Lil 'Louis

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
French Kisses (The Complete Mix Collection EP)
  DE 40 09.10.1989 (6 weeks)
  UK 35 08/26/1989 (5 weeks)
Singles
French kiss
  DE 2 
gold
gold
08/14/1989 (23 weeks)
  AT 4th 10/01/1989 (10 weeks)
  CH 2 09/10/1989 (15 weeks)
  UK 2 
silver
silver
07/29/1989 (11 weeks)
  US 50 10/21/1989 (13 weeks)
I Called You (Lil 'Louis and the World)
  UK 16 01/13/1990 (6 weeks)
Nyce and Slo (Lil 'Louis and the World)
  UK 89 07/21/1990 (1 week)
Saved My Life (Lil 'Louis and the World)
  UK 74 09/26/1992 (1 week)
Freedom (Make It Funky) (with Black Magic)
  UK 41 06/01/1996 (2 weeks)
Clap Your Hands (with The Party)
  UK 77 11/01/1997 (1 week)
How's Your Evening so Far ( Josh Wink feat. Lil 'Louis)
  UK 23 08/12/2000 (3 weeks)

Lil 'Louis is the pseudonym of the American DJ and producer Louis Burns (* 1962 in Chicago , Illinois ). With French Kiss he had his international breakthrough in 1989.

biography

Louis Burns is the son of guitarist Bobby Sims, who played in the soul band Rotary Connection , and has nine siblings. He played drums and bass as a child, and began working as a DJ in the mid-1970s. Burns was nicknamed Lil 'Louis when performing at Club River's Edge . By the end of the decade he had his own club and began to develop his first editing techniques there. A tape recorder helped him, among other things .

In the 1980s, Lil 'Louis was hosting large house parties in Chicago. Burns also recorded his first productions there. The debut single How I Feel appeared on his own label . In 1987, French Kiss became a local hit . Two years later the title became a club and chart hit worldwide. Then Burns got a contract with the major label Epic Records and released his debut album From the Mind of Lil 'Louis in 1989 . The release I Called U also became a club hit and entered the UK Top 20.

When the second album Journey with the Lonely was largely unsuccessful, Lil 'Louis retired from the business for a few years and produced for other artists such as Babyface and Me'shell Ndegeocello . By collaborating with Masters at Work's Louie Vega , Burns got back into the business and worked among other things. a. with Black Magic. How's Your Evening so Far? by Josh Wink and Lil 'Louis was a hit in the UK charts in 2000.

Discography

Albums

  • 1989: From the Mind of Lil 'Louis
  • 1992: Journey with the Lonely
  • 1995: Pride '95 (DJ-Mix by Lil 'Louis)
  • 2001: Mix the Vibe: 27 Years in the Mix
  • 2009: Two Sides to Every Story

Singles and EPs

  • 1987: Frequency / How I Feel
  • 1988: The Original Video Clash
  • 1989: French Kiss
  • 1989: French Kisses (The Complete Mix Collection EP)
  • 1989: Frequency (Remix)
  • 1990: I Called U
  • 1990: Nyce & Slow
  • 1992: Club Lonely
  • 1992: Saved My Life
  • 1996: Freedom (Make It Funky) (Black Magic & Lil 'Louis)
  • 1997: French Kiss [1997]
  • 1997: Clap Your Hands
  • 1999: blackout
  • 1999: Clap Hands
  • 2000: How's Your Evening so Far? ( Wink feat. Lil Louis)
  • 2008: French Kissing EP
  • 2012: Fable
  • ????: Do U Luv Me

literature

source

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Singles Albums UK1 UK2
  2. ↑ Awards: DE UK

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Lil 'Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burns, Marvin Louis (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American DJ and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois