B.B.E.

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B.B.E.
Origin France [1]
Genres
Years active1996–2003
LabelsPositiva
Past members

B.B.E. was a French-based trance music act, originally composed of Italian record producers Bruno Sanchioni and Bruno Quartier, and French producer Emmanuel Top.

Contents

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 a 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. Bruno Sanchioni co produced one of the first trance recordings, "The Age of Love".

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[2]
Games60
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak 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"8326323461843Games
1997"Flash"18208121115114316621145
"Desire"267115975019
1998"Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)"613519
2000"Seven Days and Four Years"Singles only
2001"Orion" (vs. Emmanuel Top)
2002"Free"
2003"Hollywood"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

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