L.A. Style (album)

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L.A. Style
L.A. Style cover
Studio album by L.A. Style
Released 1993
Genre Electronica
Rave
Length 41:16
Label Arista
Producer Ray Decadance
Professional reviews

L.A. Style is an electronic music album by the group of the same name. It was released in 1993 on Arista. (See 1993 in music).

The album L.A. Style made Billboard charts history when in 1992 their single "James Brown Is Dead" became the first rave song to appear in Billboard's weekly pop rankings.[1]

The album marks the first appearance of trip-hop vocalist Nicolette as a featured vocal. Nicolette appears on the single "I'm Raving".[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "James Brown Is Dead" (Denzil Slemming) – 5:50
  2. "Balloony" (Foco) – 4:30
  3. "Jesus on Channel Four" (F. Merkx, Gus Roan, Koen Tillie) – 3:48
  4. "I'm Raving" (Maxx Mondino, Nicolette Okoh, Slemming) – 5:16
  5. "It's Your Life, Baby" (King Arthur, K.C. Level, MC EZ-F, Mondino, Slemming) – 3:46
  6. "L.A. Style Theme" (Slemming) – 3:46
  7. "Twilight Zone" (Slemming) – 3:20
  8. "Toys (Use It)" (King Arthur, Mondino, Slemming) – 3:23
  9. "Everybody Dance" (Oliver Adams, Foco) – 4:21
  10. "American Dream" (Slemming) – 3:13

[edit] Charts

USA - Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1993 Top Heatseekers 21

USA - Singles

Year Song Chart Peak
position
1991 "James Brown Is Dead" Hot Dance Music/Club Play 4
1991 "James Brown Is Dead" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 14
1992 "James Brown Is Dead" Billboard Hot 100 59
1993 "I'm Raving" Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 9

[edit] External links

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Jason Ankeny, "L.A. Style > Overview", All Music Guide Website. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
  2. ^ John Bush, "Nicolete > Credits", All Music Guide Website. Retrieved 27 December 2006.