Smith & Mighty
Appearance
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Origin | Bristol, England |
Genres | Trip hop |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Studio !K7, Three Stripe, Beatmaster Records |
Members | Rob Smith Ray Mighty Peter D Rose |
Smith & Mighty are a trip hop group from Bristol, consisting of Rob Smith and Ray Mighty. Their first releases, in the late 1980s, were breakbeat covers of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "Walk On By".[1] Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart.[2] Their work was associated with the Bristol sound, a precursor to Trip Hop.[3]
They produced Massive Attack's first single, "Any Love" released in 1988.[4][5] In 1989, they produced "Wishing on a Star" for Fresh Four, which charted in the UK at number 10.
Discography
Studio albums
- Bass Is Maternal (More Rockers, 1995)
- Big World Small World (Studio !K7, 2000)
- Life Is... (Studio !K7, 2002)
Compilation albums
- Retrospective (Studio !K7, 2004)
- The Three Stripe Collection 1985-1990 (Bristol Archive Records, 2012)
DJ mix albums
- DJ-Kicks: Smith & Mighty (Studio !K7, 1998)
EPs
- Stepper's Delight (Three Stripe/London/PolyGram, 1992)
- Remember Me (Three Stripe/London/PolyGram, 1994)
Singles
- "Walk On..." (Three Stripe, 1988)
- "Anyone..." (Three Stripe, 1988)
- "Same" (More Rockers, 1996)
- "No Justice" (Studio !K7, 1999)
- "Seeds" (Studio !K7, 1999)
- "Life Has a Way" / "B-Line Fi Blow" (Studio !K7, 2002)
- "Maybe It's Me" (Studio !K7, 2002)
Productions
- Carlton - The Call Is Strong (1990)
Remixes
- Neneh Cherry - "Manchild" (1988)
- M People - "Search for the Hero" (1995)
References
- ^ Bush, John. "Smith & Mighty". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Smith & Mighty". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ http://bristolarchiverecords.com/bands/Smith_And_Mighty.html
- ^ Webb, Peter (October 2007). "Once Upon A Time In Bristol: Bristol Blues and Roots". The Wire. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Dug Out // Sound & Vision // Rob Smith and Smith & Mighty". electricpavilion.org. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
External links
- Smith & Mighty at AllMusic
- Smith & Mighty discography at Discogs
- Smith & Mighty discography at MusicBrainz