Staxx of Joy were a British
house music
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studio project assembled by
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Simon Thorne and Tom Jones. In the mid-1990s, they had four top 10
hits
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on the
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, two of which reached number 1: "
Joy
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Both of these tracks, and a third single, "Shout", featured vocals by Carol Leeming. The songs are officially credited to Staxx of Joy featuring Carol Leeming.
A fourth top 10 dance hit, "Temptation", was credited to Staxx.
Discography
See also
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List of number-one dance hits (United States)
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List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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External links
"Joy" music video (credited as Staxx)
References
English house music duos
English dance music groups
Male musical duos
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