Machine (band)
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This article is about the American funk group. For the Japanese band, see Penicillin (band). For other uses, see Machine (disambiguation).
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| Machine | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Funk, pop, soul, disco |
| Years active | 1977–1981 |
| Labels | RCA Victor, RCA |
| Associated acts | Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band |
| Past members | |
| August Darnell Clare Bathé Jay Stovall Kevin Nance Lonnie Ferguson Melvin Lee |
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Machine was an American funk disco group, formed by August Darnell in 1977. The group is most remembered today for their 1979 disco hit, "There But for the Grace of God Go I". The group disbanded in the early 1980s, and Darnell went on to form Kid Creole and the Coconuts.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Machine (1979)
- Moving On (1980)
[edit] Singles
- "There But For the Grace of God Go I" (RCA Victor, 1979) (Billboard Hot 100 #77, Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs #91, Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #8)
- "Is It Love" / "I Finally Found" (RCA Victor, 1980) (Billboard Hot Dance Club Play #27)
- "Power and Reason" / "Thunder, Lightning, and Rain" (RCA, 1980)
