Staxx of Joy
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Staxx Of Joy is a house music
studio project assembled by producers Simon Thorne and Tommy Jones. In the mid 1990s they had four Top 10 hits
on the US
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart
, two of which reached #1: "Joy" and "You". Both of these tracks, including a third single "Shout" featured vocals by Carol Leeming
. The songs are officially credited to Staxx Of Joy featuring Carol Leeming.
A fourth Top 10 dance hit, "Temptation," was credited to Staxx.
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
studio project assembled by producers Simon Thorne and Tommy Jones. In the mid 1990s they had four Top 10 hits
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...
on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Hot Dance Music/Club Play 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....
, two of which reached #1: "Joy" and "You". Both of these tracks, including a third single "Shout" featured vocals by Carol Leeming
Carol Leeming
Carol Leeming is a British female singer/songwriter who lives in Leicester England. She also goes by the alias KYO and works with other acts, mostly as a featured vocalist...
. The songs are officially credited to Staxx Of Joy featuring Carol Leeming.
A fourth Top 10 dance hit, "Temptation," was credited to Staxx.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart