Nicholas Bracegirdle,known professionally as Chicane,is an English musician,composer,songwriter,and record producer. Among his works are singles "Offshore",an Ibiza trance anthem included in many compilations in both chill-out and dance versions;"Saltwater",which featured vocals by Clannad member Máire Brennan,and the UK number-one hit "Don't Give Up",featuring vocals by Bryan Adams,which also became a top ten hit on singles charts across Europe and Australia.
"Discothèque" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track on their 1997 album,Pop,and was released as its lead single on 3 February 1997. The song exhibits influences from electronic dance music,characteristic of the band's musical direction in the 1990s. The music video,directed by Stéphane Sednaoui,was set inside of a mirrorball and featured the band members dressed as members of the disco group the Village People.
Far from the Maddening Crowds is the debut studio album by British electronic music artist Chicane,released on 20 October 1997 through Xtravaganza Recordings. It is highly regarded as a seminal release in the trance music community,and was highly sought after,having been shelved for licensing issues,until its re-release on 18 October 2007. The album includes Chicane's debut single,"Offshore",as well as other singles "Sunstroke","Lost You Somewhere" and "Red Skies". The album charted in the UK on release,peaking at number 49.
Grace was a 1990s British dance music act,consisting of the DJs Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and the jazz singer Dominique Atkins. The group's first single,"Not Over Yet",had lead and backing vocals by the original frontwoman Patti Low. Atkins recorded her own lead vocals for "Not Over Yet" when it was included as the first track on the group's only album If I Could Fly.
"Atomic" is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fourth studio album,Eat to the Beat (1979). Written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman,the song was released in February 1980 as the album's third single.
"Get into You" is a dance-pop song written by Mike Percy and Tim Lever for Australian singer,songwriter and actress Dannii Minogue's second album,Get into You (1993). It was produced by Lever &Percy and received a mixed reception from music critics. Released as the fifth single in the second quarter of 1994,it reached the top forty in the United Kingdom. Along with the single "This Is It",the song was chosen to be released in Canada and the US.
"Insomnia" is a song by British musical group Faithless. Released as the band's second single,it became one of their most successful. It was originally released in 1995 and reached number 27 on the UK Singles Chart,topping the UK Dance Chart in the process. When re-released in October 1996,the song achieved a new peak of number three in the United Kingdom and topped the charts of Finland,Norway,and Switzerland,as well as the American and Canadian dance charts. It also featured on Faithless's 1996 debut album,Reverence.
"You Never Love the Same Way Twice" is a song by Zambian-born singer Rozalla,released in October 1994 as the third single from her second album,Look No Further (1995),and later also included on her Best Of album. The song reached number 12 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 16 on the UK Singles Chart,during a five-week chart run. It was a minor hit in Germany and Iceland,and peaked at number 61 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in November 1994. The single was also released in the United States in 1995 as the attendant single of the US edition of her second album,reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 2005,Rozalla re-recorded and re-released the track for a German label.
"I Wanna Be a Hippy" is a song by English electronic music group Technohead. The vocals were taken from David Peel's song "I Like Marijuana",which he sung in the movie Rude Awakening. It first appeared as the B-side to the group's Mary Jane EP,issued by Dutch hardcore techno label Mokum Records. John Peel featured the track "Mary Jane" on his show on 10 February 1995,which helped give the release recognition.
"Save Our Love" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was released in January 1994 as the second single from their debut album,Always &Forever (1993). The single entered at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 January,climbing to its peak of number eight the following week,and remained in the UK top 75 for seven weeks. On the UK Dance Singles Chart,it was even more successful,reaching number six. A music video was filmed for the song in December 1993.
"Keep On Jumpin'" is a song written by musician Patrick Adams and Ken Morris. This track has been remade,remixed,and sampled numerous times,but only the 1978 original by Adams's group Musique and Todd Terry's 1996 updated version with Martha Wash &Jocelyn Brown reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play charts. Musicians on the tracks include Rich Tannenbaum on drums,Ken Mazur on guitar,and Norbert Sloley on bass. Listed here are the most notable versions.
"Something Goin' On (In Your Soul)" is a song by American DJ,record producer and remixer Todd Terry featuring American singers Martha Wash and Jocelyn Brown on vocals. It was released as the second single from Terry's debut album,Ready for a New Day (1997). The song peaked within the top 5 in both Italy and the UK,peaking at number four and five. It also reached number-one on the UK Dance Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The original song title was shortened to "Something Goin’On" upon its release as a single,even though the full title was listed on the album.
"That's the Way Love Is" is a song by Chicago-based dance trio Ten City,released in 1989 as a single from their debut album,Foundation (1989). The song reached number eight in the UK and number eighteen in West Germany,and was also the group's highest charting single on both the Billboard R&B and dance charts in the US. It peaked at number twelve on the Hot R&B Singles chart,and number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Rolling Stone ranked "That's the Way Love Is" number 165 in their list of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" in 2022.
The discography of British electronic musician Chicane consists of nine studio albums,three compilation albums,two extended plays and forty singles. His debut single,"Offshore" reached number fourteen in the United Kingdom and number five on the United States dance chart in 1996. The subsequent debut album,Far from the Maddening Crowds,peaked at number forty-nine in the UK.
The Best of Chicane:1996–2008 is a greatest hits compilation album by the English music producer Chicane,released by Modena Records and Enzo Records on 6 October 2008.
"Hiding All the Stars" is a song by British electronic dance music artist Chicane featuring vocals by Natasha Andrews. The song,which samples "Cars" by Gary Numan,was released on 18 October 2009 in the United Kingdom.
"Offshore" is the debut single by British electronic music artist Chicane,released on 9 December 1996 from his debut album,Far from the Maddening Crowds (1997). The song reached number five in the United States on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart,number 12 in Ireland and number 14 in the United Kingdom. A bootleg by Australian DJ Anthony Pappa was given an official release in 1997 titled "Offshore '97". This version peaked at number 17 in the UK.
"Why" is a song by British music producer and remixer D Mob featuring singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis. It was released by FFRR as the fourth single from Dennis's second album,Into the Skyline (1992),a full year after her previous single from the album. In the UK,it reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart,number seven on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number one on the UK Club Chart,making it the most successful single from the album. "Why" was dedicated in memory of Philip Hall,who died in December 1993.
"I'm Alive" is the debut single by London-based DJ/producers Stretch Silvester and Jules Vern under the name Stretch &Vern. Containing a looped sample from "Boogie Wonderland" by Earth,Wind &Fire,it was well received by music critics,peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number-one on the UK Dance Chart. It was also featured on Coca-Cola advert campaigns. In other European countries,it peaked at number 21 in Ireland,number 23 in the Netherlands and number 29 in Sweden,where it also topped the Swedish Dance chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100,it reached number 16 in September 1996. Outside Europe,the single peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US and at number 65 in Australia.
"RipGroove" is the debut single by English speed garage duo Double 99. A huge underground UK club hit in 1997 when first released on an EP as their alias R.I.P. Productions,the song was officially released as a single twice,first in May 1997 where it reached No. 31 on the UK Singles Chart,then again in October in a new mix featuring vocals by MC Top Cat,peaking seventeen places higher at No. 14. The song appeared on their sole album,7th High,released in 2001.
