Deee-Lite
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Deee-Lite was a House and Club/Dance group formed in New York City. Their best known single is "Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut album, World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where they scored six number-one hits.
Band members
The members of Deee-lite were:
- Super DJ Dmitri (Dmitri Brill, born 4 June 1964, originally from Kiev, Ukraine)
- Lady Miss Kier (Kierin M. Kirby, born 15 August 1963, Youngstown, Ohio)
- Towa Tei (Dong-hwa Chung, born 7 September 1964, originally from Tokyo, Japan)
Career
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Brill and Kirby had an ongoing romantic relationship which ended prior to the release of their third album, Dewdrops In the Garden. Also prior to that release, Tei left the band (appearing only on the track "Call Me") and was replaced with DJ On-E. Deee-Lite disbanded shortly after the release of Dewdrops in the Garden. Tei has recorded several albums as a solo artist and Kier and Dmitri are successful club DJs. The tune "Groove is In the Heart" also featured bass guitar and vocals by Bootsy Collins.
In early 2003, Lady Miss Kier initiated a lawsuit against SEGA corporation for allegedly stealing her former persona and using it as the basis of a character in the video game Space Channel 5, after they had originally asked her to participate in the development of the product and she declined. In 2006 the court ruled against Lady Miss Kier's claim.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Clique | 20 | 14 |
| 1992 | Infinity Within | 67 | 37 |
| 1994 | Dewdrops in the Garden | 127 | - |
| 1996 | Sampladelic Relics & Dancefloor Oddities | - | - |
| 2001 | The Very Best of Deee-Lite | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Club | U.S. Hot 100 | UK singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Groove Is in the Heart" ☼ | 1 | 4 | 2 | World Clique |
| "What Is Love?" ☼ | 1 | - | - | ||
| "Power of Love" / "Deee-Lite Theme" | 1 | 47 | 25 | ||
| 1991 | "E.S.P." | 7 | - | - | |
| "How Do You Say...Love/"Groove Is in the Heart" (Remix) | - | - | 52 | ||
| "Good Beat" | 1 | - | 53 | ||
| 1992 | "Runaway" / "Rubber Lover" § | 1 | - | 45 | Infinity Within |
| "Thank You Everyday" | - | - | - | ||
| "Pussycat Meow" | 6 | - | - | ||
| 1994 | "Party Happenin' People" | 30 | - | - | Dewdrops in the Garden |
| "Picnic in the Summertime" | - | - | 43 | ||
| "Bring Me Your Love" | 1 | - | - | ||
| 1995 | "Call Me" | 1 | - | - |
☼ "Groove Is in the Heart" and "What Is Love?" charted together on the U.S. Dance chart as they were issued on the same 12-inch single. Both songs were released as a double A-side in the UK and charted as such.
§ "Runaway" and "Rubber Lover" charted together on the U.S. dance chart.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
- - Deee-Lite Fanpage
- Deee-Lite Yahoo Fan Group
- Deee-Lite Discography at Discogs.com
- MusicBlob: Archivio documenti This Italian website has archived some interesting legal documents including the "Kirby v.Sega" case involving Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite