Cerrone

This article describes the musician; for the soccer player, see Pascal Cerrone . Cerrone is also a district of the Italian municipality of Crescentino in the province of Vercelli.

Cerrone, 2009

Cerrone, 1977

Cerrone (born May 24, 1952 in Vitry-sur-Seine as Jean-Marc Cerrone ) is a musician, composer and producer of disco music and founder of the independent label Malligator Records .

biography

With his first four albums, Love in C Minor (1976), Cerrone's Paradise (1977), Cerrone 3: Supernature (1977) and The Golden Touch (1978), Cerrone shaped the European disco sound of the 1970s, but also created it Jump into the US charts. In 1978 he also made it into the charts with a second disco project called Kongas . The title track of his debut Love in C Minor was in the top 40 of the pop and number 2 of the disco charts. His other classics that made it into the disco hit lists include Cerrone's Paradise , Supernature , Give Me Love (1977) and Je suis music (1978).

Cerrone continued his career with regular releases even after the end of the disco era. He relied on new compositions as well as remixes of his old successes. In 1996 , Supernature reached the American dance charts again in a corresponding mix. His collaboration with Bob Sinclar : Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (2001) also received a lot of attention . Cerrone is still active as an album and live artist.

Cerrones son Greg is also a musician.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		AT	UK	US	R&B
1977	Love in C Minor	-	-	US153 (10 weeks) US	R&B55 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1977
	Cerrone's Paradise	-	-	US162 (5 weeks) US	R&B52 (3 weeks) R&B	First published: July 1977
1978	Cerrone 3: Supernature	AT13 (4 weeks) AT	UK60 (1 week) UK	US129 (8 weeks) US	R&B56 (3 weeks) R&B	First published: January 1978
	Africanism (as Congas)	-	-	US120 (8 weeks) US	-	First published: February 1978
	Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch	-	-	US118 (13 weeks) US	R&B49 (9 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1978

more publishments

• 1979: Cerrone V: Angelina
• 1980: Cerrone VI
• 1980: Cerrone VII: You Are the One
• 1982: Cerrone VIII: Back Track
• 1982: Cerrone IX: Your Love Survived
• 1984: Where Are You Now
• 1988: The Collector: A Marc Cerrone Opera
• 1989: Way In
• 1990: Dancing Machine (Soundtrack)
• 1992: Dream
• 1993: X-xex
• 1995: Human Nature
• 2002: Hysteria
• 2006: Orange Mecanique
• 2008: Celebrate!
• 2010: Cerrone Symphony: Variations of Supernature
• 2015: Give Me Remixes
• 2016: Red Lips
• 2020: DNA

Compilations

• 1981: The Best of Cerrone
• 1983: Cerrone Or
• 1986: Cerrone's Collection
• 1989: Top Dance
• 1990: Supernature
• 1990: Je suis music
• 1991: 1976-1991
• 1992: The Gold Volume 1
• 1995: Best
• 1995: Les années disco
• 1996: Best of Remixes
• 2001: Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (DJ-Mix: Bob Sinclar )
• 2001: Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (Vol. 2) (DJ mix: Bob Sinclar)
• 2003: Collector Box (box with 6 LPs)
• 2004: Cerrone Culture: The Complete Video Anthology (CD + 2 DVDs)
• 2007: Paradise Collection (2 CDs)
• 2008: Love Ritual: Glamorous Lounge Selection
• 2009: Cerrone by Jamie Lewis (Mix: Jamie Lewis)
• 2011: Club Mixes
• 2012: Addict (2 CDs)
• 2014: The Best of Cerrone Productions (2 CDs)
• 2014: Brigade Mondaine (soundtrack of the film The Sect ; box with 3 LPs + 3 CDs)
• 2014: I II III (The 2014 Official Boxset Limited Numbered Edition) (box with 3 LPs + 3 CDs; release: November 15th)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		UK	US	R&B	Dance
1977	Love in C Minor Love in C Minor	UK31 (4 weeks) UK	US36 (8 weeks) US	R&B29 (12 weeks) R&B	Dance2 (16 weeks) Dance	First published: January 1977 Instrumental
	Cerrone's Paradise Cerrone’s Paradise	-	-	-	Dance6 (16 weeks) Dance	First published: May 1977
	Supernature Cerrone 3: Supernature	UK8th silver (12 weeks)UK	US70 (5 weeks) US	R&B72 (6 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (20 weeks) Dance	First published: November 1977
1978	Africanism / Gimme Some Lovin ' Africanism (as Kongas)	-	US84 (7 weeks) US	-	-	First published: April 1978
	Je suis music Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch	UK39 (4 weeks) UK	-	R&B63 (8 weeks) R&B	Dance7 (14 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1978
1979	Rock Me Cerrone V: Angelina	-	-	-	Dance56 (16 weeks) Dance	First published: July 1979
1981	You Are the One / Hooked On You Cerrone VII: You Are The One	-	-	-	Dance56 (15 weeks) Dance	First published: April 1981
1982	Back Track Cerrone VIII: Back Track	-	-	R&B85 (4 weeks) R&B	Dance32 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: May 1982
1984	Club Underworld Where Are You Now	-	-	-	Dance34 (8 weeks) Dance	First published: July 1984
1986	Oops Oh No! Cerrone's Collection	-	-	R&B89 (2 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1986 with La Toya Jackson
1995	Mercy Human Nature	UK83 (1 week) UK	-	-	Dance48 (2 weeks) Dance	First published: September 1995
1996	Love in C Minor (Remix) Best of Remixes	-	-	-	Dance24 (9 weeks) Dance	First published: January 1996 Instrumental; Remix: David Morales
	Supernature (Remix) Best of Remixes	UK66 (1 week) UK	-	-	Dance12 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: July 1996 Remix: Danny Tenaglia
2001	Give Me Love Cerrone IX: Your Love Survived	UK87 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: September 2001
2006	Supernature (J. Garraud & D. Tenaglia Mixes) Paradise Collection	-	-	-	Dance5 (15 weeks) Dance	First published: September 2006 Remixes: Joachim Garraud , Danny Tenaglia
2012	Good Times I'm in Love	-	-	-	Dance46 (2 weeks) Dance	First release: October 2012 feat. Adjana

more publishments

• 1978: Give Me Love (released June)
• 1979: Look for Love (release: February)
• 1982: Strollin 'on Sunday (release: October)

swell

1. ↑ Greg Cerrone at Discogs (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: AT UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200 Billboard Dance (from 2003) - Kongas
3. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
6. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

• Official website
• Literature by and about Cerrone in the catalog of the German National Library
• Cerrone at Allmusic (English)
• Cerrone at Discogs (English)
• Cerrone at 45cat.com
• Place 1, 54, 78, 147, 250, 368, 568, 638 of the alltime DJ Certified Top 700 from discomusic.com