London Boys

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London Boys
Origin Germany
Genre(s) Italo disco
Eurobeat
Dance-pop
Years active 1986–1992, 1995
Label(s) Warner
Elektra
Atlantic
Members
Edem Ephraim
Dennis Fuller

London Boys were a German based, British dance pop duo comprising Edem Ephraim (born 1 July 1959, London) and Dennis Fuller (born 19 June 1959, Jamaica), both of whom were tragically killed in an Alpine car accident on 21 January 1996.[1]

Although they lived near Hamburg, Germany since 1981, they had actually met when they were at school in Greenwich, London. They were formed in 1986 as a vehicle for songwriter and record producer Ralf-René Maué. Their musical style was Eurobeat dance music, Spinning on their heads, combined with choreography acquired during their experience as Rollerblade dancers prior to forming London Boys. Consequently their early releases were marketed towards the Eurodisco scene.[citation needed] Dennis Fuller was a former member of the Roxy Rollers rollerskating disco act, who released a single called "I Need A Holiday" in May 1979.

The most notable songs of the group were "London Nights" and "Requiem", which were initially released in 1988. The record "Requiem" eventually became their breakthrough single in April 1989, and reached No.4 on the UK Singles Chart. Subsequently, the re-released "London Nights" and the album The Twelve Commandments Of Dance, both peaked at No.2 in the UK singles and album charts, respectively. Another single, a remixed version of their 1987 release "Harlem Desire", reached No.17. A fourth single from the album, "My Love", also reached No. 46. After that their last two UK Singles Chart entries were with "Chapel of Love" (#75) in 1990 and "Freedom" (#54) in 1991. The music videos for their singles were largely based around dance sequences and relationship/love storylines.

The Twelve Commandments Of Dance is considered the best and most collectable of their album releases; their later recordings sadly had little commercial success (no further UK chart entries). However, in total, the London Boys sold 4.5 million records worldwide.[citation needed]

After being dropped by their record label the band effectively split up. In 1995, shortly before their deaths, a reformed version of the group made a crossover album called Hallelujah Hits which incorporated Eurodance arrangements into traditional religious compositions.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • The Twelve Commandments of Dance (1988/89) [#2 UK]
  • Sweet Soul Music (1991) [#22 Austria]
  • Chapel of Love (1991)
  • Love 4 Unity (1993)
  • Hallelujah Hits (1995) as "New London Boys"

[edit] Singles

  • 1986 - "I'm Gonna Give My Heart"
  • 1986 - "I'm Gonna Give My Heart" (Remix)
  • 1987 - "Dance Dance Dance"
  • 1987 - "Harlem Desire"
  • 1987 - "My Love"
  • 1987 - "Supermix"
  • 1988 - "Requiem" [#4 UK, #11 Austria]
  • 1989 - "Harlem Desire '89" [#17 UK]
  • 1989 - "London Nights" [#2 UK, #9 Switzerland]
  • 1989 - "Megamix"
  • 1989 - "My Love '89" [#46 UK]
  • 1990 - "Chapel of Love" [#75 UK]
  • 1990 - "Freedom" [#54 UK, #29 Switzerland]
  • 1991 - "Sweet Soul Music" (feat. Soul Kitchen) [#11 Austria]
  • 1991 - "Is This Love?"
  • 1991 - "Tonight! Tonight!"
  • 1992 - "Moonraker"
  • 1993 - "Baby, Come Back" [#27 Austria]
  • 1995 - "Gospel Train to London"

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Verzeanu, Milena "a.k.a The New London Boys" website accessed 2007-06-21
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