Nu Shooz
Nu Shooz is an American formation from Portland , Oregon, around the couple John Smith and Valerie Day, who were internationally successful in the mid-1980s with electronic dance music and especially with the hit single I Can't Wait .
history
Valerie Day and her husband John Smith had regional successes in Portland in the first half of the 1980s and in 1982 released the Nu-Shooz debut album Can't Turn It Off on the small label Nebula Circle . In 1985 the group recorded the single I Can't Wait b / w Don't Turn Back with Poolside Records , after which the major label Atlantic Records signed Nu Shooz. The song I Can't Wait , originally produced by the producer team "The Drone Bros." (Dick & Don), was re-released as a remix by Peter Slaghuis on Atlantic Records and became a hit parade worldwide.
The album Poolside , released shortly afterwards, was able to place in the top 40 of the LP charts in the USA, Great Britain and Germany. The follow-up single Point of No Return , also included, was a minor success in the international pop charts. In 1988, the single Should I Say Yes, taken from the album Told U So , was the last hit parade listing for Nu Shooz on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 41 . Other singles like Are You Lookin 'for Somebody Nu were featured in the American dance charts.
In 2006 Nu Shooz released an unplugged version of their successful track in an instrumentation and interpretation close to jazz .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 1986 | Poolside |
DE30 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH23 (6 weeks) CH |
UK32 (8 weeks) UK |
US27  (32 weeks)US |
R&B18 (23 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 1986
Producers: John Smith, Rick Waritz |
| 1988 | Told U So | - | - | - | - |
US93 (14 weeks) US |
R&B49 (7 weeks) R&B |
First published: April 1988
Producers: David Z., Jeff Lorber, John Smith, Rick Waritz |
More albums
- 1982: Can't Turn It Off
- 2006: Pandora's Box
- 2012: Kung Pao Kitchen
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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R&B
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Dance
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| 1986 |
I Can't Wait (Dutch Mix) Poolside |
DE2 (15 weeks) DE |
AT16 (8 weeks) AT |
CH4 (9 weeks) CH |
UK2  (14 weeks)UK |
US3 (23 weeks)US |
R&B2 (24 weeks) R&B |
Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: February 1986
Remix: Peter Slaghuis |
| Point of No Return Poolside |
DE24 (14 weeks) DE |
- |
CH23 (4 weeks) CH |
UK48 (3 weeks) UK |
US28 (22 weeks) US |
R&B36 (15 weeks) R&B |
Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: June 1986
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| Don't Let Me Be the One Poolside |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance39 (5 weeks) Dance |
First published: October 1986
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| 1988 | Should I say yes? Told U So |
- | - | - | - |
US41 (16 weeks) US |
R&B17 (14 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: April 1988
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| Are You Lookin 'for Somebody Nu Told U So |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance2 (9 weeks) Dance |
First published: July 1988
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More singles
- 1984: Tha's Right
- 1985: Goin 'Too Far
- 1985: I Can't Wait (released April)
- 1988: Driftin ' (release: December)
- 1992: Time Will Tell
- 2006: I Can't Wait: Unplugged (released September 8th)
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Web links
- Official website
- Nu Shooz at Allmusic (English)
- Nu Shooz at Discogs (English)