Raze (house-music group)

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Raze
Origin United States
Genres House
Years active1986–1992
Labels
  • Grove Street Records
  • Champion Records
  • Columbia/CBS Records
Past members
  • Vaughan Mason
  • Erique Dial
  • Keith Thompson

Raze was an American electronic dance music group formed in 1986 by multi-instrumentalist and producer Vaughan Mason. Raze also included producer Erique Dial, vocalists Keith Thompson, Wanda Sykes, Bobby Coleman, and DJ Stephon Johnson. [1] [2] [3]

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Biography

Early releases included "Jack the Groove" and "Let the Music Move U", both in 1986. "Jack the Groove" was one of the first house music hits in the UK, entering the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart in January 1987. [4] Along with Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body", a UK No. 1 the same month, it presaged the popularity of the genre in the UK in the late 1980s.

Raze hit No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1988 with "Break 4 Love" [5] which also crossed over to urban radio stations, where it became a moderate hit. "Break 4 Love" hit No. 1 on the US dance chart again in 2001, when it was covered by Peter Rauhofer and the Pet Shop Boys, under the name the Collaboration.

In October 2004, "Break 4 Love" appeared in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , playing on the house music radio station SF-UR.

Discography

Albums

YearTitle
1988Album 88
1991All 4 Love

Singles

YearTitleChart positions
US
R&B
[6] 		US
Dance
[5] 		UK
[7] 		UK
Dance
[7]
1986"Jack the Groove"——20—
1987"Let the Music Move U"——57—
"Caught U Cheatin'"——77—
1988"Break 4 Love"24128—
1989"Let It Roll"†—127—
1990"All 4 Love (Break 4 Love 1990)"‡——30—
"Can You Feel It"¶——62—
1991"Let It Move U"^————
"Bass Power"—16——
1994"Break 4 Love" (Our Tribe Club Mix)——441
2003"Break 4 Love" (David Vendetta Mix)——64—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

† – Raze presents Doug Lazy
‡ – Raze featuring Lady J and Secretary of Entertainment
¶ – Raze/The Legend (montage of six Raze tracks, Champion Records UK)
^ – Raze presents ESTB

References

  1. ↑ McDermott, Matt (April 4, 2020). "'Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll' and 'Break 4 Love' creator Vaughan Mason dies aged 69". Resident Advisor . Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ Masterton, James (April 20, 2019). Chart Watch UK: Hits of 1989. James Masterton. ISBN   9780463138571 . Retrieved July 15, 2020– via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Spada, Marco (February 2013). ""Erique Dial: The Multiple Identities of an Ever-Changing House Music Pioneer"". TRIBAL REALITIES MAGAZINE. Vol. 3. Marco Spada. p. 8. Retrieved May 2, 2025– via Issuu.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  5. 1 2 "Chart History - Raze: DANCE CLUB SONGS". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Chart History - Raze: HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Raze - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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