Mystique (band)
Mystique was an R & B - and soul - singing group from Chicago . The band's biggest hit is What Would the World Be Without Music (1977).
Band history
Fred Simon and Larry Brownlee were members of The Lost Generation from 1970 to 1974 . Ralph Johnson sang with The Impressions from 1973 to 1976 . Together with Charles Fowler, these musicians founded the quartet Mystique in Chicago in 1976 . The debut single What Would the World Be Without Music hit the Billboard R&B charts in March 1977 , peaking at number 59, followed by Is It Really You , which climbed to number 77 on the R&B chart in May, and It Took a Woman Like You , which climbed to 71st place there in October. Also in 1977 was the only studio album named after the band , which includes the first two chart hits. The fourth single Dancing Lady , released in 1978, could not be placed in the charts, whereupon Mystique disbanded.
Larry Brownlee died suddenly in 1978. He was 35 years old.
Discography
Albums
- 1977: Mystique (feat. Ralph Johnson; Curtom 5012)
- 2000: Mystique (compilation; Sequell 366)
Singles
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 R&B
|
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| 1977 | What Would the World Be Without Music Curtom 0123 |
R&B59 (7 weeks) R&B |
First published: February 1977
Authors: Bunny Sigler, Don Covay |
| Is It Really You Curtom 0126 |
R&B77 (4 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 1977
Author: Theodore Life |
|
| It Took a Woman Like You Curtom 0130 |
R&B71 (10 weeks) R&B |
First published: September 1977
Author: Jesse Boyce |
More singles
- 1978: Dancing Lady (Curtom 137)
- 2017: If You're in Need ( Reissue ; Expansion 7023)
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- ↑ Chart sources: Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .