James Lloyd

James Lloyd. (b. August 30^th, 1964). Keyboardist who came to prominence in American R&B and jazz Fusion group, Pieces of a Dream.

Pieces of a Dream.

Overview

The group was formed in Philadelphia during 1976 by bassist Cedric Napoleon, drummer Curtis Harmon, and keyboardist James Lloyd who were all teenagers at the time. The group based their name on "Pieces of Dreams", a Michel Legrand tune recorded by Stanley Turrentine that they regularly performed. During 1981 Pieces of a Dream had a minor soul hit with 'Warm Weather' which was recorded on Elektra Records and co-produced by Dexter Wansel. In late 1983, the group had their most successful single, "Fo-Fi-Fo", which peaked at No. 13 on the US soul chart.

Tracy Hamlin, was the group's lead vocalist from 2002 to 2005 and sings on two of their albums, Love Silhouette and No Assembly Required.

Discography

• Pieces of a Dream (1981)
• We Are One (1982)
• Imagine This (1983)
• Joyride (1986)
• Makes You Wanna (1988)
• 'Bout Dat Time (1989)
• In Flight (1993)
• Goodbye Manhattan (1995)
• Pieces (1997)
• Ahead to the Past (1999)
• Acqainted with the Night (2001)
• Love's Silhouette (2002)
• No Assembly Required (2004)
• Pillow Talk (2006)
• Soul Intent (2009)
• In the Moment (2013)
• All In (2015)
• Just Funkin' Around (2017)