Baby D (dance group)
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Baby D is the name of a UK breakbeat hardcore and house music band, best known for their single "Let Me Be Your Fantasy", #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994.[1]
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[edit] Career
Mobo award winner and dance sensation Baby D is one of the the UK & Europes Biggest dance success, with more than a million single sales worldwide and a chart topping #4 debut album ‘Deliverance’, 4 top hit singles ’ I need your loving ( Everybodys gotta learn sometime ) , ‘So Pure’ , ‘Take me to heaven’ and the no.1 hit ‘Let me be your fantasy’ which stayed in the national charts for over 2 years and sold over in excess of 340,000 copies in its 1st week of release alone and peaked at the no.1 national chart position for 2 weeks on 24th Nov 1994. The name Baby D originated from Dee herself, She is very tiny at around 5ft1 hence BabyDee to the abbreviated ‘Baby D’. Baby D has constantly been playing live since the band was formed at the beginning of the 90's and appear live all over the UK, Europe and Middle East including Spain, Poland, Cyprus, Germany, Greek islands and in 2010 Dubai,Performing live for events such as Global Gathering, Raveology, Kisstory, Dance island, Raindance, Epidemik, Earthquake, Radio 1 Live, MTV’s Most Wanted and Moondance naming just a few.
In 2001 a bootleg remix of Let me be your fantasy was released Ft Mc Tails, This underground bootleg sold so well that It later went on to get an official release in the national charts once more entitled Baby D vs Trick or Treat FT Mc Tails in September 2001, Baby D and Mc Tails later appeared on BBC1's Top Of The Pops' when the Single entered the UK top 20. In the summer of 2009 Baby D teamed up with DJ Carl Kennedy on the Wasted Youth Label to remix and re release the Bands No.1 hit ‘Let me be your fantasy’, This was a huge success and featured heavily on National radio and Club Playlists all accross the UK and Europe Being one of the most requested remixes yet, DJ's including DJ Tiesto plugged this remix to the masses. Baby D has been involved with many other artists including ‘The Prodigy’ and featured on their ‘Music for a jilted generation’ album on the track ‘Break & Enter’, this track used a sample from Baby D’s casanova track. The Prodigy then remixed this track in their own unique style and was released on the Casanova cd single as the 'Prodigy pump action' Remix and the limited edition 2CD ‘Deliverance’ album. Other artists Baby D has been involved with include The Ratpack, The Chemical Brothers and Goldie. In 2011 Baby D Collaborated with 'Emalkay' on the Dubstep track, ' On and On ' . Now 2012 Baby D is currently working on new projects, Touring and working alongside the New Dance Pioneers " The Str8jackets", She has received unprecedented support from her fans both Newcomers and Original and Remains Music Industry Gold.
Brett Hanson DJ Europe Magazine 2012
[edit] Band personnel
- Baby D (Dee Fearon) – vocals
- Claudio Galdez – keyboards, windsynth
- MC Nino (Terry Jones) – vocals, keyboards
- Floyd Dyce – keyboards (left the group in 1993)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Album
CD1: 1. Got To Believe (5:32) 2. So Pure (7:02) 3. Destiny (4:01) 4. Come Into My World (5:51) 5. Casanova (Live) (4:01) 6. Winds Of Love (4:41) 7. (Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving (5:39) 8. Daydreaming (5:19) 9. Euphoria (6:49) 10. Nature's Warning (6:31) 11. Take Me To Heaven (5:05) 12. Let Me Be Your Fantasy (7:51)
CD2: 1. Have It All (4:16) 2. Daydreaming (Acenhallucination) (5:21) 3. Casanova (Prodigy Pump Action Remix) (4:57) 4. So Pure (Rollin' Mix) (5:16)
[edit] Singles
'1989 - Jazz & The Brothers Grimm feat. Baby D & MC Juice - Casanova (Vinyl, 12) [PNT008] (192 kbps)'
'1989 - Jazz & The Brothers Grimm feat. Baby D & MC Juice - Casanova (The Raising Hell Remix) (Vinyl, 12) [PNT008R] '
'1990 - Behind The Groove (Vinyl, 12) [PNT 012] '
'1990 - Day Dreaming (Vinyl, 12) (Promo) [PNT019] '
'1990 - Day Dreaming (Vinyl, 12) [PNT019] '
'1992 - Let Me Be... (Vinyl, 12) [PNT043L] '
'1992 - ...Your Fantasy (Vinyl, 12) [PNT043R] '
'1992 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Vinyl, 12) [PNT043RX] '
'1993 - Destiny (Vinyl, 12) [PNT057] '
'1993 - Destiny (Vinyl, 12) [PNT057R]'
'1994 - Casanova (CDM) [PNC 065] '
'1994 - Casanova (Jungle Remixes) (Vinyl, 12) [PNT 065RX] '
'1994 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (CDM) [857 873-2]'
'1994 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (CDM) [857 983-2] '
'1994 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (CDM) [PCD-7410] '
'1994 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (CDM) [SYSCD4] '
'1995 - I Need Your Loving (Everybodys Got To Learn Sometime) (CDM) [850 263-2] '
'1995 - I Need Your Loving (Everybodys Got To Learn Sometime) (CDM) [SYSCD 11] '
'1995 - I Need Your Loving (Everybodys Got To Learn Sometime) (CDM) [850 157-2] '
'1995 - So Pure (Vinyl, 12) [SYXX 21]'
'1996 - So Pure (CDM) [SYSCD 21]'
'1996 - Take Me To Heaven (CDM) [SYSCD 26] '
'2000 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Trick Or Treat feat. MC Tails Remix) (CDM) [SYSCD 35] '
'2000 - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Trick Or Treat feat. MC Tails Remix) (Vinyl, 12) [SYSX 35]'
'2006 - Ratpack feat. Baby D - Sky (Vinyl, 12) [RB 001] '
'2009 - Ruff Loaderz vs. Scott Giles feat. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (WEB) [W10, Incentive] '
'2009 - Carl Kennedy vs. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (WEB) [WYM012D]'
[edit] References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 37. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
[edit] External links
- www.myspace.com/babydofficial
