Brick (band)

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Brick
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres Funk, R&B, disco
Years active1972–present
Labels Bang, Magic City

Brick is an American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz" (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK [1] ), which was released in 1976.

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History

Brick was formed in Atlanta in 1972 by Regi Hargis from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". [2] They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) [3] was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) [3] in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) [3] in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981. [3]

Donald Nevins died on August 7, 2011, at the age of 62. [4] Founder and guitarist Regi Hargis died on October 15, 2021, at the age of 70. Ambric Bridgeforth died on November 25, 2023 at age 69. [5] [2]

Members

Former members include:

Discography

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positions
US
[3] 		US R&B
[3]
1976 Good High 191
1977 Brick 151
1979Stoneheart10025
1980Waiting on You17931
1981Summer Heat8913
1982After 5——
1988Too Tuff——
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Pop
[3] 		US R&B
[3] 		US Dance
[3] 		CAN
[6] [7] 		UK
[8]
1976"Music Matic"―82―――
"Dazz"3172636
1977"Dusic"182―18―
"That's What It's All About"―48―――
1978"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"927―――
1979"Dancin' Man"―47―――
"Raise Your Hands"―34―――
1980"All the Way"10638―――
"Push Push"―21―――
1981"Sweat (Til You Get Wet)"―1064――
"Wide Open"―58―――
1982"Free Dancer"―62―――
"Stick by You"―――――
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 78. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  2. 1 2 Wynn, Ron. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Brick - Awards". AllMusic . Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Donald Nevins Obituary". Legacy.com. 2011.
  5. ↑ Rizik, Chris (October 15, 2021). "R.I.P. Brick co-founder and guitarist Regi Hargis". Soul Tracks.
  6. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 29, 1977" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - December 3, 1977" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "BRICK - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 9, 2021.


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