Jump to content

North End (band)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

North End
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresClub/Dance
Garage house
Boogie
Years active1979–1982
LabelsWest End
Emergency

North End was an American boogie and club music-influenced garage house music group, consisted of Arthur Baker, Russell Presto and Tony Carbone.

North End debuted in 1979 with an uptempo disco track titled "Kind of Life (Kind of Love)" which was released by West End Records. Two years later, "Happy Days" was released on Emergency Records and peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart.[1] Madonna's "Holiday" was loosely based on "Happy Days".[citation needed]

Although the band didn't technically exist in 1982, all their members continued to arrange and produce Michelle Wallace's material, including "Jazzy Rhythm" and "It's Right", both written by Baker, Presto and Carbone.[2]

Discography

[edit]

Singles

[edit]
Year Title Label Peak chart positions
US Hot 100 US R&B US Dance Sales US Dance
[1][2]
1979 "Kind of Life" West End 18
1981 "Happy Days" Emergency 9
1982 "Jazzy Rhythm" Emergency 51
"It's Right" Emergency 13
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "North End Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Billboard (r) Dance Top 80 (tm)". Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 94: 40. May 22, 1982. ISSN 0006-2510.
[edit]