Династия: Американская танцевальная группа 1970-х и 80-х

American band

Dynasty was an American band, based in Los Angeles, California, created by producer and SOLAR Records label head Dick Griffey, and record producer Leon Sylvers III. The band was known for their dance/pop numbers during the late 1970s and 1980s. Keyboardist Kevin Spencer and vocalists Nidra Beard and Linda Carriere originally comprised the group.

Dynasty was essentially the brainchild of Griffey and producer Sylvers, a former member of the Sylvers family group, as well as the songs "Do Me Right" and "Groove Control." The three songs combined to reach number five on the US Dance chart. The album's title track would eventually provide the key samples for Camp Lo's "Luchini, AKA This Is It," Angie Stone's "Lovers' Ghetto," Terri Walker's "This Is My Time," Tha' Rayne's "Kiss Me," Brooke Valentine's "Long as You Come Home," Rashad's "Sweet Misery," Antiloop's "Catch Me," Jadakiss's "How I Feel," HaLo's "Follow Me," Rushden & Diamonds' "Lil' Bits," DSP's "Tisztelet a Kivételnek," and Wiz Khalifa's "Won't Land." Sylvers joined the group in 1981, but his presence did not elevate their success. That year they released their third album, The Second Adventure. The band returned again in 1986 with the album Daydreamin' , but by this time Carriere was no longer part of the group and Nidra Beard was using her Sylvers surname. Dynasty's final studio release was 1988's Out of Control, but the hit singles had dried up.

Year Title Peak chart positionsUS R&BUK 1979 "Your Piece of the Rock" ― — — — "Satisfied" — 38 — — "When You Feel Like Giving Love (Dial My Number)" — ― ― — "I Don't Want to Be a Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)" 36 38 — 20 1980 "Do Me Right 34 ― ― — "I've Just Begun to Love You" 6 5 87 51 "Adventures in the Land of Music" — — — — "Something to Remember / Groove Control" 64 — — — 1981 "Here I Am" 26 51 ― — "Love in the Fast Lane" 31 ― — — 1982 "Check It Out" 39 ― — — "Strokin'" 52 ― ― — 1983 "Does That Ring a Bell" ― ― — 53 1988 "Don't Waste My Time" 41 ― — — "Tell Me (Do You Want My Love?)" 56 ― ― — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.