Groove Armada

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Groove Armada in Dubai (2010)

The Groove Armada is a disco , funk and house group from Cambridge , England , which was founded in the mid-1990s. The band essentially consists of the two "masterminds" Andy Cato and Tom Findlay as well as changing studio musicians. But also the results of guest appearances by various pop stars, such as B. Neneh Cherry , can be found on their records.

Band history

During the recording for Song 4 Mutya in London's Finsbury Park , 2007

When Tom Findlay and Andy Cato met in 1994, they both recognized their musical preferences for funk, jazz, disco and house. In 1999 the party album Vertigo was released . In 2001 their third album came out, which is called Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub). With this they hoped for a somewhat greater success, which only followed with their next album Lovebox (2002). The album Soundboy Rock (2007) expanded her musical horizons with hip hop, reggae and pop. So they did not try to stick to a certain style of music.

Her best-known title is the international hit I See You Baby from 2000, which was also remixed by Fatboy Slim and used in a Renault Mégane advertisement. They also created the theme from the " Sex and the City " credits as well as several remixes of strange songs.

The song Hands of Time from the album Lovebox was used in the movie "Collateral" with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. The song can also be found on the corresponding soundtrack for the film.

In the summer of 2007, the single Song 4 Mutya came out in collaboration with former Sugababes member Mutya Buena .

In 2018 the album Graceland by Paul Simon was re-released as a remix album with the help of Groove Armada . The record "Graceland: The Remixes" hit the US dance charts . The project was initiated with the consent of Paul Simon and distributed via Paul Simon's official YouTube account.

Discography

live, 2007

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK
1999 Vertigo - - UK23
platinum
platinum

(30 weeks)UK
2000 The Remixes - - UK68 (2 weeks)
UK
Back to mine - - UK-
silver
silver
UK
2001 Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) DE89 (1 week)
DE 		AT47 (3 weeks)
AT 		UK5
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK
2002 Lovebox - AT69 (2 weeks)
AT 		UK41
silver
silver

(2 weeks)UK
2004 The Best of Groove Armada - - UK6 (16 weeks)
UK
2007 Soundboy rock - - UK10 (10 weeks)
UK
Greatest hits - - UK65 (1 week)
UK
2010 Black light - - UK26 (3 weeks)
UK
2015 Little Black Book - - UK43 (1 week)
UK

Singles

Lightshow at Melbourne Big Day Out 2010
year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT UK UK
1999 If Everybody Looked the Same
Vertigo 		- - UK25 (2 weeks)
UK
At the River
Vertigo 		- - UK19th
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK
I see you baby
vertigo 		- - UK17th
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
feat. Gram'ma Funk
2001 Superstylin '
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) 		- - UK12
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
My Friend
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) 		- - UK36 (2 weeks)
UK
2002 Purple Haze
Lovebox 		- - UK36 (2 weeks)
UK
2003 Easy
Lovebox 		- - UK31 (2 weeks)
UK
But I Feel Good
Lovebox 		- - UK50 (2 weeks)
UK
2004 I See You Baby
The Best of Groove Armada 		- - UK11 (6 weeks)
UK
2007 Get Down
Soundboy Rock 		- - UK9 (9 weeks)
UK
Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)
Soundboy Rock 		- - UK8 (13 weeks)
UK

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  1. ↑ Paul Simon's 80s record as a DJ edition. Retrieved June 15, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT UK
  3. ↑ Sources for awards: UK
  4. ↑ I See You Baby (Groove Armada feat. Gram'ma Funk) in the UK charts

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