbow (Feat. J.R.Blackmore) High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
P*Light feat. Yukacco Mie sone mie nai sukame sode sukame nai soredemo oi…
Paloma Faith He was a star collector, she knew about the skies He…
Peter Brown She said she don't love me anymore She knows my life…
PTI Lost deep inside my mind, I’m searching in vain for…
Rainbow High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Riho Iida 静まり返る夢に 聞き覚えのある声 群青の心を揺らす 誰を呼ぶの? 何をするの? 穏やかな湖に 波紋が広がるだけなのに …
Riho Iida (飯田里穂) 静まり返る夢に 聞き覚えのある声 群青の心を揺らす 誰を呼ぶの? 何をするの? 穏やかな湖に 波紋が広がるだけなのに 本…
Ritchie Blackmore' Rainbow High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Ritchie Blackmore/Ronnie James Dio High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Robin Bacior Hold it out like sunshine. I have better plans, than sitting…
Ronnie James Dio High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Rx Bandits Gemini, you were his majesty Daddy's little girl Sugar on…
Sam Way Oh I tried so hard To do things right I got so lost Sick…
Scooter We can stare at the stars to know where we…
SEKAI NO OWARI それは 死体が腐敗していくように 学校へ毎日通うように 夫婦が一生添い遂げるように 花は摘めば枯れていくように 叩けば物…
Seven Kingdoms On the walls, painted stone High in the sky the fire…
Siouxsie & The Banshees Been thinking how to escape? This strait-jacket of constrain…
Sponge Cola Take me to that one Perfect night My arms around your waist …
Stella Luna The end, but I'm ok now. Tell me who we are,…
Supreme Sidhu Zindagi de rang menu laggan pyaare Zindagi de rang menu lagg…
Tempest Walking down a dusty road I was lookin' for a reason An…
The Rabid Whole Welcome dependence Still can′t accept my faults Stored up re…
The Silk Demise Leave me dreaming while the stars descend and fade Castoff …
The Surrealists Come on and play with me In the worst way you…
The Tea Party So you say that your heart When it beats its like…
The Tea Party (Century Media) So you say that your heart When it beats its like…
The Yellow Traffic Light 夜u3000夢を見ていた。 そしてu3000朝はu3000霧の中にu3000消えて行く。 Are you read…
The Zephyrs Clear me a space To gaze at the stars They dreamed about…
Thievery Corporation [Repeat: x2] Late at night I will stare up in the…
Through Possession Caught you staring off into space while we were tunneling…
Time Machine Clear me a space To gaze at the stars They dreamed about…
Tommy Newport Speed racer, heartbreaker I can feel it comin' Maybe start l…
Tributes to Deep Purple & Rainbow High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Týr High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
Virgil What's the line where pride ends and the vanity starts…
Winter Soul Again I dreamt I could save your life I'd drink your…
Yam Haus Just a step away from everything she says Anything that she…
Yuka Masuda 暁の空 輝く星たち 何億光年 長い旅の果て 運命と宿命 人は占うけれど 最終の行き先なら 血と涙と汗だけが 知ってるから…
Млечный Что бы не сказали, мне не важно что там говорят Они…
増田有華 暁の空 輝く星たち 何億光年 長い旅の果て 運命と宿命 人は占うけれど 最終の行き先なら 血と涙と汗だけが 知ってるか…
矢島舞依 あの空の先 何があるのか 僕に見せて 君思い出す 五芒星のペンダント ギュッと握り 不協和音のパラダイム 夢の端っこ …
紗也 凍てついた花弁 途切れたままの言葉 忘れるはずもない 頬を濡らすおもかげに 痛みの数だけ 近づけるのなら 大切な人を と…
飯田里穂 静まり返る夢に 聞き覚えのある声 群青の心を揺らす 誰を呼ぶの? 何をするの? 穏やかな湖に 波紋が広がるだけなのに 本…
Rainbow High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water Nine years…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Dexter Wansel:
I’ll Never Forget I will never forget The first night that we met On the…
Life On Mars You should go there, it is so nice, Mars. You should…
The Sweetest Pain Feel so good Words can't explain It's got to be the sweetest…
Together Once Again I'm sitting here, all alone, Hoping that you will come back…
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@watcharules369
Masterpiece, instant ticket to those tv action series from the early 80s
@TalismanCrossbowsUK
DEXTER WANSEL this track is way up there. Love all your music. MUCH RESPECT!!!!!!
@jjjxxxaime
up there to the stars
@Mr.Soundtrackz
Crisp. Real. Unlike today.