Umboza

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

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

Umboza's 1995 single "Cry India", based on a sample of Lionel Richie's hit All Night Long, was a hit both in the U.S. and the UK . 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", based on a sample of The Gipsy Kings hit "Bamboléo", proved to be their biggest UK hit, reaching #14 in 1996.[2] The track appeared on numerous compilations including Now 34 and Dancemania 3.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[3]
FIN
[3]
SWE
[3]
UK
[2]
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. 1.0 1.1 Chart positions, Allmusic
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Intl. peak positions

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