Liberated Fantasies

Liberated Fantasies
Liberated Fantasies
Studio album by George Duke
Released	1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion; crossover jazz;
Length	39:49
Label	MPS; BASF;
Producer	Baldhard G. Falk (exec.); George Duke;
George Duke chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Liberated Fantasies is the seventh studio album by American keyboardist George Duke. It was recorded and mixed by Kerry McNabb at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California in 1976 and released through MPS Records, making it Duke's seventh and final album for the label. The album features contributions from Alphonso Johnson and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler with guest appearances from several musicians, including vocalist Napoleon Murphy Brock, guitarist Daryl Stuermer, percussionists Airto Moreira and Emil Richards.

Reaching a peak position of number 190 on the US Billboard 200, the album remained on the chart for a total of two weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Be Shy"	George Duke Susan Reed	3:00
2.	"Seeing You"	George Duke	4:29
3.	"Back to Where We Never Left"	George Duke Leon Chancler	6:27
4.	"What the..."	George Duke	0:32
5.	"Tryin' & Cryin'" (featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock)	George Duke	5:46
6.	"I C'n Hear That"	George Duke Leon Chancler Alphonso Johnson Airto Moreira	5:17
7.	"After the Love"	George Duke	2:31
8.	"Tzina"	George Duke	2:29
9.	"Liberated Fantasies"	George Duke	9:22
Total length:			39:49

Production

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	190

^ Recorded in 1976. Released in Europe titled "The Dream" by MPS in 1978. Released in the USA (in a slightly different version) as "The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album" by Epic in 1982.