L.A. Style (album)
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
L.A. Style is an electronic music album by the group of the same name. It was released in 1993 on Arista. (See 1993 in music).
The album L.A. Style made Billboard charts history when in 1992 their single "James Brown Is Dead" became the first rave song to appear in Billboard's weekly pop rankings.[3]
The album marks the first appearance of trip hop vocalist Nicolette as a featured vocal and lead artist FX [Frans Zid Merkx]. Nicolette & FX appears on the single "I'm Raving" with the rest of the album rapped by the Lead Artist FX.[4]
Track listing
- "James Brown Is Dead" (Denzil Slemming) – 5:38
- "Balloony" (Foco) – 4:30
- "Jesus on Channel Four" (Frans Zid Merkx),(Gus Roan, Koen Tillie) – 3:48
- "I'm Raving" (Maxx Mondino, Nicolette Okoh, Slemming)&(FX)(Frans Zid Merkx) – 5:16
- "It's Your Life, Baby" (King Arthur, K.C. Level, MC EZ-F / FX (Frans Zid Merkx], Mondino, Slemming) – 3:46
- "L.A. Style Theme" (Slemming) – 3:46
- "Twilight Zone" (Slemming) – 3:20
- "Toys (Use It)" (King Arthur, Mondino, Slemming)&[FX]Frans Zid Merkx)– 3:23
- "Everybody Dance" (Oliver Adams, Foco) – 4:21
- "American Dream" (Slemming) – 3:13
Charts
USA - Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Top Heatseekers | 21 |
USA - Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "James Brown Is Dead" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 4 |
| 1991 | "James Brown Is Dead" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 14 |
| 1992 | "James Brown Is Dead" | Billboard Hot 100 | 59 |
| 1993 | "I'm Raving" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 9 |
Notes
- ^ "L.A. Style > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Linden, Amy (April 2, 1993). "L.A. Style: Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Jason Ankeny, "L.A. Style > Overview", Allmusic Website. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
- ^ John Bush, "Nicolete > Credits", Allmusic Website. Retrieved 27 December 2006.