Lindy Layton

Lindy Layton (2008)

Lindy Layton (born December 7, 1970 in London ; actually Belinda Kimberly Layton ) is a British singer .

biography

Together with Norman Cook , Layton was a founding member and singer of the band Beats International . With her, Layton landed the number one hit Dub Be Good to Me in her home country in March 1990 . The band's debut album peaked at number 17 in the UK.

Layton is said to have been the inspiration for Cook when composing the track Song for Lindy , which he released as Fatboy Slim on his debut album Better Living Through Chemistry in 1996 .

After Beats International broke up, she released three albums under her own name. In the late 1990s, she founded the band Hardknox together with guitarist Steve Procter .

Discography

→ Main article : Beats International

Albums

• 1991: Pressure
• 1996: No Other Star

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Dub Be Good to Me	DE4 (19 weeks) DE	AT2 (14 weeks) AT	CH6 (12 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (13 weeks)UK	US76 (5 weeks) US	Beats International feat. Lindy
	Silly Games	-	-	-	UK22 (7 weeks) UK	-	feat. Janet Kay
1991	Echo My Heart	-	-	-	UK42 (2 weeks) UK	-
	Without You (One and One)	-	-	-	UK71 (2 weeks) UK	-
1993	We got the love	-	-	-	UK38 (3 weeks) UK	-	First publication: 1992
	Show me	-	-	-	UK47 (1 week) UK	-

More singles

• 1991: Wait for Love
• 1992: I'll Be a Freak for You
• 1996: Who Do You Think You Are?
• 2009: Dub Be Bad (The BeatThiefs feat. Lindy Layton)
• 2009: Just Be Good to Me (Groove Diggerz feat. Lindy Layton)

swell

1. ↑ Chart data Let Them Eat Bingo
2. ↑ Chart sources: Singles Dub Be Good to Me
3. ↑ Gold / platinum database UK

Web links

• Lindy Layton at Allmusic (English)
• Lindy Layton at Discogs (English)