Mind Adventures

Mind Adventures
Studio album by Des'ree
Released	17 February 1992
Recorded	1989–1991
Genre	R&B soul pop
Length	47:33
Label	Epic 550 Sony Soho Square
Producer	Ashley Ingram Femi Phil Legg
Des'ree chronology
Mind Adventures (1992) I Ain't Movin' (1994)
Alternate cover
American edition cover
Singles from Mind Adventures
"Feel So High" Released: 1991 "Mind Adventures" Released: 1992 "Why Should I Love You" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Mind Adventures is the debut album by British soul singer-songwriter Des'ree.[3] It was released on 17 February 1992 on the Sony Soho Square record label, and features the UK top 20 hit, "Feel So High". The album became Des'ree's first top 40 album, peaking at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]

The album was not released in the United States at the time. It got a belated release on 4 April 1995, after Des'ree's second album I Ain't Movin' had been released there the previous year and she was achieving success with the single "You Gotta Be". Since "Feel So High" had been included on the US edition of I Ain't Movin', the US edition of Mind Adventures excluded it from its track list.

Singles

Three singles were released from Mind Adventures, "Feel So High" (in both 1991 and 1992), "Mind Adventures" and "Why Should I Love You".

Track listing

Worldwide edition (US edition excludes "Feel So High")

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Average Man"	Des'ree, M. Graves	5:06
2.	"Feel So High"	Des'ree, M. Graves	3:53
3.	"Sun of '79"		5:14
4.	"Why Should I Love You"		4:14
5.	"Stand on My Own Ground"	Des'ree, M. Graves	4:07
6.	"Competitive World"	Des'ree, M. Graves	5:31
7.	"Mind Adventures"		4:44
8.	"Laughter"		4:47
9.	"Save Me"		5:29
10.	"Momma Please Don't Cry"		4:28

Credits

Production

• Arranged by Michael Graves (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), Phil Legg (track: 7), Ashley Ingram (tracks: 4, 9)
• Executive producer – Des'ree
• Mixed by Phil Legg (tracks: 1, 2)
• Produced by Ashley Ingram (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Femi (track: 3), Phil Legg (tracks: 4, 6–10)
• Mastered by David Massey, Vlado Meller
• Engineered and mixed by Charlie Smith

Personnel

• Strings – Nick Ingram
• Bass – Fionn O'Lochlainn, Malcolm Joseph
• Drums – Ritchie Stevens, Trevor Murrell
• Drums, bass, guitar – Phil Legg
• Drums, bass, guitar, keyboards – Ashley Ingram
• Engineer – Brendan Lynch
• Executive producer, writer, backing vocals – Des'ree
• Guitar – Glenn Nightingale, Greg Lester, Ian Alleyne
• Keyboards – Pete Hinds, Pete Wingfield
• Percussion – Harry Morgan, Jeff Scantlebury
• Saxophone – Gary Barnacle
• Artwork – Me Company
• Photography – Monica Curtin

Other

• Management – Casper King Management

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5]	39
UK Albums Chart[6]	26

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	60,000^^
United States	—	28,000[9]
Summaries
Worldwide	—	400,000[10]
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Robert Christgau: CG: Des'ree". www.robertchristgau.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
3. "Des'ree".
4. "DES'REE – Artist – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 79.
6. "1992-02-29 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. 20 February 1992. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
7. "Canadian album certifications – Des'ree – Mind Adventures". Music Canada.
8. "British album certifications – Des'ree – Mind Adventures". British Phonographic Industry.
9. Sexton, Paul (13 June 1998). "550 Music's Des'ree Gets 'Supernatural' on 3rd Set". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
10. Sexton, Paul (13 June 1998). "550 Music's Des'ree Gets 'Supernatural' on 3rd Set". Billboard. Retrieved 29 April 2018.