Fantasy (group)
| Fantasy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Dance-pop, pop, boogie, Club/dance, disco |
| Labels | Pavillion |
| Past members | |
| Ken Roberson, Carolyn Edwards, Rufus Jackson, Tamm E. Hunt | |
Fantasy is a urban pop vocal group based in New York who scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "You're Too Late", which hit number one in 1981.[1]
Group members include Ken Roebson, Tami Hunt, Rufus Jackson and Carolyn Edwards. The groups' producer, Tony Valor, continued to use the name in 1985 when they released an italo disco-influenced single called "He's My Number One."
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[edit] History
"You're Too Late" was a number-one dance hit in the United States. It had a five week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 1981.[1] It also reached the top 30 on the Soul Singles chart.[2]
In 1982, the band released a pop-soul number entitled "Hold On Tight", which peaked at number 35 on the Dance Club chart, followed by "Live the Life I Love", boogie song that had reached #41 position on the same chart by 1983.
Their last successful track titled "He's Number One" reached #37 on the Dance chart in 1986.[3]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Album | Release date | Label | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | |||
| Fantasy | 1981 | Pavillion | — | — |
| Sex And Material Possessions | 1982 | Pavillion | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US Dan |
US R&B |
US DSS |
UK |
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| 1981 | "(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song" | — | — | #51 | — | — | |||||
| "You're Too Late" | — | #1 | #28 | — | — | ||||||
| 1982 | "Hold on Tight" | — | #35 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "Live the Life I Love" | — | #41 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1986 | "He's Number One" | — | #37 | — | #14 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Joel Whitburn, Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003", 2004
- ^ Joel Whitburn Presents, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004", 2004
- ^ Billboard - Fantasy - You're too Late - Chart History. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Fantasy - Discography". Billboard/Allmusic. Rovi Corporation/Prometheus Global Media. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fantasy-p17437/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
| Preceded by "Celebration" with "Take it to the Top" by Kool & the Gang |
"You're Too Late" Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single January 24, 1981 - February 21, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Rapture" / "The Tide is High" by Blondie |
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