Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove is the first solo studio album by American R&B guitarist, producer and founder of band Chic, Nile Rodgers. Following a number of commercial failures with Chic, Rodgers struck out on his own writing and producing his first solo album. The album was not a commercial success.Years later in his autobiography, Rodgers described his feelings about the album at the time "I knew it was a flop right away. I'd been so afraid of being labelled a disco musician that I was too tentative about the album's direction. And the songs weren't hooky enough. Over all, I wasn't clear philosophically or sure what I was trying to say."The album was welcomed by some however. Rodgers' autobiography describes how David Bowie praised a test pressing of the album while the two were working on Bowie's Let's Dance; he stated "Nile...if you make a record for me half as good as that, I'll be very happy"."@en }
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- Adventures_in_the_Land_of_the_Good_Groove abstract "Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove is the first solo studio album by American R&B guitarist, producer and founder of band Chic, Nile Rodgers. Following a number of commercial failures with Chic, Rodgers struck out on his own writing and producing his first solo album. The album was not a commercial success.Years later in his autobiography, Rodgers described his feelings about the album at the time "I knew it was a flop right away. I'd been so afraid of being labelled a disco musician that I was too tentative about the album's direction. And the songs weren't hooky enough. Over all, I wasn't clear philosophically or sure what I was trying to say."The album was welcomed by some however. Rodgers' autobiography describes how David Bowie praised a test pressing of the album while the two were working on Bowie's Let's Dance; he stated "Nile...if you make a record for me half as good as that, I'll be very happy".".