Crystal Smith, better known by her stage name Dimples D., is an American rapper who became a one-hit wonder in 1990.
Dimples D. was selected as the vocalist for a track by hip hop producer Marley Marl entitled "Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive)", released on Party Time Records in 1983. "Sucker D.J.'s" was written by Crystal Smith / Williams / Kaye / Montenegro.
The song—an answer song to Run–D.M.C.'s "Sucker M.C.s (Krush-Groove 1)"—did not sell in quantity upon its first release, but Ben Liebrand reworked the song in 1990, including a sample of the theme song from the American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie . Upon re-release, the song went to #1 in Australia, #17 in the UK Singles Chart, [1] and charted in many countries in Europe.
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Dimples & Spice |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
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AUS [2] [3] | AUT | BEL (Fla) | GER [4] | NED | NZ | UK [5] | |||
1983 | "Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive)" (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only |
1990 | "Sucker DJ (A Witch for Love)" (Ben Liebrand remix) | 1 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 17 | Dimples & Spice |
1991 | "I Can't Wait" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Sisters Keep on Doin' It" (with Lady Spice) | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
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