Lidell Townsell

Lidell Townsell
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	House, R&B
Occupations	Producer, DJ
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Mercury/PolyGram, Sights & Sounds [1]

Willie Lidell Townsell ^[2] is a house musician from Chicago, Illinois. He originally released numerous singles on the Trax and D.J. International labels. He released one album, Harmony, on Mercury/PolyGram Records as Lidell Townsell in 1992. Two singles from the album were hits in the US, "Get with U" and "Nu Nu"; the latter featured the duo M.T.F., whose members were singer Martell and emcee Silk E (no relation to Sylk-E. Fyne).

His music has influenced numerous artists including Tiger & Woods, ^[3] and Green Velvet. ^[4]

In 2014, he collaborated and also sang on Shit Robot's remix of his song "Do It (Right)". ^{[5] [6]}

Discography

• Party People Jack Your Body (12") (Trax, 1987) ^[7]
• Jack the House (Trax, 1988) ^[7]
• Get The Hole (Trax, 1988) ^[7]
• Nu Nu (Mercury/PolyGram, 1991) ^[7]
• Step To It (Streetfire, 1992) ^[7]
• Nu Nu / Summertime Summertime (12") (with K. Pompey) (ISBA, 1992) ^[7]
• Harmony (with M.T.F.) (Mercury/PolyGram Records, 1992)
  • Engineered & Mixed by: Jerome Mark Mikulich at the Playroom Recording Studio (Chicago Heights, IL)
• All I Wanna Do (Aureus, 1997) ^[7]
• Girls, Girls, Girls (Music Connection, Inc., 2000) ^[7]
• Dance Dance (Everybody) (12") Featuring Consuela (Eclectik Recordings, 2001) ^[7]
• King of the Party Records (Trax, 2004) ^[7]
• Duh Duh Da (Trax, 2004) ^[7]
• I'll Make U Dance (Square Roots, 2004) ^[7]
• Lost Acid Tracks EP (Nu Soul, 2009) ^[7]
• Do It (Right) Shit Robot Feat Lidell Townsell (DFA, 2014) ^[7]
• Get The Hole (Trax, 2017) ^[7]
• Power Bass / Step 2 It (12", W/Lbl) (Dangerous (US), Saber Records, UKN) ^[7]
• Make Me Feel / Comin' Back / Nunu (12", Comp) (with Benassi Bros. / Bent) (SPG Music, UKN) ^[7]

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions [8]
		Billboard Hot 100	US Hot Dance Music/Club Play	US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles	US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles
1992	"Get with U"	#78	#4	#7	-
	"Nu Nu"	#26	#2	#1	#44

References

1. "Label Page". Sights & Sounds Inc. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
2. "ACID HOLE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
3. "WEEKEND MIX: TIGER & WOODS". HungerTV. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
4. "Green Velvet". Fabric. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
5. "REMIX HIGHLIGHT: SHIT ROBOT 'DO IT (RIGHT)' BY LIDELL TOWNSELL". Fame Magazine. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
6. "SHIT ROBOT TO RELEASE 2ND ALBUM IN MARCH FEATURING REGGIE WATTS, NANCY WHANG, LUKE JENNER + MORE!". Magnetic Magazine. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
7. "Lidell Townsell Discography". Discogs. February 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
8. Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.

External links

• Official website