Passion (band)

Passion
Origin New York, New York, U.S.
Genres Disco
Soul
Boogie
Dance
Years active 1979–1984
Labels Prelude
Past members Dwight York
Richard Noriega Jr.
Leon Pendarvis

Passion was a short-lived disco and post-disco music band. Their style is an eclectic mix of funk and Latin rhythms combined with sensual lyrics. Debuted with an eponymous album in 1979 they continued publishing music until the band's departure in 1984.[1][2]

Their first single "Don't Bring Back Memories" gained a substantial club play when it was released in 1980. The song, written by multi-instrumentalist Ray Martinez and remixed by François Kevorkian, featured background vocals of Dara Norman, David Romero and Martha Roque. B-side was "In New York", a more than eleven-minutes long song.

In 1982, they released their "biggest"[1] dance hit "Don't Stop My Love", a song written by Kashif Saleem. The band followed up with "You Can't Hide It", a song recorded under the creative control of Eric Matthew in 1984.

Dwight York afterwards released two albums titled New and Re-New under his own label York's Records. The albums contained songs like "Life Is But a Dream" and "I Hurt". He was later imprisoned for multiple crimes including child sexual abuse and is projected to leave the prison as early as 2119.[3][4]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Label Peak chart positions
U.S. Top 40 U.S. Dance U.S. R&B UK
Top 40
1980 "Don't Bring Back Memories/In New York" Prelude ― #43 ― ―
1982 "Don't Stop My Love" ― ― ― ―
1984 "You Can't Hide (It)" ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (((Passion))) - Artists - Biography, Discography. Rovi Corporation, Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-23-04
  2. ↑ (((Don't Stop My Love))) - Album - Charts, Credits. Rovi Corporation, Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-23-04
  3. ↑ Billboard (r): Dr. York. Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 97: 41. 4 May 1985. ISSN 0006-2510
  4. ↑ Federal Bureau of Prisons