Mixing their earlier progressive rock style with mainstream rock, pop and disco music, Adventures in Utopia achieved success both with the band's established fan base and wider commercial success, with the track "Set Me Free" released as a single. The song became the only Top 40 single for Utopia in the United States. "Umbrella Man" was its B-side.
According to Rundgren, the album was intended to be the soundtrack for a TV show the band was working on. Even though the album was recorded in a place with video equipment, they never got around to writing or producing the TV pilot.[3]
^Gardner, Mike (23 February 1980). "It's only Runt 'n' Roll". Record Mirror. p. 15.
^Rundgren, Todd comments from the 2018 CD reissue of the album put out by Friday Music
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 318. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
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adventures, utopia, fourth, studio, album, utopia, studio, album, utopiareleaseddecember, 1979recordedat, utopia, sound, studiosgenrepop, rock, progressive, rocklength42, 24labelbearsvilleproducertodd, rundgren, utopiautopia, chronologyoops, wrong, planet, 197. Adventures in Utopia is the fourth studio album by Utopia Adventures in UtopiaStudio album by UtopiaReleasedDecember 27 1979Recordedat Utopia Sound StudiosGenrePop rock progressive rockLength42 24LabelBearsvilleProducerTodd Rundgren UtopiaUtopia chronologyOops Wrong Planet 1977 Adventures in Utopia 1979 Deface the Music 1980 Singles from Adventures In Utopia Set Me Free Released February 1980 The Very Last Time Released May 1980 Second Nature Released 1980 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Record Mirror 2 Mixing their earlier progressive rock style with mainstream rock pop and disco music Adventures in Utopia achieved success both with the band s established fan base and wider commercial success with the track Set Me Free released as a single The song became the only Top 40 single for Utopia in the United States Umbrella Man was its B side The by then established Utopia line up of Todd Rundgren Kasim Sulton Roger Powell and John Willie Wilcox wrote performed and produced the album on their own According to Rundgren the album was intended to be the soundtrack for a TV show the band was working on Even though the album was recorded in a place with video equipment they never got around to writing or producing the TV pilot 3 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Charts 4 ReferencesTrack listing editAll tracks are written by Utopia Rundgren Powell Wilcox Sulton Side oneNo TitleLead vocalsLength1 The Road to Utopia Rundgren Sulton4 542 You Make Me Crazy Wilcox3 413 Second Nature Rundgren2 364 Set Me Free Sulton3 095 Caravan Powell7 01 Side twoNo TitleLead vocalsLength6 Last of the New Wave Riders Sulton Rundgren4 227 Shot in the Dark Sulton Rundgren3 418 The Very Last Time Rundgren3 529 Love Alone Sulton3 5510 Rock Love Rundgren5 33Personnel editTodd Rundgren Electric guitar lead vocals 1 3 6 8 10 backing vocals Roger Powell keyboards lead vocals 5 backing vocals trumpet 4 Kasim Sulton bass lead vocals 1 4 6 7 9 electric piano 4 backing vocals Willie Wilcox drums lead vocals 2 backing vocals Engineered and produced by Rundgren front cover concept by RundgrenCharts editChart 1980 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 4 96 United States Billboard 200 32References edit allmusic Adventures in Utopia gt Overview allmusic com Retrieved 2009 09 19 Gardner Mike 23 February 1980 It s only Runt n Roll Record Mirror p 15 Rundgren Todd comments from the 2018 CD reissue of the album put out by Friday Music Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 318 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adventures in Utopia amp oldid 1215625030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
