Brainstorm (disco-funk band)

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Brainstorm was an American disco - radio - tape , in 1977 by the singles Wake Up and Be Somebody and Lovin 'Is Really My Game became known.

Band history

The group was formed in Chicago in 1976 and consisted of Belita Woods, Charles Overton, Jeryl Bright, Larry Sims, Gerald Kent, Trenita Womack, Lamont Johnson, Willie Wooten, Bob Ross and Renell Gonsalves, son of longtime saxophonist Duke Ellingtons , Paul Gonsalves .

In December 1976, the debut single Wake Up and Be Somebody appeared , which climbed to number 48 on the Billboard R&B charts in early 1977. In March, this track entered the US pop single charts for the first and last time , where it reached number 86. Another hit followed in April with Lovin 'Is Really My Game , which reached number 14 on both the US R&B and dance charts. The associated album Stormin ' was ranked 31st on the R&B charts, but also ranked 145th on the US album charts .

The next studio album, Journey to the Light , was released in 1978 and reached number 53 on the R&B charts. Only the release We're on Our Way Home made it into the R&B hit list with 84th place. The third album that followed in 1979, Funky Entertainment , missed a chart position, but it contains two R&B chart hits with Hot for You (# 65) and You Put a Charge in My Life (# 84). Hot for You also climbed to # 21 on the Billboard Dance chart.

In 1980, Brainstorm split.

Members

  • Belita Karen Woods (born October 23, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan; † May 14, 2012 there) - lead vocals
  • Charles "Chuck" Overton (born in St. Louis, Missouri) - saxophone
  • Jeryl R. Bright (born July 18, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) - trombone , vocals
  • Eugene Lamont Johnson - bass , vocals
  • Larry H. Sims (born June 25, 1951) - trumpet
  • Renell Gonsalves (born July 13, 1948) - drums
  • William L. Wooten, III (* 1954 in the USA) - vibraphone , keyboard
  • Jeffery Deon Estus (* 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) - bass, vocals
  • Gerald Kent (* 1952) - guitar
  • Trenita Womack aka Bongo Lady Way - vocals
  • Robert "Bob" Ross - keyboard

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1977 Stormin '
taboo 2048 		US145 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B31 (24 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1977
Producer: Jerry Peters
1978 Journey to the Light
Tabu 35327 		- R&B53 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1978
Producer: Jerry Peters

More studio albums

  • 1979: Funky Entertainment (Tabu 35749)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1977 Wake Up and Be Somebody
Stormin ' 		US86 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B48 (11 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: December 1976
Author: Gerald Kent
Lovin 'Is Really My Game
Stormin' 		- R&B14 (17 weeks)
R&B 		Dance14 (26 weeks)
Dance
First published: April 1977
Authors: Belita Woods, Trenita Womack
1978 We're on Our Way Home
Journey to the Light 		- R&B84 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: March 1978
Author: Gerald Kent
1979 Hot for You
Funky Entertainment 		- R&B65 (6 weeks)
R&B 		Dance21 (14 weeks)
Dance
First publication: May 1979
Authors: Belita Woods, Trenita Womack
You Put a Charge in My Life
Funky Entertainment 		- R&B84 (7 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: August 1979
Authors: Jerry Peters, Lynn Mack

More singles

  • 1978: Every Time I See You, I Go Wild!
  • 1978: Loving Just You

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

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