Raze (house music group)
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Raze was an American electronic dance music group, assembled by the multi-instrumentalist and producer, Vaughan Mason. Mason had previously released the hit single, "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", for Brunswick Records in 1979.[1] Raze also contained the vocalist, Keith Thompson. They released a number of records in the U.S.A., which were then licensed to several US and UK record labels.
Early releases included "Jack the Groove" and "Let the Music Move U", both in 1986. "Jack the Groove" was one of the first house music hits in the UK, entering the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart in January 1987.[2] Along with Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body", a UK #1 the same month, it presaged the popularity of the genre in the UK in the late 1980s.
Raze hit #1 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1988 with "Break 4 Love". The song also crossed over to urban radio stations, where it became a moderate hit. "Break 4 Love" hit #1 on the US dance chart again in 2001, when it was covered by Peter Rauhofer and the Pet Shop Boys, under the name The Collaboration.
In October 2004, "Break 4 Love" appeared in the popular videogame, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the house music radio station, SF-UR.
[edit] Single discography
- "Jack the Groove" (1986) - UK #20 - Originally release in the US by Traxx Records
- "Let the Music Move U" (1987) - UK #57
- "Break 4 Love" (1988) - US Hot Dance Club Play;[3] UK #28
- "Let It Roll" (1989) - UK #27 † - Originally release in the US and licensed to the UK Label
- "All 4 Love (Break 4 Love 1990) (1990) - UK #30 ‡ - Originally release in the US and licensed to the UK Label
- "Can You Feel It" / "Can You Feel It" (1990) - UK #62 ¶ - Originally release in the US by WarLoc Records
- "Break 4 Love" (remix) (1994) - UK #44 - Originally release in the US and licensed to the UK Label
- "Break 4 Love" (second remix) (2003) - UK #64[2] - Originally release in the US and licensed to the UK Label
† - Raze presents Doug Lazy
‡ - Raze featuring Lady J and Secretary of Entertainment
¶ - Raze / Championship Legend ("Can You Feel It" by Championship Legend was a montage of six Raze tracks)
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic.com - Song
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Allmusic.com - Billboard Singles
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