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Adventures in Utopia is an album released in 1979 by Todd Rundgren's band, Utopia.

Mixing rock, pop, 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 with "Umbrella Man" as its B-side.

The by then established team of Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell and John "Willie" Wilcox wrote, performed and produced the album.

Track listing

All songs written by Utopia.

Side one

  1. "The Road to Utopia" – 4:54
  2. "You Make Me Crazy" – 3:41
  3. "Second Nature" – 2:36
  4. "Set Me Free" – 3:09
  5. "Caravan" – 7:01

Side two

  1. "Last of the New Wave Riders" – 4:22
  2. "Shot in the Dark" – 3:41
  3. "The Very Last Time" – 3:52
  4. "Love Alone" – 3:55
  5. "Rock Love" – 5:33

Personnel

  • Todd Rundgren - guitars, vocals, composer, producer, engineer, photography
  • Roger Powell - keyboards, vocals, trumpet, composer
  • Kasim Sulton - bass, vocals, composer
  • John "Willie" Wilcox - drums, vocals, composer

Charts

Album - Billboard

Year Chart Position
1980 Pop Albums 32

References

  1. ^ "allmusic ((( Adventures in Utopia > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-09-19.