Nomad (band)

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Nomad was a house music duo from the United Kingdom, who had several hits on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, as well as successes on the UK Singles Chart. Group members were Damon Rochefort (Nomad is Damon spelled backwards, thus the group's name), Steve McCutcheon and Sharon D. Clarke. [1]

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In 1991, they hit number 1 on the US Dance chart and number 2 in the UK with the song "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion", billed as Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom. [2] Their follow-up single, "Just a Groove", reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. [2]

Another single was "Something Special", also from the album Changing Cabins. [1] Then followed "Your Love Is Lifting Me" and "24 Hours a Day". [1] There was due to be a second album, entitled Different Drum, but this never materialised.

Discography

Album

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
UK
[3]
AUS AUT BEL
(FLA)
GER
[4]
IRE NED SWE SWI US Dance
[5]
1989"The Raggamuffin Number" (featuring Daddae Harvey)Changing Cabins
1990"(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (featuring MC Mikee Freedom)237108131051161
1991"Just a Groove"162910321264010
"Something Special"73146431537
1992"Your Love Is Lifting Me"603931Non-album singles
"24 Hours a Day"61212
1995"(I Wanna Give You) Devotion (Remixes)"42
2003"(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Spike vs. Nomad)179
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

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  2. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 397. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
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