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Adventures in Black Sunshine
Studio album by
Incognito
Released2004
GenreJazz fusion
LabelDome
Incognito chronology
Who Needs Love
(2003) 		Adventures in Black Sunshine
(2004) 		Eleven
(2005)

Adventures in Black Sunshine is an album by the British acid jazz band Incognito, released in 2004 on Dome Records.[1] The album peaked at No. 23 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Dayton Daily News(B)[5]

Within his B review, Otis Gowens of the Dayton Daily News claimed, "Sexy-soul swinging music; a likely description for Adventures in Black Sunshine (Narada Jazz/Rice) by Incognito."[5]

Johnathan Widran of AllMusic, in a 4/5-star review exclaimed, "The big story on 2003's Who Needs Love was the inclusion of a Brazilian vibe via Ed Motta, and here it's the return after several albums of the honey soul-voiced Maysa Leak, who was a big part of the group's rise to acid jazz prominence in the early '90s...Even with some 1,000 musicians passing through Incognito's ever-revolving doors and ever-evolving sound, Maunick's admiration for the soul music that first inspired him comes through brilliantly every time out."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Turn My Love Away"M.H. Cooper, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick4:54
2."Everything Your Heart Desires"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick4:15
3."Close My Eyes"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Jamie Norton3:28
4."The 25th Chapter"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick6:13
5."True to Myself"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick5:03
6."The Principles of Love"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick7:38
7."This Thing Called Love"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick, Jamie Norton3:12
8."Fences and Barriers"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick4:09
9."Mindin' My Business"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick8:13
10."Autumn Song"Graham Harvey, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick5:42
11."Listen to the Music"Tom Johnston4:49
12."Mr. Jones"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick4:34
13."The World Is Mine"Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick7:35
14."Beyond the Clouds"Graham Harvey, Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick4:44

References

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  1. ^ Incognito (2004). Who Needs Love (album). Dome Records.
  2. ^ "Incognito - Billboard Charts (Archived)". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via archive.org.
  3. ^ "Adventures in Black Sunshine- Incognito". Official Charts. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Widran, Jonathan. "Adventures in Black Sunshine". AllMusic. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Gowens, Otis, Underwood, Bob (October 8, 2004). "SHORT TRACKS BOXMORE CD REVIEWS A WHOLE PAGE OF 'EM". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via newsbank.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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