Musique (Patrick Adams)
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Musique was a studio
project by Patrick Adams, best known for the song
, "In the Bush". It consisted of five singers, Christine Wiltshire, Angela Howell, Gina Taylor Pickens, Mary Seymour Williams and Jocelyn Brown
.
Keep on Jumpin' contained only four cuts; Keep on Jumpin', Summer Love, In the Bush and Summer Love Theme. Adams, known for his arranging
, wrote the horn section parts as the studio musicians sat waiting.
Due to the overtly sexual lyrics
of "In the Bush" many radio station
s banned
it when it was released during 1978. Because of limited airplay
it only scored #58 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
, although it did top the Hot Dance Club Play
chart
. Their second biggest hit
, "Keep on Jumpin'
" was another club
success peaking at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song crossed over
to the urban market and peaked at #81 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart
. Musique's debut album
peaked at #62 on the Billboard 200
chart. The vocalists on the first LP Keep on Jumpin' were a pre-solo career Jocelyn Brown
, Angela Howell, Gina Tharps and Christine Wiltshire. On the second LP Musique II, released in 1979, Mary Seymour, Denise Edwards and Gina Taylor took the lead vocals. Both albums were released on the Prelude Records
label
. "Love Massage" became another successful club hit, but failed to crossover to either the R&B or pop markets.
Musique broke up by the early 1980s. Adams continued to be an in demand record producer
.
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
project by Patrick Adams, best known for the song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
, "In the Bush". It consisted of five singers, Christine Wiltshire, Angela Howell, Gina Taylor Pickens, Mary Seymour Williams and Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
.
Career
Recorded originally as a "low budget" project at Bob Blank's Blank Tape Studios (the tracking session was completed in four hours), the albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Keep on Jumpin' contained only four cuts; Keep on Jumpin', Summer Love, In the Bush and Summer Love Theme. Adams, known for his arranging
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
, wrote the horn section parts as the studio musicians sat waiting.
Due to the overtly sexual lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
of "In the Bush" many radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s banned
Ban (law)
A ban is, generally, any decree that prohibits something.Bans are formed for the prohibition of activities within a certain political territory. Some see this as a negative act and others see it as maintaining the "status quo"...
it when it was released during 1978. Because of limited airplay
Airplay (song)
Airplay is a term used in the radio broadcasting industry to state how frequently a song is being played on over-the-air radio stations. For example, a song which is being played several times every day would be classed as receiving a large amount of airplay...
it only scored #58 on the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, although it did top the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. Their second biggest hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
, "Keep on Jumpin'
Keep on Jumpin'
"Keep on Jumpin" is the name of a popular 1970s disco song and 1990s dance classic that was written by musician Patrick Adams and Ken Morris. This track has been remade, remixed, and sampled numerous times, but only the 1978 original by Adams's group Musique and Todd Terry's 1996 updated version...
" was another club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
success peaking at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song crossed over
Crossover (music)
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres...
to the urban market and peaked at #81 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. Musique's debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
peaked at #62 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart. The vocalists on the first LP Keep on Jumpin' were a pre-solo career Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
, Angela Howell, Gina Tharps and Christine Wiltshire. On the second LP Musique II, released in 1979, Mary Seymour, Denise Edwards and Gina Taylor took the lead vocals. Both albums were released on the Prelude Records
Prelude Records (record label)
Prelude Records was a New York-based dance independent record label, active from 1976 to 1986. At one time, François Kevorkian held an A&R position at Prelude. The label owner was Marvin Schlachter.-History:...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. "Love Massage" became another successful club hit, but failed to crossover to either the R&B or pop markets.
Musique broke up by the early 1980s. Adams continued to be an in demand record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Albums
- Keep On Jumpin' 1978 - Prelude RecordsPrelude RecordsPrelude Records is a classical music specialist CD shop, located in Norwich, England.Staffed by musicians, the shop has been in business since 1985....
- Musique II 1979 - CBS RecordsCBS RecordsCBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
Singles
- "In The Bush" 1978 - UK #16 and US #58
- "Keep on Jumpin'Keep on Jumpin'"Keep on Jumpin" is the name of a popular 1970s disco song and 1990s dance classic that was written by musician Patrick Adams and Ken Morris. This track has been remade, remixed, and sampled numerous times, but only the 1978 original by Adams's group Musique and Todd Terry's 1996 updated version...
" - "Love Massage"
- "Glide"
- "Good and Plenty Lover"
- "Number One"
- "Summer Love Theme"
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart