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Twenty 4 Seven is a Eurodance and Hip House act, created by Dutch producer Ruud van Rijen in 1989. Other members of the group were rapper Tony Dawson-Harrison (left in 1991), later replaced by Stacey Paton (Stay-C), and female vocalist Nance Coolen, later replaced by Stella. As of 2007 Twenty 4 Seven made a comeback with vocalist Elle.

The combination of male rap and female choruses was the main recipe for their success. The first single, I Can't Stand It, a collaboration with Hanks & Jacks and MC Fixx it which even contained a bit of social criticism, reached #7 on UK charts in 1990. It was followed by another single, Are You Dreaming, which reached #17, and the debut album, Street Moves.

After a dispute with Ruud van Rijen, Dawson-Harrison left the group and created Captain Hollywood Project, another successful Eurodance act. The project remained dormant until 1993, when Stay-C (born Stacey Paton) joined the group. He played the role of the rapper as well as an additional role of the co-producer. In the late summer of 1993, a new single, Slave to the Music, was launched. It charted well in most European countries, being the first dance record to go platinum in the newly independent Czech Republic.

The following singles, Is It Love and Take Me Away, peaked at #5 in Israel. By now, the group were famous worldwide, with the exception of America and the UK. They even played live in South Africa. The single Leave Me Alone included a Greatest Hits Megamix.

"Slave To The Music" and "Is It Love" were their only hits in Australia, with the former reaching #2 on the ARIA Charts, and the latter reaching #20.

Although they were contracted until 1996, the group remained largely silent throughout the next two years. Nance then declared that the group had practically split due to personal issues. Stella, an experienced singer, who already toured with Captain Hollywood Project, replaced Nance, who focused on her solo career. During the 1996 summer, both Nance's Big Brother Is Watching You and the Twenty 4 Seven's We Are The World were very popular in the Netherlands.

During 1997, Twenty 4 Seven released two singles, You Want My Love and Friday Night, followed by a new album 24 Hours, 7 Days A Week.

In September 1997 Stella left the group on order to focus on modeling, and for the remaining two years Twenty 4 Seven were the male duo of Van Rijen and Stay-C. They released two singles, If You Want My Love in 1998 and Ne Ne in 1999.

In 2000, plans to release a new album in the classical formula, with Stay-C and Nance, were rumoured in the press, but never eventuated. But in 2007 Twenty 4 Seven made a comeback. The end of october, Twenty 4 Seven featuring Elle -the new singer- released a new single in The Netherlands and Germany. It has been produced by Ruud van Rijen. The single is called Like Flames and is a cover from Berlin's 1986 hit single.Twenty 4 Seven's version is a jumpstyle song. Jumpstyle is a big hype in The Netherlands. On 30 Nov 2007, the singled debut on the Dutch top 100 chart at number 45, and is currently at number 20. It was also announced on the new website that the act will do performances again.[1]

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] 1990 - Street Moves

  1. I Can't Stand It
  2. Whom Do You Trust?
  3. In Your Eyes
  4. Are You Dreaming
  5. Help 'em Understand
  6. Living In The Jungle
  7. You Can Make Me Feel Good
  8. Show Me Your Love Tonight
  9. Find A Better Way
  10. I Can't Stand It (Bruce Forest Remix)

[edit] 1993 - Slave To The Music

  1. Slave To The Music
  2. Is It Love
  3. Take Me Away
  4. Keep On Goin'
  5. Music Is My Live
  6. Leave Them Alone
  7. What Time Is It
  8. Take Your Chance
  9. Let's Stay
  10. Slave To The Music (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix)
  11. Is It Love (Danceability Club Mix)

[edit] 1994 - I Wanna Show You

  1. Intro
  2. Gimme More
  3. Keep on Tryin'
  4. I Wanna Show You
  5. On the Playground
  6. Paradise
  7. Breakin' Up
  8. Oh Baby! (Album Version)
  9. Words of Wisdom
  10. You Gotta Be Safe
  11. Runaway
  12. Oh Baby! (Atlantic Ocean Dance Mix)

[edit] 1997 - 24 Hours 7 Days A Week

  1. We Are The World
  2. Here Is My Heart
  3. Friday Night
  4. Free
  5. Angel
  6. If You Want My Love
  7. Gimme Lovin'
  8. We Are The World (Ruyters & Romero Remix)
  9. Friday Night (Paradisio Club Mix)
  10. If You Want My Love (Charly L. & Mental T. Remix)

[edit] The Ultimate Twenty 4 Seven Greatest Hits (2CD Set)

Disc 1

  1.  Slave To The Music
  2.  Is It Love
  3.  Take Me Away
  4.  Leave Them Alone
  5.  Music Is My Life
  6.  We Are The World
  7.  Here Is My Heart
  8.  I Wanna Show You
  9.  Oh Baby
  10.  Gimme More
  11.  What Time Is It?
  12.  Take Your Chance
  13.  Lets Stay

Disc 2

  1.  Words Of Wisdom
  2.  Friday Night
  3.  If You Want My Love
  4.  Angel
  5.  Free
  6.  Gimme Lovin'
  7.  Keep On Goin'
  8.  Keep On Trying
  9.  Paradise
  10.  Runaway
  11.  Breakin Up
  12.  You Gotta Be Safe

[edit] Singles

  • I Can't Stand It (1989)
  1. I Can't Stand It! (Radio Version)
  2. I Can't Stand It! (Hip House Remix)
  3. I Can't Stand It! (Long Instrumental)
  • Are You Dreaming (1989)
  1. Are You Dreaming (Radio Edit)
  2. Are You Dreaming (Nightmare Mix) 2:45 / 5:08
  3. Are You Dreaming (Bruce Forrest Remix) 6:53 / 8:53
  4. Are You Dreaming (Dream Dub)
  5. Are You Dreaming (Bruce Forrest Circus Mix)
  6. Are You Dreaming (Instrumental Edit)
  7. Are You Dreaming (Acapella)
  8. Are You Dreaming (Bruce Forrest Radio Edit)
  • I Can't Stand It (1991)
  1. I Can't Stand It (Original Single Version)
  2. I Can't Stand It (Hip House Single Version)
  3. I Can't Stand It (12 Club Mix)
  4. I Can't Stand It (12 Hip House Remix)
  5. I Can't Stand It (Radio Version)
  6. I Can't Stand It (Hip House Remix)
  7. I Can't Stand It (Long Instrumental)
  8. I Can't Stand It
  9. I Can't Stand It (Vocoder Voice)
  10. I Can't Stand It (Short Instrumental)
  11. I Can't Stand It (Club Remix)
  12. I Can't Stand It (Dub Mix)
  13. I Can't Stand It! (Dub Edit)
  • It Could Have Been You (1992)
  1. It Could Have Been You (Extended Version)
  2. It Could Have Been You (Single Version)
  3. It Could Have Been You (Instrumental)
  • Slave To The Music (1993)

Official Mixes

  1. Slave To The Music (Ultimate Dance Single Mix)
  2. Slave To The Music (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix)
  3. Slave To The Music (Ultimate Dance Extended Mix)
  4. Slave To The Music (Ferry & Garnefski Acid Mix)
  5. Slave To The Music (Re-Mix)
  6. Slave To The Music (Mass Attack Radio Edit)
  7. Slave To The Music (Tyler's Radio Edit)
  8. Slave To The Music (Digital Mix)
  9. Slave To The Music (DJ EFX's Funky Tribalist Mix)
  10. Slave To The Music (DJ EFX's Bonus a la Pump)
  11. Slave To The Music (Tyler's Club Mix)
  12. Slave To The Music (Razormaid Mix)
  13. Slave To The Music (Naked Eye Remix) (on Is It Love Single)
  14. Slave To The Music (Extended Instrumental Mix)
  • Is It Love (1993)
  1. Is It Love (Single Mix)
  2. Is It Love (Dancability Club Mix)
  3. Is It Love (RVR Long Version)
  4. Is It Love (Ferry & Garnefski Club Mix)
  • Take Me Away (1993)
  1. Take Me Away (Single Mix)
  2. Take Me Away (RVR Long Version)
  3. Take Me Away (E&M Club Mix)
  • Leave Them Alone (1994)
  1. Leave Them Alone (Rap Single Mix)
  2. Leave Them Alone (RVR Long Version Rap)
  3. Leave Them Alone (RVR Version)
  4. Leave Them Alone (Factory Team Remix)
  5. Leave Them Alone (Factory Club Edit)
  6. Leave Them Alone (Radio Edit)
  7. Leave Them Alone (El Tzigano)
  8. Leave Them Alone (Factory Spanish Remix)
  • Oh Baby! (1994)
  1. Oh Baby (Album Version)
  2. Oh Baby (Oh-Strumental)
  3. Oh Baby (Atlantic Ocean Dance Mix)
  • Keep On Tryin' (1994)
  1. Keep On Tryin' (Single Mix)
  2. Keep On Tryin' (Ben Liebrand Mix With Rap)
  3. Keep On Tryin' (Ben Liebrand Mix Without Rap)
  4. Keep On Tryin' (Instrumental)
  5. Keep On Tryin' (RVR Long Version)
  • We Are The World (1996)
  1. We Are The World (Single Mix)
  2. We Are The World (Generation Mix)
  3. We Are The World (RVR Long Version)
  4. We Are The World (Dancehall Mix)
  5. We Are The World (Fijay Valascao Club Mix)
  6. We Are The World (Instrumental World)
  7. We Are The World (The World According To Ruyters & Romero Remix)
  • If You Want My Love (1997)
  1. If You Want My Love (Single Mix)
  2. If You Want My Love (Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo Freestyle Remix)
  3. If You Want My Love (Ruyters & Romero Radio Edit)
  4. If You Want My Love (RVR Long Version)
  5. If You Want My Love (Mr. Manniën's Yakoo-Groove!)
  6. If You Want My Love (Instrumental)
  • Friday Night (1997)
  1. Friday Night (Paradisio Video - Edit Mix)
  2. Friday Night (RVR Single Mix)
  3. Friday Night (Andres Romero Club Mix)
  4. Friday Night (Lipstick Remix)
  5. Friday Night (Cooly D. Mix)
  6. Friday Night (DJ Sammy Club Mix)
  7. Friday Night (RVR Long Version)
  • Ne Ne (1999)
  1. Ne Ne
  2. Ne Ne (Instrumental)
  • Like Flames (2007)

Official Mixes

  1. Like Flames (Single Mix)
  2. Like Flames (Pulsedriver Radio Edit)
  3. Like Flames (DJ Gollum Radio Edit)
  4. Like Flames (Extended Mix)
  5. Like Flames (Pulsedriver Remix)
  6. Like Flames (DJ Gollum Remix)
  7. Like Flames (Instrumental)

[edit] References

  1. ^ The official website

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_4_Seven"