Total Contrast
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Total Contrast was a male duo from England specializing in soul and electro music. Group members were Robin Achampong and Delroy Murray.
In the mid 1980s they scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Takes a Little Time," which hit #1 in 1985. In their homeland, the same song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.
Further releases included "Hit and Run" also a minor hit which reached #41 in 1985, "The River" which peaked at #44 in early 1986 and "What You Gonna Do About It" peaking at #63 in the summer of 1986 which also featured on the band's 1986 self-titled album although none of them reached the heights of the earlier release. All chart positions for these three tracks are for the UK Singles Chart. They recorded on London Records.
They appear on the Dance Aid's single released in April 1987. A new album, "Beat To Beat", was released in 1987.
Two singles, "Kiss" and "Jody", despite being popular on the dance floors, failed to chart. The same happened to their 1988 cover version of Bob Marley's "Waiting In Vain."
Their style of 80s electro soul was largely rendered obsolete by the massive popularity of house music in the UK from 1987 onwards.
Robin Achampong ("Snudge") and Delroy Murray ("Bootsie") formed Tongue N Cheek using the alias Bootsie & Snudge.
Total Contrast have latterly found popularity with hip 80s revivalists, in particular Canadian duo Chromeo who included "Takes A Little Time" on their 2005 mix CD Chromeo Presents Un Joli Mix Pour Toi.
[edit] Discography
- Singles
- Be With You Tonight (1983)
- The Apple Of My Eye (1984) as (Carroll Thompson Featuring Total Contrast)
- Hit and Run (1985) UK#41
- Takes a Little Time (1985) UK#17
- The River (1985) UK#44
- What You Gonna Do About It (1986) UK#63
- Jody (1987)
- Kiss (1987)
- Waiting In Vain (1988)
- Takes A Little Time/Hit And Run (1990)
- Albums
- Total Contrast - 1986
- Beat To Beat - 1987
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[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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