World Clique

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World Clique
World Clique cover
Studio album by Deee-Lite
Released August 7, 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Pop, Dance, House, Techno, Pop/Rock
Length 48:19
Label Elektra
Producer Deee-Lite
Professional reviews
Deee-Lite chronology
World Clique
(1990)		 Infinity Within
(1992)

World Clique is the first and most well-known album by the dance music band Deee-Lite, released in 1990. The album's first single, "Groove Is in the Heart", was a top-five success on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart as well as a number-one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. Three subsequent singles also hit the top ten on the U.S. dance chart.

Guest artists on the album include Bootsy Collins ("Try Me On... I'm Very You", "Smile On", "Groove Is in the Heart" and "Who Was That?"), Q-Tip ("Groove Is in the Heart"), Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (Try Me On... I'm Very You", "Smile On", "Groove Is in the Heart").

When World Clique was released on compact disc two bonus tracks were added to the album: "Deee-Lite Theme" and "Build the Bridge".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

all tracks written by Deee-Lite, except where noted.
  1. "Deee-Lite Theme" (Deee-Lite, Herbie Hancock)
  2. "Good Beat"
  3. "Power of Love"
  4. "Try Me On, I'm Very You"
  5. "Smile On"
  6. "What Is Love?"
  7. "World Clique"
  8. "E.S.P."
  9. "Groove Is in the Heart"
  10. "Who Was That?"
  11. "Deep Ending"
  12. "Build the Bridge"

[edit] Sales and chart performance

[edit] Album

World Clique's release in August 1990 was a soft one, not placing in the Billboard 200. It wasn't until the album's lead single, "Groove is in the Heart", began gaining popularity that album sales began showing momentum.

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 20
UK Top 40 14
Austrian Album Chart[1] 25

The album's initial success occurred in the UK, where it peaked at # 14 on the UK Top 40 chart in September.[2] Simultaneously, the album entered the Billboard 200 at # 180 for the week of September 15 in the US.[3] Fueled by the success of the single, World Clique continued to climb the chart for several weeks, peaking at # 20 for the week of November 24.[4]

The success of subsequent singles, "Power of Love", "Good Beat" and "E.S.P.", helped the album to sustain steady sales throughout the following months, with the album achieving RIAA Gold certification in December 1990[5] and remaining on the Billboard 200 for a total of 41 weeks before falling off the chart in June 1991, following its final chart position at # 199.[6] World Clique is Deee-Lite's most successful album, outlasting Infinity Within (1992) and Dewdrops in the Garden (1994) on the Billboard 200 chart and outperforming its successors in terms of highest peak position and mainstream exposure and sales.[7]

[edit] Singles

[edit] Acclaim

In 2003, Slant Magazine included World Clique in its list, Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Austrian album chart archives. hitparad.se. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  2. ^ everyhit.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  3. ^ The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Sep 15 1990. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  4. ^ The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Nov 24 1990. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  5. ^ RIAA Searchable Database. RIAA. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  6. ^ The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Jun 22 1991. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  7. ^ Artist Chart History - Dee-Lite. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  8. ^ Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
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