West Street Mob
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West Street Mob were a boogie
and electro music trio
, active between 1981 and 1984, best known for their 1983 song "Break Dance – Electric Boogie". The band comprises Joey Robinson, Jr. who is a son of Sugar Hill Records
founder Sylvia Robinson
, trumpetist Bill McGee and singer Sabrina Gillison.
Black Albums
chart. Successful single includes "Let's Dance", peaking #18 on the Black Singles chart and #22 on the Dance chart
.
In 1983, they released the Break Dance – Electric Boogie album and the "Break Dance – Electric Boogie" single. The song contains a sample of a 1960s song "Apache" written by Jerry Lordan
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West Street Mob also recorded two singles that were not included on both albums, "Ooh Baby" and "Sing a Simple Song".
Boogie (genre)
Boogie is an electronic/funk-influenced variation of post-disco.Boogie, as one of the post-disco subgenres, lacks the four-on-the-floor beat, which is a "traditional" rhythm of disco music. Aside from the moderate influence of synthpop, boogie heavily draws from funk music...
and electro music trio
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
, active between 1981 and 1984, best known for their 1983 song "Break Dance – Electric Boogie". The band comprises Joey Robinson, Jr. who is a son of Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Records may refer to:*Sugar Hill Records , specializing in rap music*Sugar Hill Records , specializing in bluegrass and country music...
founder Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson was an American singer, musician, record producer, and record label executive, most notably known for her work as founder/CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records. She is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the genre...
, trumpetist Bill McGee and singer Sabrina Gillison.
History
In 1981, West Street Mob recorded their eponymous album that peaked at number 57 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Black Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
chart. Successful single includes "Let's Dance", peaking #18 on the Black Singles chart and #22 on the Dance chart
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...
.
In 1983, they released the Break Dance – Electric Boogie album and the "Break Dance – Electric Boogie" single. The song contains a sample of a 1960s song "Apache" written by Jerry Lordan
Jerry Lordan
Jerry Lordan , born Jeremiah Patrick Lordan in Paddington, west London, was an English songwriter, composer and singer.-Career:...
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West Street Mob also recorded two singles that were not included on both albums, "Ooh Baby" and "Sing a Simple Song".
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Record label |
Chart positions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 1981 | West Street Mob | Sugar Hill | — | #56 | — |
| 1983 | Break Dance – Electric Boogie | Sugar Hill | — | — | — |
- "—" denotes the single failed to chart
Singles
| Year | Single | Record label |
Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 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... |
US R&B 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,... |
US Dance 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... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1981 | "Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)" C | Sugar Hill | #88 | #18 | #22 | — |
| "Got To Give It Up" | Sugar Hill | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | "Ooh Baby" | Sugar Hill | — | #55 | — | — |
| "Sing a Simple Song" | Sugar Hill | #89 | #44 | — | — | |
| 1983 | "Break Dance – Electric Boogie" | Sugar Hill | — | #37 | #52 | #64 |
| "Mosquito" | Sugar Hill | — | — | — | — | |
- "—" denotes the single failed to chart
- C also peaked at #95 on the Cashbox pop chart.