E-Rotic
| E-Rotic | |
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| Also known as | e.R, IQ-Check |
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Hip house, Eurodance |
| Years active | 1994–2003 |
| Associated acts | S.E.X. Appeal, Shanadoo, Missing Heart |
| Past members | |
| Lyane Leigh Raz-Ma Taz Jeanette Christensen Terence D´arby Ché Jouaner Yasemin Baysal Lydia Madajewski Robert Spehar David Brandes |
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E-Rotic was a German eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.
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[edit] History
Originally comprising Lyane Leigh and American-born Raz-Ma-Taz (Richard Michael Smith), the project started in 1994 and recorded throughout the rest of the 1990s. In June 1995, "Max Don't have Sex With Your Ex" peaked at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] However, by June 1996, both members of the group had left due to a disagreement between Leigh and producer David Brandes. E-Rotic now composed of Jeanette Christensen and Terence d'Arby (not to be confused with Terence Trent D'Arby). Lyane Leigh continued to provide vocal work for several albums until 1999 due to contract, but she and Raz-Ma-Taz formed their own group in the meantime, known as S.E.X. Appeal. In October of the same year, d'Arby was replaced by Ché Jouaner.[2]
In 1999, E-Rotic (Jeanette Christensen) tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 representing Germany but ended in sixth place in the pre-selection.
Christensen left in 2001, and the new vocalist was Yasemin Baysal,[2] previously of the group Das Modul. However, both Jouaner and Baysal left in 2002, and the new vocalist and rapper would be Lydia Madawjewski (who had been providing vocals since Lyane Leigh's departure in 1999) and Robert Spehar. However, it has been revealed that the actual rap performer for the group in the studio has actually been the producer David Brandes.
[edit] Discography
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A typical 1990s piece by E-Rotic contained an Eurodance style instrumental verse, a rap verse by a male performer, and a chorus by the female vocalist.
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||||||
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| AUT [3] |
BEL (Vl) [3] |
BEL (Wa) [3] |
FIN [3][4] |
FRA [3] |
GER [5] |
NED [3] |
NOR [3] |
SUI [3] |
SWE [3] |
UK [1] |
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| 1994 | "Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 4 | — | 14 | — | 45 | Sex Affairs | |
| 1995 | "Fred Come to Bed" | 5 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 15 | — | 6 | 30 | — | ||
| "Sex on the Phone" | 2 | 43 | — | 4 | 30 | 6 | 48 | 18 | 30 | 40 | — | |||
| "Willy Use a Billy... Boy" | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | — | — | 20 | 51 | — | The Power of Sex | ||
| 1996 | "Help Me Dr. Dick" | 18 | — | — | 5 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fritz Love My Tits" | 16 | — | — | 2 | — | 28 | — | — | 35 | — | — | |||
| "Gimme Good Sex" | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Thank You for the Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Thank You for the Music | |
| "The Winner Takes It All" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Die geilste Single der Welt" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Tits | |
| 1999 | "Kiss Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mambo No. Sex | |
| "Mambo No. Sex" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Queen of Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Missing You | |
| "Don't Make Me Wet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "King Kong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sex Generation | |
| 2002 | "Mi Amante" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex 2003" | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Albums
- 1995: Sex Affairs (Germany)
- 1996: The Power of Sex (Germany)
- 1997: Sexual Madness (Germany)
- 1997: Thank You For The Music (Germany)
- 1998: Greatest Tits (Germany)
- 1999: Mambo No. Sex (Germany) (titled Kiss Me in Japan)
- 2000: Gimme Gimme Gimme (Japan)
- 2000: Missing You (Germany)
- September 27, 2000: Dancemania Presents E-Rotic Megamix (Japan)
- 2001: Sexual Healing (Japan)
- 2001: The Very Best of E-Rotic (Japan)
- November 26, 2001: Sex Generation (Germany)
- 2002: The Collection (Japan)
- February 5, 2003: Total Recall (Japan)
- July 9, 2003: Cocktail E-Rotic (Japan)
- September 8, 2003: Total Recall (Germany)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 175. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Discogs, E-Rotic
- ^ a b c d e f g h i International peak positions (Click on song)
- ^ [http://books.google.ca/books?id=xw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=hits+of+the+world#v=snippet&q=hits%20of%20the%20world&f=false Finnish peak for "Sex on the Phone"
- ^ Musicline.de: German peak positions
- ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (E-Rotic)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=&strInterpret=E-Rotic&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Japanese official website
- E-Rotic at Eurodance Encyclopædia
- E-Rotic at EuroDanceHits.com
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