Fantasy (group)
| Fantasy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York, United States |
| Genres | Dance-pop, pop, boogie, Club/dance, disco |
| Labels | Pavillion/Epic |
| Past members | Ken Roberson, Fonda Rae, Carolyn Edwards, Rufus Jackson, Tamm E. Hunt |
Fantasy is an urban pop vocal group based in New York who scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "You're Too Late", which hit number one in 1981.[1]
Group members include Ken Roberson, Fonda Rae, Tami Hunt, Rufus Jackson and Carolyn Edwards. The groups' producer, Tony Valor, continued to use the name in 1985 when they released an italo disco-influenced single called "He's My Number One."
History
"You're Too Late" was a number-one dance hit in the United States. It had a five week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 1981.[1] It also reached the top 30 on the Soul Singles chart.[2]
In 1982, the band released a pop-soul number entitled "Hold On Tight", which peaked at number 35 on the Dance Club chart, followed by "Live the Life I Love", boogie song that had reached #41 position on the same chart by 1983.
Their last successful track titled "He's Number One" reached #37 on the Dance chart in 1986.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Album | Release date | Label | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B | |||
| Fantasy | 1981 | Pavilion | — | — |
| Sex And Material Possessions | 1982 | Pavilion | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US Dan |
US R&B |
US DSS |
UK | |||||||
| 1981 | "(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song" | — | — | #51 | — | — | |||||
| "You're Too Late" | #104 | #1 | #28 | — | — | ||||||
| 1982 | "Hold on Tight" | — | #35 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "Live the Life I Love" | — | #41 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1986 | "He's Number One" | — | #37 | — | #14 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Joel Whitburn, Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003", 2004
- ↑ Joel Whitburn Presents, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004", 2004
- ↑ Billboard - Fantasy - You're too Late - Chart History. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Fantasy - Discography". Billboard/Allmusic. Rovi Corporation/Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
| Preceded by "Celebration" with "Take it to the Top" by Kool & the Gang |
"You're Too Late" Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single January 24, 1981 - February 21, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Rapture" / "The Tide is High" by Blondie |