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PM Dawn was an American rap - duo , which was founded in 1988 by two brothers, Attrell (Prince Be) and Jarrett Cordes (DJ Minutemix).

biography

The first album Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience was released in 1991. The first release A Watcher's Point of View went into the UK Top 40 , the follow-up single set Adrift on Memory Bliss , a rapped reinterpretation of the hit True von Spandau Ballet from 1983, rose to number three in the respective charts in Great Britain, the USA and Germany , number four in Switzerland and number nine in Austria . The other singles from the first album, Paper Doll and Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine , also made it into various charts.

The second album and was entitled The Bliss Album in 1993 ...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) . The singles from it, Looking Through Patient Eyes , More Than Likely (feat. Boy George ) and The Ways of the Wind , only reached middle chart positions. Only Looking Through Patient Eyes achieved a top 10 placement in the USA.

The 1995 singles Downtown Venus and Sometimes I Miss You so Much (Dedicated to the Christ Consciousness) from the album Jesus Wept were only minor hits in Great Britain and the USA. Gotta Be… Movin 'On Up , a feature with Ky-Mani Marley , and I Had No Right were the last PM Dawn singles to hit the charts in 1998.

After Attrell Cordes suffered a stroke in 2005 and Jarrett Cordes decided to leave the group, the project was led by musician Dr. Giggles alias Doc G, the cousin of the two founders. Attrell Cordes died on June 17, 2016 at the age of 46.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1991 Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience - - CH38 (1 week)
CH 		UK8th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK 		US48
gold
gold

(28 weeks)US 		R&B29 (26 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 6, 1991
Producer: PM Dawn
1993 The Bliss Album ...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger
and the Ponderance of Life and Existence) 		- - - UK9
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK 		US30th
gold
gold

(25 weeks)US 		R&B23 (25 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 23, 1993
Producer: PM Dawn
1995 Jesus Wept - - - UK97 (1 week)
UK 		US119 (3 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 3rd, 1995
Producer: PM Dawn

More albums

  • 1998: Dearest Christian, I'm so Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad (out October 27)
  • 2000: F * cked Music (15 mp3 files)

Compilations

  • 2000: The Best of PM Dawn (released June 20th)
  • 2008: Most Requested
  • 2010: PM Dawn: Greatest Hits Live!

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
1991 A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)
Of the Heart, of the Soul ... 		- - - UK36 (5 weeks)
UK 		- - Dance44 (2 weeks)
Dance
First published: May 1991
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
Of the Heart, of the Soul ... 		DE3 (22 weeks)
DE 		AT9 (12 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (16 weeks)
CH 		UK3 (8 weeks)
UK 		US1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US 		R&B16 (15 weeks)
R&B 		Dance6 (10 weeks)
Dance
First release: August 1991
including samples from Spandau Ballets True
Paper Doll
Of the Heart, of the Soul ... 		DE42 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH33 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK49 (3 weeks)
UK 		US28 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B35 (8 weeks)
R&B 		Dance37 (6 weeks)
Dance
First published: October 1991
1992 Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine
Of the Heart, of the Soul ... 		- - - UK29 (4 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First published: February 1992
I'd Die Without You
The Bliss Album…? 		DE85 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - UK30 (5 weeks)
UK 		US3
gold
gold

(30 weeks)US 		R&B16 (20 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: September 1992
from the soundtrack of the movie Boomerang
1993 Looking Through Patient Eyes
The Bliss Album ...? 		DE63 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - UK11 (7 weeks)
UK 		US6 (21 weeks)
US 		R&B62 (16 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: March 1993
Backing Vocals: Cathy Dennis
including samples from George Michaels Father Figure
More Than Likely
The Bliss Album…? 		- - - UK40 (3 weeks)
UK 		- - -
First release: May 1993
feat. Boy George
The Ways of the Wind
The Bliss Album ...? 		- - - - US54 (11 weeks)
US 		- -
First published: July 1993
1995 Downtown Venus
Jesus Wept 		- - - UK58 (2 weeks)
UK 		US48 (8 weeks)
US 		- -
First published: September 1995
Sometimes I Miss You so Much (Dedicated to the Christ Consciousness)
Jesus Wept 		- - - UK58 (2 weeks)
UK 		US95 (5 weeks)
US 		- -
First published: December 1995
1998 Gotta Be… Movin 'On Up
Dearest Christian 		DE74 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK68 (1 week)
UK 		US90 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B80 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First release: March 1998
feat. Ky-Mani in US as Prince Be feat. Ky-Mani
including samples from Imaginations Just an Illusion
from the soundtrack of the film Senseless
I Had No Right
Dearest Christian 		- - - UK97 (1 week)
UK 		US44 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B82 (6 weeks)
R&B 		-
First published: September 1998
2000 Night in the City
 - - - - - - Dance15 (12 weeks)
Dance
First published: December 2000

More singles

  • 1989: Ode to a Forgetful Mind
  • 1993: Plastic
  • 1993: You Got Me Floatin '
  • 1993: The Nocturnal Is in the House
  • 1993: Norwegian Wood
  • 1993: When Midnight Sighs
  • 1998: Faith in You
  • 1998: Art Deco Halos
  • 2002: Amnesia

swell

  1. ↑ Set Adrift on Memory Bliss on Whosampled.com
  2. ↑ Noah Yoo: PM Dawn's Prince Be Dead at 46. He passed away today from kidney disease. In: Pitchfork . June 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE1 DE2 AT CH UK Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 (Prince Be) Billboard 200
  4. ↑ a b Gold / Platinum databases: UK US
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

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