Indeep was a 1980s New York

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-based R&B/New Wave

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 group, best known for its post-disco

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 song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life."

Career

The group was led by its songwriter-musician Michael Cleveland, and it was known for employing a strong disco-esque bass line and early hip hop

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 lyrics

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 backed by two female singers: Réjane Magloire

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 and Rose Marie Ramsey.

"Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" was released on Sound of New York/Becket Records (SNY-5102) in 1982 and peaked in early 1983, reaching the top 10 in the US R&B and #2 in the US Club as well as the Top 15 in UK

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, and was certified for Gold-level sales in France. The follow-up single, "When Boys Talk," did not do nearly as well on either side of the Atlantic

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, which, combined with its limited later success, put the group into the one-hit wonders category. Vocalist Magloire later enjoyed some success with the Belgian

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 techno-house

House music

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 outfit Technotronic

Technotronic

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. "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" was later covered

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 by Mariah Carey

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 on her 2001 album Glitter

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, and it reached #25 in Spain

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Michael did not do any show as Indeep since the 80′s but a 1997 new year show on TF1 french tv.
In 2011, Peter A. Mercury who published, managed, produced and toured with loads of top artists for many years convinced Michael Cleveland to re-form the band,
Magloire and Ramsey being replaced by Beckie Bell and WiX.

Albums

• Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life (1982)
• Pajama Party Time (1984)
• The Collection (1991)

Singles

• "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" (1982) (US R&B #10, US Club #2, UK
  UK Singles Chart
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  #13, IRL #18)
• "When Boys Talk" (1983) US R&B #32, US Club #16, UK #67
• "Buffalo Bill" (1983) US R&B #81
• "The Record Keeps Spinning" (1983) US Black #45
• "The Rapper" (1984)
• "The Night the Boy Learned How to Dance" (1984)