Deee-Lite
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| Deee-Lite | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, USA |
| Genre(s) | Dance-pop House Club/Dance |
| Years active | 1990–1996 |
| Label(s) | Elektra records |
| Former members | |
| Towa Tei DJ Dmitry Lady Miss Kier DJ On-E |
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Deee-Lite were a House and Club/Dance group formed in New York City, USA. Their best-known single is "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where they scored six number-one hits.
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[edit] Band members
The members of Deee-lite were:
- Super DJ Dmitri (Dmitri Brill, born June 4, 1964, originally from Kiev, Ukraine)
- Lady Miss Kier (Kierin M. Kirby, born August 15, 1963, Youngstown, Ohio, USA)
- Towa Tei (Dong-hwa Chung, born September 7, 1964, originally from Tokyo, Japan)
- DJ Ani (Ani Q. Schempf, born December 14th, 1973, Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Joined Deee-lite for Dew Drops in the Garden
[edit] Trivia
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Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (February 2009) |
Brill and Kirby had an ongoing romantic relationship which ended prior to the release of the group's third album, Dewdrops in the Garden. Also prior to that release, Tei left the band (appearing only on the track "Call Me") and was replaced with DJ Ani. Even with a roster change, minimal record label support and growing tension between separated couple Brill and Kirby, Deee-Lite still managed to tour for a year after the release of "Dewdrops in the Garden". Consequently, "Dewdrops in the Garden" sold more records than Deee-Lite's second release, "Infinity Within".
Since his exit from the group, Tei has recorded several albums as a solo artist and since Deee-Lite's disbanding Kier, Dmitri and Ani have maintained successful club DJ careers.
The tune "Groove is In the Heart" also featured lyrics from Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, and bass guitar and vocals by Bootsy Collins.
In early 2003, Lady Miss Kier initiated a lawsuit against Sega corporation for allegedly stealing her former persona and using it as the basis of a character named Ulala in the video game Space Channel 5, after they had originally asked her to participate in the development of the product and she declined. In 2006 the court ruled against Lady Miss Kier's claim.[1] In 2008, her single "Groove is in The Heart" was licensed for use a Sega video game Samba de Amigo for the Wii console, ironically appearing in a stage featuring Ulala.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Clique | 20 | 14 |
| 1992 | Infinity Within | 67 | 37 |
| 1994 | Dewdrops in the Garden | 127 | - |
| 1996 | Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities | - | - |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Deee-Lite | - | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Club | U.S. Hot 100 | UK singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Groove Is in the Heart" ☼ | 1 | 4 | 2 | World Clique |
| "What Is Love?" ☼ | - | ||||
| "Power of Love" § | 1 | 47 | 25 | ||
| "Deee-Lite Theme" § | - | - | |||
| 1991 | "E.S.P." | 7 | - | - | |
| "How Do You Say...Love" / "Groove Is in the Heart" (remix) | - | - | 52 | ||
| "Good Beat" | 1 | - | 53 | ||
| 1992 | "Runaway" § | 1 | - | 45 | Infinity Within |
| "Rubber Lover" § | - | - | |||
| "Thank You Everyday" | - | - | - | ||
| "Pussycat Meow" | 6 | - | - | ||
| 1994 | "Party Happenin' People" | 30 | - | - | Dewdrops in the Garden |
| "Picnic in the Summertime" | - | - | 43 | ||
| "Bring Me Your Love" | 1 | - | - | ||
| 1995 | "Call Me" | 1 | - | - |
☼ "Groove Is in the Heart" and "What Is Love?" charted together on the U.S. Dance chart as they were issued on the same 12-inch single. Both songs were released as a double A-side in the UK and charted as such.
§ "Power of Love" and "Deee-Lite Theme" charted together on the U.S. dance chart, as did "Runaway" and "Rubber Lover"
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
- ^ http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/b183820.pdf
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 147. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
[edit] External links
- The Garden of Deee-Lite The Ultimate Deee-Lite site
- Deee-Lite Discography at Discogs.com
- MusicBlob: Archivio documenti This Italian website has archived some legal documents including the "Kirby v.Sega" case involving Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite
