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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Adventures in Utopia
| name = Adventures in Utopia
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Utopia (band)|Utopia]]
| artist = [[Utopia (band)|Utopia]]
| Cover = Adventures_In_Utopia.jpg
| cover = Adventures_In_Utopia.jpg
| Released = December 27, 1979
| alt =
| Recorded = at Utopia Sound Studios
| released = December 27, 1979
| recorded = at Utopia Sound Studios
| Genre = [[Pop rock]], [[progressive rock]], [[art rock]]
| Length = 42:24
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Bearsville Records|Bearsville]]
| Producer = [[Todd Rundgren]], Utopia
| genre = [[Pop rock]], [[progressive rock]]
| length = 42:24
| Last album = ''[[Oops! Wrong Planet]]'' <br />(1977)
| label = [[Bearsville Records|Bearsville]]
| This album = '''''Adventures in Utopia''''' <br />(1979)
| Next album = ''[[Deface the Music]]'' <br /> (1980)
| producer = [[Todd Rundgren]], Utopia
| prev_title = [[Oops! Wrong Planet]]
| Misc = {{Singles
| prev_year = 1977
| Name = Adventures In Utopia
| next_title = [[Deface the Music]]
| Type = studio
| next_year = 1980
| Single 1 = Set Me Free
| Single 1 date = February 1980
| misc = {{Singles
| Single 2 = The Very Last Time
| name = Adventures In Utopia
| Single 2 date = May 1980
| type = studio
| Single 3 = Second Nature
| single1 = Set Me Free
| Single 3 date = 1980
| single1date = February 1980
| single2 = The Very Last Time
}}
| single2date = May 1980
| single3 = Second Nature
| single3date = 1980
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r48448|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( Adventures in Utopia > Overview ))) |publisher=allmusic.com |accessdate=2009-09-19 }}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r48448|pure_url=yes}} |title=allmusic ((( Adventures in Utopia > Overview ))) |publisher=allmusic.com |accessdate=2009-09-19 }}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Piero Scaruffi]]
| rev2 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
| rev2score = (5/10)<ref name="scaruffireview">{{cite web |first=Piero |last=Scaruffi |url=http://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/rundgren.html |title=Todd Rundgren |publisher=pieroscaruffi.com |year=1999 |accessdate=August 16, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=It's only Runt 'n' Roll |last=Gardner |first=Mike |date=23 February 1980 |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |page=15}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Adventures in Utopia''''' is an album released in 1979 by [[Todd Rundgren]]'s band, [[Utopia (band)|Utopia]].
'''''Adventures in Utopia''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Utopia (band)|Utopia]].


Mixing [[rock music|rock]], [[pop music|pop]], [[disco music|disco]] and [[progressive rock]] music styles, ''Adventures In Utopia'' achieved predicted success with the band's established [[fan base]] and some wider commercial success with the track "Set Me Free" released as a [[single (music)|single]] with "Umbrella Man" as its [[B-side]].
Mixing their earlier [[progressive rock]] style with mainstream [[rock music|rock]], [[pop music|pop]] and [[disco music|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 (music)|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 team of [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Kasim Sulton]], [[Roger Powell (musician)|Roger Powell]] and John "Willie" Wilcox wrote, performed and produced the album.
The by-then established Utopia line-up of [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Kasim Sulton]], [[Roger Powell (musician)|Roger Powell]] and [[Willie Wilcox|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.<ref>Rundgren, Todd comments from the 2018 CD reissue of the album put out by Friday Music</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks are written by Utopia (Rundgren, Powell, Wilcox, Sulton).
===Side one===
{{tracklist
# "The Road to Utopia"&nbsp;– 4:54
| headline = Side one
# "You Make Me Crazy"&nbsp;– 3:41
| extra_column = Lead vocals
# "Second Nature"&nbsp;– 2:36
| title1 = The Road to Utopia
# "[[Set Me Free (Utopia song)|Set Me Free]]"&nbsp;– 3:09
| extra1 = Rundgren, Sulton
# "Caravan"&nbsp;– 7:01
| length1 = 4:54
| title2 = You Make Me Crazy
| extra2 = Wilcox
| length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Second Nature
| extra3 = Rundgren
| length3 = 2:36
| title4 = Set Me Free
| extra4 = Sulton
| length4 = 3:09
| title5 = Caravan
| extra5 = Powell
| length5 = 7:01
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{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| extra_column = Lead vocals
| title6 = Last of the New Wave Riders
| extra6 = Sulton, Rundgren
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Shot in the Dark
| extra7 = Sulton, Rundgren
| length7 = 3:41
| title8 = The Very Last Time
| extra8 = Rundgren
| length8 = 3:52
| title9 = Love Alone
| extra9 = Sulton
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = Rock Love
| extra10 = Rundgren
| length10 = 5:33
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===Side two===
==Personnel==
*[[Todd Rundgren]] - Electric guitar, lead vocals (1, 3, 6–8, 10), backing vocals, Saxophone (4)
# "[[Last of the New Wave Riders]]"&nbsp;– 4:22
*[[Roger Powell (musician)|Roger Powell]] - keyboards, lead vocals (5), backing vocals,
# "Shot in the Dark"&nbsp;– 3:41
*[[Kasim Sulton]] - bass, lead vocals (1, 4, 6, 7, 9), electric piano (4), backing vocals
# "[[The Very Last Time]]"&nbsp;– 3:52
*[[Willie Wilcox]] - drums, lead vocals (2), backing vocals
# "Love Alone"&nbsp;– 3:55

# "Rock Love"&nbsp;– 5:33
Engineered and produced by Rundgren, front cover concept by Rundgren


==Charts==
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable
'''Album''' - [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="300px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|-
|align="left"|1980
! Chart (1980)
! Peak<br/>position
|align="left"|Pop Albums
|align="left"|32
|-
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=318}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 96
|-
| US [[Billboard 200|Top LPs & Tape]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')
| style="text-align:center;"| 32
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 04:37, 27 November 2024

Adventures in Utopia
Studio album by
Utopia
ReleasedDecember 27, 1979
Recordedat Utopia Sound Studios
GenrePop rock, progressive rock
Length42:24
LabelBearsville
ProducerTodd Rundgren, Utopia
Utopia chronology
Oops! Wrong Planet
(1977) 		Adventures in Utopia
(1979) 		Deface the Music
(1980)
Singles from Adventures In Utopia
  1. "Set Me Free"
    Released: February 1980
  2. "The Very Last Time"
    Released: May 1980
  3. "Second Nature"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Adventures in Utopia is the fourth studio album by Utopia.

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]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Utopia (Rundgren, Powell, Wilcox, Sulton).

Side one
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."The Road to Utopia"Rundgren, Sulton4:54
2."You Make Me Crazy"Wilcox3:41
3."Second Nature"Rundgren2:36
4."Set Me Free"Sulton3:09
5."Caravan"Powell7:01
Side two
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
6."Last of the New Wave Riders"Sulton, Rundgren4:22
7."Shot in the Dark"Sulton, Rundgren3:41
8."The Very Last Time"Rundgren3:52
9."Love Alone"Sulton3:55
10."Rock Love"Rundgren5:33

Personnel

[edit]
  • Todd Rundgren - Electric guitar, lead vocals (1, 3, 6–8, 10), backing vocals, Saxophone (4)
  • Roger Powell - keyboards, lead vocals (5), backing vocals,
  • 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 Rundgren

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 96
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard) 32

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Adventures in Utopia > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  2. ^ Gardner, Mike (23 February 1980). "It's only Runt 'n' Roll". Record Mirror. p. 15.
  3. ^ Rundgren, Todd comments from the 2018 CD reissue of the album put out by Friday Music
  4. ^ 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.
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