David Morales (; born August 21, 1962) is an American
disc jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ...
(DJ) and record producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is also a remixer.
David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin,
Michael Jackson
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Seal
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Common uses
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to imp ...
Whitney Houston
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,
Selena
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, and
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in th ...
. Morales was nominated for his first Grammy Award in 1996 as a Producer on Mariah Carey's album “Daydream” for the song “Fantasy”. He was nominated again the next year and won the 1998 Grammy Award for “Remixer of the Year”.
Morales is considered to be one of the first so-called superstar DJs. He has performed at many clubs around the globe, including numerous dates at Ibiza venues such as Pacha and Space. Morales also contributed to radio shows and released DJ mix compilations.
Career
1980s–1990s
David Morales grew up in an influential era for dance music and was a regular at his native New York's fabled clubs such as the Loft and the
Paradise Garage
Paradise Garage, also known as "the Garage" or the "Gay-rage", was a New York City discotheque notable in the history of dance and pop music, as well as LGBT and nightclub cultures. The club was founded by sole proprietor Michael Brody, and ...
,. He also started his own night club in
Brooklyn
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in 1981 at the Ozone Layer, taking cues from both the Paradise Garage and The Loft. His residency at the Ozone Layer (which lasted until 1986) led him to play at the Paradise Garage in 1983.
He DJ'd at
Club Zanzibar
Club Zanzibar was a dance club that opened in 1979 at 430 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. Its presence in Downtown Newark was noted for its influence on house music and garage house genres and scene. Club Zanzibar, along with other gay and ...
in
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Frankie Knuckles and For The Record DJ Pool founder Judy Weinstein, Morales founded Def Mix Productions to manage their work. Today, Def Mix continues to represent the estate of Frankie Knuckles, in addition to Quentin Harris and Hector Romero.
David Morales' solo production debut came in 1993 with the
Mercury Records
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album ''The Program'', credited to David Morales & The Bad Yard Club. In 1998, he released "
Needin' U
"Needin' U" is a house record written and produced by David Morales, under the pseudonym David Morales Presents The Face. The track's retail release was on Manifesto Records in the summer of 1998, but it had been available to DJs several month ...
" on the Def Mix label, DMI Records, under the alias The Face. The track licensed to Mercury Records UK became a #1 Dance Record and video which became licensed and covered globally.
2000s–present
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American record label formed in New York City in 1995 by former PolyGram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey. As of December 23, 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music, giving its artists access to ...
released Morales' second album ''Two Worlds Collide'' in 2005. The single "How Would You Feel" was performed by Lea Lorien. "Here I Am", performed by UK artist Tamra Keenan (remixed by
Kaskade
Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-first on its 20 ...
), is featured in the 2006 film, '' The Devil Wears Prada''. "Feels Good", performed by Angela Hunte features in the end credits of 2008 film ''
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
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''.
In 2011 Ultra Records released Morales' third album ''Changes'' featuring the vocals of Róisín Murphy (formerly of the band
Moloko
Moloko () were an Irish-English electronic music duo formed in Sheffield, England, consisting of vocalist Róisín Murphy and producer Mark Brydon. Blending elements of electronica and dance music, they are best known for their UK top 10 sin ...
), Ultra Nate, Tamra Keenan and Jonathan Mendelsohn. Since then Morales has released several tracks including "The Red Zone Project" Volumes 1, 2 and 3 and various others on the Def Mix Music label. In 2016 Morales had a single with Janice Robinson titled "There Must Be Love". He then collaborated with Luciano on the song "Esperanza". In 2019 Morales started a new label with the Afrohouse label MoBlack called MoDef, and also released the single "Freedom" performed by
Janice Robinson
Janice Robinson (born 8 December 1967) is an American singer and songwriter, initially known as a member of 1990s Italian Eurodance group Livin' Joy before she embarked on a solo career.
Early life and career
Robinson, raised in Garfield, Ne ...
.
Morales was an owner of Stereo nightclub located in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. As a resident DJ, he played many 16 hour "La Vie en Stereo" sets, which happened monthly for 9 years from 2003 to 2012.
David was a judge on ''Top DJ'' in 2016, a national television show broadcast on Italia 1, and was a model for Italian clothing designer Iceberg in 2008.
Personal life
Morales was born in
New York City
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, he is of Puerto Rican ancestry.
In October 2018, Morales was arrested in Japan after he was found with 0.3g of
MDMA
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly seen in tablet form (ecstasy) and crystal form (molly or mandy), is a potent empathogen–entactogen with stimulant properties primarily used for recreational purposes. The desire ...
in his possession at
Fukuoka Airport
, formerly known as Itazuke Air Base, is an international and domestic airport located east of Hakata Station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
Fukuoka Airport is the principal airport on the island of Kyushu and is the fourth busiest passenger ...
prior to scheduled performances in
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
and
Tokyo
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* 1994: ''United DJs of America, Vol. 4''
* 1997: '' Ministry of Sound: Sessions Seven''
* 2003: ''Mix The Vibe: Past-Present-Future''
* 2011: ''
Live & Remastered
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'' (disc 2)
Singles
David Morales
*2001: "Winners", with Jocelyn Brown
*2003: "Make It Hot", with
DJ Pierre
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*2004: "How Would U Feel", with Lea-Lorién
*2005: "Feels Good", with Angela Hunte
*2005: "Here I Am", with Tamra Keenan
*2006: "Better That U Leave", with Lea-Lorien
*2006: "How Would U Feel '06", with Lea-Lorien
*2011: "You Just Don't Love Me", with Jonathan Mendelsohn
*2011: "Holiday", with Polina
*2012: "Golden Era", with Róisín Murphy
*2012: "Stay", with Polina
*2012: "Planet Called Love", with Ultra Nate
*2013: "7 Days", with Tamra Keenan
*2015: "There Must Be Love", with
Janice Robinson
Janice Robinson (born 8 December 1967) is an American singer and songwriter, initially known as a member of 1990s Italian Eurodance group Livin' Joy before she embarked on a solo career.
Early life and career
Robinson, raised in Garfield, Ne ...
*2019: "Freedom", with
Janice Robinson
Janice Robinson (born 8 December 1967) is an American singer and songwriter, initially known as a member of 1990s Italian Eurodance group Livin' Joy before she embarked on a solo career.
Early life and career
Robinson, raised in Garfield, Ne ...
The Bad Yard Club
; All are collaborations with Sly Dunbar and Handel Tucker.
*1993: "Gimme Luv (Eenie Meeny Miny Mo)", with
Papa San
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*1993: "Sunshine", with Stanryck
*1993: "Forever Luv", with Anastacia
*1993: "The Program", with Papa San
*1994: "In De Ghetto", with Delta Bennett
*1996: "In De Ghetto '96", with Crystal Waters and Delta Bennett
Other aliases
*1987: "Do It Properly" (as
2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican
2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican was a short-lived house music group featuring David Morales and Robert Clivillés (Puerto Ricans), David Cole (Black), and Chep Nuñez ( Dominican). In 1987, they scored a hit in dance clubs with thei ...
, with Ralphi Rosario and Clivilles & Cole)
*1989: "Scandalous", (as 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman and a Dominican, with Ralphi Rosario and Clivilles & Cole)
*1994: "Congo" (as The Boss)
*1995: "Philadelphia", (as Brooklyn Friends)
*1998: "
Needin' U
"Needin' U" is a house record written and produced by David Morales, under the pseudonym David Morales Presents The Face. The track's retail release was on Manifesto Records in the summer of 1998, but it had been available to DJs several month ...
", (as David Morales presents The Face)
*2000: "Higher", (as Moca, with Albert Cabrera and Deanna Della Cioppa)
*2001: "Needin' U II", (as David Morales presents The Face, with
Juliet Roberts
Juliet Roberts (born 6 May 1962) is a British jazz, rock, soul and house music singer of Grenadian descent.
Career
Roberts was born in London, England. She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 top 10 hit s ...
)
*2002: "Siren Of Love", (as 928)
*2006: "Play", (as Brooklyn Friends)
*2006: "Keep It Coming", (as The Face, with Nicki Richards)
The Adventures of Stevie V
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- "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)"
*
Alexander O'Neal
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O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of whic ...
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?"
*
Alison Limerick
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Limerick attended ...
A Deeper Love
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Backstreet Boys
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The ...
- "
I Want It That Way
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Betty Boo
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- "Catch Me"
*
Bizarre Inc
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Hyperballad
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The Brand New Heavies
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- " Never Stop"
* The Brand New Heavies - "Dream On Dreamer"
* The Brand New Heavies - "Stay This Way"
*
Brandon Flowers
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In addition to his ...
Circus
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"
*
Burak Kut
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Biography
As a child, Burak attended ''Müziğe Çapa'' and played in the orchestra for many years. He continued playing in an orchestra until he entered high school at ...
- "Derdim Var" (Translated: Deep Inside)
*
CeCe Peniston
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Finally
Finally may refer to:
Albums
* ''Finally'' (Namie Amuro album) (2017)
* ''Finally'' (Blackstreet album) or its title song
* ''Finally'' (Sean Ensign album) or its title song "It's My Life (Finally)"
* ''Finally'' (Layzie Bone & A.K. album) ...
"
* CeCe Peniston - "I'm In The Mood"
* CeCe Peniston - "Hit By Love"
* CeCe Peniston - "Keep Givin' Me Your Love"
* CeCe Peniston - " Somebody Else's Guy"
* CeCe Rogers - "All Join Hands"
*
Celine Dion
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Cerrone
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- "Love In C Minor"
* Chaka Khan - "Life is a Dance"
* Cher - "
Woman's World
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"
*
Clubhouse
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Locations
* The meetinghouse of:
** A club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal
** In the United States, a country club
** In the United Kingdom, a gentlemen's club
* A ...
- "Deep In My Heart"
*
The Chimes
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Deborah Cox
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Doop
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* Doop (comics), a Marvel Comics character
* D.O.O.P. or Democratic Order of Planets on the television program ''Futurama''
* Doop (band), Dutch duo
** "Doop" (song), 1994 song by the duo
See also
* Doob (disambiguation)
* ...
(I) Get Lost
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Give Me a Little More Time
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Oye Mi Canto
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Turn The Beat Around
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Incognito
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Incognito may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Incognito'' (1937 film), a Danish film
* ''Incognito'' (1997 film), an American crime ...
- "Always There"
*
India
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- "Right From The Start"
*
Inner City
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- "Watcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'"
* INXS - "I'm Only Looking"
*
Jamiroquai
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Because of Love
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When I Think of You
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Jaydee
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Biography
After a degree in commercial studies, Albers played in the Dutch national baseball team and was triple Dutch arm-wrestling champio ...
Juliet Roberts
Juliet Roberts (born 6 May 1962) is a British jazz, rock, soul and house music singer of Grenadian descent.
Career
Roberts was born in London, England. She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 top 10 hit s ...
- "Free Love"
*
Kelis
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- "Get Along With You"
*
Kristine W
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- "One More Try"
* Kylie Minogue - "Where Is The Feeling?"
*
Kym Mazelle
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- "Useless"
*
Kym Sims
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- "We Got A Love"
* Knight Time - "I've Been Watching You"
* Kuva - "Isn't It Time"
*
Lara Fabian
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- "I Will Love Again"
*
Lisa Stansfield
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8-3-1
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Live To Tell
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Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
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* Luther Vandross - "The Mistletoe Jam (Everybody Kiss Somebody)"
* Luther Vandross - "
The Rush
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"
* Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson - "
The Best Things in Life Are Free
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"
*
M People
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- "
One Night in Heaven
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* M People - "
Fantasy Island
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Deeper and Deeper
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Always Be My Baby
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"
* Mariah Carey - "
Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)
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Fantasy
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Honey
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Joy To The World
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Shake It Off
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Michael Jackson
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Love Never Felt So Good
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Scream
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*Screaming, a loud vocalization
Amusement rides
* Scream (Heide Park), a gyro drop tower in Soltau, Germany
* Scream! (ride), a tower ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England
* Scream! (roller coaster), at ...
Photek
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Photek has contributed music ...
- "Mine To Give"
*
Reese
Reese may refer to:
Places Germany
* Reese, Germany, a hamlet in Lower Saxony on the River Aue United States
* Reese, Michigan, United States, a community east of Saginaw
* Reese, Pennsylvania, United States, a community in Blair County
* Reese, T ...
Seal
Seal may refer to any of the following:
Common uses
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
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Selena
Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...
Shabba Ranks
Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon; 17 January 1966) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world. Throughout his prominence in his home cou ...
Shara Nelson
Shara Nelson (born 1965) is an English singer and songwriter. She worked with Massive Attack in the early 1990s, and as a solo artist had five UK top 40 hit singles. Her 1993 debut album, ''What Silence Knows'', was shortlisted for the Mercury ...
Sheena Easton
Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...
Sounds of Blackness
Sounds of Blackness is a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota who perform music from several genres music including gospel, R&B, soul, and jazz. The group scored several hits on the ''Billboard'' R&B and Hot Dan ...
Spice Up Your Life
"Spice Up Your Life" is a song by English girl group the Spice Girls from their second studio album, '' Spiceworld'' (1997). The song was co-written by the group with Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, at the same time as the group was shooting ...
Who Do You Think You Are Who Do You Think You Are may refer to:
Television series
* ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' (British TV series), a genealogy documentary with many adaptations:
** ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' (American TV series)
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Taylor Dayne
Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will ...
Technotronic
Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert, who originally gained popularity in Europe as a solo artist with various new beat projects, including Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Together with rapper Manuela ...
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
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Goldeneye
''GoldenEye'' is a 1995 spy film, the seventeenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Martin Campbell, it was the first in the se ...
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Toni Braxton
Toni Michele Braxton (born October 7, 1967) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won ...
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You're Makin' Me High
"You're Makin' Me High" is the lead single from American singer Toni Braxton's second studio album, '' Secrets'' (1996). The mid-tempo song represents a joint collaboration between the Grammy Award-winning producer Babyface and Bryce Wilson. Th ...
Lemon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China.
The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culin ...
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Ultra Naté
Ultra Naté Wyche (born March 20, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and promoter who has achieved success on the pop charts with songs such as "Free", " If You Could Read My Mind" (as part of Stars on 54), and "Autom ...
- "New Kind of Medicine"
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Utah Saints
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its we ...
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She resign ...
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Happiness
Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia.
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Whigfield
Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Danish singer, songwriter and record producer Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Naan, or simply Sannie. She is best known for her 1993 ...
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...
Yazz
Yazz (born Yasmin Evans; 19 May 1960) is an English pop singer, who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population.
Career
Yazz was born i ...
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Stand Up for Your Love Rights
"Stand Up for Your Love Rights" is a 1988 song performed by British pop singer Yazz. It is the follow-up single to her successful single "The Only Way Is Up" and was released as the second single from her debut album, ''Wanted'' (1988). The song ...
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is ...
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List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in th ...
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ...