DYNASTY - I Don't Wanna Be A Freak

In 1979 Los Angeles-based group Dynasty released their debut album Your Piece Of The Rock, featuring their signature song I Don't Wanna Be A Freak. The band was created by Dick Griffey. who was the founder and head of Solar Records, and Leon Sylvers III - formally of the disco family group The Sylvers. In 1972, after changing their name from The Little Angels, The Sylvers released thei first of many albums. The group was made up of nine siblings, with Leon writing - and later producing - many of their hits such as Misdemeanor and Hot Line. In 1978 Leon quit the band to work as an in-house producer for Solar Records. He wrote and produced albums for Lakeside, Shalamar, The Whispers and Carrie Lucas before creating the group Dynasty - which he was a member of, in addition to writing for and producing for.