Umboza

Umboza
Origin Germany
Genres House
Eurodance
Years active 1995-1996
Past members
Stuart Crichton
Michael Kilkie

Umboza were a house duo from Germany composed of Stuart Crichton and Michael Kilkie. They recorded for Positiva Records.

Umboza released a single entitled "Cry India" in 1995 which was a hit both in the U.S. and the UK which was based around a sample of Lionel Richie's hit All Night Long. The song peaked at #16 on the Billboard Dance Club Play Charts[1] and #19 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] A second single, "Sunshine", proved to be their biggest UK hit, reaching #14 in 1996 and was based around a sample of The Gypsy Kings hit Bamboleo.[2] The track appeared on numerous compilations including Now 34 and Dancemania 3.

Contents

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[3]		 FIN
[3]		 SWE
[3]		 UK
[4]		 U.S.
Dance[1]
1995 "Cry India" — — — 19 16 Singles only
1996 "Sunshine" 34 17 16 14 —
"Paradiso" — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ a b Chart positions, Allmusic
  2. ^ a b Search for "Umboza" performed at Everyhit.com database on September 3, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Intl. peak positions
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

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