Dance Floor, Part 1
Encyclopedia
"Dance Floor, Part 1" is a 1982 single by the Dayton, Ohio
-based, funk group, Zapp
. The song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B in mid-1982, but failed to make the Hot 100.. The single was known for the use of a talk box
, which became popular in the 1980s.
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
-based, funk group, Zapp
Zapp (band)
Zapp is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, Terry Troutman, Bobby Glover and Gregory Jackson [Cincinnati Ohio Funk Keyboardist]...
. The song spent two weeks at number one on the R&B in mid-1982, but failed to make the Hot 100.. The single was known for the use of a talk box
Talk box
A talk box is an effects unit that allows a musician to modify the sound of a musical instrument. The musician controls the modification by lip syncing, or by changing the shape of the mouth...
, which became popular in the 1980s.