B.B.E.
| B.B.E. | |
|---|---|
| Origin | France[1] |
| Genres | Acid trance, dream trance |
| Years active | 1996-2003 |
| Labels | Positiva |
| Members |
Bruno Sanchioni Emmanuel Top |
| Past members | Bruno Quartier (1996) |
B.B.E. is a French-based trance music act, originally composed of Italian record producers Bruno Sanchioni and Bruno Quartier, and French producer Emmanuel Top.
Musical career
"Seven Days and One Week" (1996) was a top ten hit in more than ten countries worldwide, reaching number three in the United Kingdom,[2] and in Germany. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[3]
They had two Top 5 hits in the UK: "Seven Days and One Week" and "Flash". They followed these up with two Top 20 hits: "Desire" and "Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)"; and an 1998 album entitled Games.[2]
Later in the band's short career, the trio would move into more ethereal trance productions.
Emmanuel Top managed a record label called Attack Records from 1993 to 2003, and produced many dance hits. More recently, he managed a dance club in Belgium.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Games |
|
60 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] |
BEL (Vl) [4] |
FIN [4] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
ITA [4] |
NED [4] |
NOR [4] |
SPA [7][8] |
SUI [4] |
SWE [4] |
UK [2] | |||||
| 1996 | "Seven Days and One Week" | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | Games | ||
| 1997 | "Flash" | 18 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 5 | |||
| "Desire" | — | 26 | — | — | 71 | 15 | — | 97 | — | — | — | 50 | 19 | ||||
| 1998 | "Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)" | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |||
| 2000 | "Seven Days and Four Years" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||
| 2001 | "Orion" (vs. Emmanuel Top) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Hollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music (4th ed.). Backbeat Books. p. 61. ISBN 978-0879306281.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 36. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "BPI: Certified Awards Search" (To access, one must enter the search parameter "BBE" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 International peaks
- ↑ German peaks
- ↑ Irish peaks
- ↑ Spanish peak for "Seven Days and One Week"
- ↑ Spanish peak for "Flash"
- ↑ "Certifications Singles Argent - année 1996". Disque en France. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (B.B.E.)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search: BBE". BPI. Retrieved 2010-08-14.