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Post by Mike on Aug 14, 2013 16:14:05 GMT -5
To my understanding, groups like C&C Music Factory, Black Box, D-Mob, Technotronic, Snap!, and the KLF were meant to have a revolving door of singers and musicians on their records. Featured credits in these instances were meant to showcase a performer they expected to have their own star power down the road. The KLF might be the one exception...I think their membership was fixed/unchanging.
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Post by woolebull on Aug 31, 2013 12:42:11 GMT -5
I was looking at the Hot 100 for 12/16/89 and there were two feature credits given in the top four. At 4 was, "Back To Life" by Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler. I would say that Soul II Soul fits into that late 80's/early 90's movement to have producers in place with interchangeable singers.
At number 2 was "Don't Know Much" a song sung by Linda Ronstadt FEATURING Aaron Neville. So I would say that is your biggest "feature" artist through the 1980's.
That blows my mind. There's not a part of me that can see this as a solo song with Aaron helping out. Yet, credit is given that way on the single. It's not his only single, which was part of the original question, but just wanted to point it out.
However, going up on that chart, eventually to number 2 in the next decade is "Pump Up The Jam". I believe that is Felly's only appearance on the Top 40 and she is in a feature role with Technotronic on the song. If that is Felly's only appearance (and I believe it is) Felly would eclipse both Wendy Fraser and Zelma Davis.
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Post by frente on Sept 1, 2013 19:57:10 GMT -5
What about Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Holloway with their #1 song Good vibrations? Did she ever have any other top40 hit?
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Post by woolebull on Sept 1, 2013 21:08:36 GMT -5
That's a good one! And a number one to boot! She would fit the criteria, though she had quite a few dance and r and b hits where as the others I'm pretty sure didn't chart on any other charts. Heck, in the case of Felly, she didn't even perform the song she was given the "featuring" credit for
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Post by SFGuy on Sept 1, 2013 22:36:25 GMT -5
Holloway did have three Hot 100 hits, according to Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles book, in the 70s.
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Post by mga707 on Sept 1, 2013 23:10:26 GMT -5
Holloway did have three Hot 100 hits, according to Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles book, in the 70s. Ms. Holloway was one of a group of 'disco divas' who were huge in the clubs during the golden years of disco (76-79) but who never quite reached the pop top 40. Linda Clifford, Pattie Brooks, and Claudja Barry are three others who spring to mind. Poor Ms. Clifford peaked at #41 on the Hot 100 with not one but two records!
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Post by woolebull on Sept 2, 2013 7:18:59 GMT -5
Holloway did have three Hot 100 hits, according to Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles book, in the 70s. Ms. Holloway was one of a group of 'disco divas' who were huge in the clubs during the golden years of disco (76-79) but who never quite reached the pop top 40. Linda Clifford, Pattie Brooks, and Claudja Barry are three others who spring to mind. Poor Ms. Clifford peaked at #41 on the Hot 100 with not one but two records! That would be awful hitting #41 twice. That actually makes me sad for her! I think Holloway, on the positive side, was lucky "Good Vibrations" came out when it did. If it had been a few months earlier, who knows if she would have received credit.
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