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. Among their earliest remixes (in 1989) include those of

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's " Cruel Summer '89 (Swing Beat Dub)",

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, Another Level,

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and

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, among others. Tim Blacksmith along with

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founded the publishing company

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who have produced many top 10 and number one hits such as

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" and " Let Me Love You", Beyoncé and

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", among many other hits.

Discography

Singles

;As The Beat Lads *"It's You" (1988),

4th & Broadway 4th & B'way Records (pronounced and spelled out completely as Fourth and Broadway Records in the UK) is a US-based subsidiary of Island Records that specialised in street-oriented music such as hip hop. Established in 1984, it was the flagshi ...

;As Blacksmith *"Get Back to Love" (1989),

*"Hold You Back" (1990), FFRR *"Out of My Life" (1996), Feetmove Music Entertainment *"Fight 4 the Right" (1998), Feetmove Music Entertainment

References

External links

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