Touch and Go is a British

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ensemble founded in 1998, whose most famous hit was " Would You...?", released in October of the same year as a

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and later included in the band's debut album ''I Find You Very Attractive'', which was released in 1999. Other songs from the same album were "Straight to... Number One", "So Hot", and "Tango in Harlem".

Music career

In October 1998, " Would You...?", a track marked by its distinctive sampling of a woman's voice saying "I've noticed you around / I find you very attractive / Would you go to bed with me?", reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart. It became a hit in Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where the ensemble toured extensively. "Would You...?" has been included on such television show soundtracks as the American '' G String Divas'' and the British series '' As If''. The track has also been sampled for San Pellegrino,

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, and

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advertisements. It was played in Miss World 1998 during the runway pass of a group of contestants, and also in Miss Universe 2002, this last one a different version of the song during the swimsuit competition. The lyrics were inspired by questions originally used as part of a psychological study conducted in 1978 by

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and Russell D. Clark. "Straight... to Number One" was also featured in some advertisements, including one for

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. The song was also featured in the first season of the American version of ''

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''. Touch and Go were popular in

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, especially in

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, playing some fifty

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s a year. Since 2003, they travelled all major cities in Russia and ex-

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countries from

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. The band was represented in the region by

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exclusively. Their

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, David Lowe, is the composer of all

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music since 1998. On 13 November 2011, they appeared as musical guests on ''X Factor'' (Romania).

Ensemble

Members

* Vanessa Lancaster – vocals * James Lynch –

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, instruments

Producers

* David Lowe * Gordon Nelki

Discography

Albums

*''I Find You Very Attractive'' (1999)

Singles

*" Would You...?" (1998) - UK No. 3;

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No. 64 *"Straight... to Number One" (1999) *"So Hot" (2000) *"Tango in Harlem" (2001)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Touch And Go (Band) Acid jazz ensembles English jazz ensembles Musical groups from London