People's Choice
People's Choice (also Peoples Choice ) were an American singing group that was formed in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
history
Founding members were Frank Brunson, David Thompson, Valerie Brown, Marc Reed, Darnell Jordan, Johnnie Hightower, Clifton Gamble, Bill Rodgers and Stanley Thomas.
Under the label of Philadelphia International Records (PIR) and produced by Leon Huff - in this production, however, without co-producer Kenny Gamble - they had two UK top with Do It Any Way You Wanna (1975) and Jam Jam Jam (1978) 40 hits. They released the albums Boogie Down USA (1975), We Got Rhythm (1976) and Turn Me Loose (1978) under the PIR label .
In 1982 the group switched to TPC Records. In 1984 another move to Mercury Records followed.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 1975 | Boogie Down USA | - |
US56 (15 weeks) US |
R&B7 (11 weeks) R&B |
Philadelphia International Records
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| 1976 | We Got Rhythm | - |
US174 (3 weeks) US |
R&B38 (6 weeks) R&B |
Philadelphia International Records
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More albums
- 1978: Turn Me Loose (Philadelphia International Records)
- 1980: People's Choice
- 1982: Still In Love With You (TPC Records)
- 1984: Strikin ' (Mercury Records)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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R&B
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| 1971 | I Likes To Do It |
- |
US38 (10 weeks) US |
R&B9 (12 weeks) R&B |
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| 1972 | Let Me Do My Thing |
- | - |
R&B45 (4 weeks) R&B |
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| 1975 | Party Is A Groovy Thing Boogie Down USA |
- | - |
R&B45 (14 weeks) R&B |
|
| Do It Any Way You Wanna Boogie Down USA |
UK36 (5 weeks) UK |
US11  (16 weeks)US |
R&B1 (18 weeks) R&B |
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| 1976 | Nursery Rhymes (Part I) Boogie Down USA |
- |
US93 (3 weeks) US |
R&B22 (15 weeks) R&B |
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| Here We Go Again We Got Rhythm |
- |
US93 (3 weeks) US |
R&B52 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| Movin 'In All Directions We Got Rhythm |
- |
US93 (3 weeks) US |
R&B52 (8 weeks) R&B |
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| 1977 | Cold Blooded And Down-right Funky We Got Rhythm |
- | - |
R&B83 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| If You Gonna Do It (put Your Mind To It) |
- | - |
R&B76 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| 1978 | Jam Jam Jam |
UK40 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| 1981 | My Feet Won't Move, But My Shoes Did The Boogie People’s Choice |
- | - |
R&B77 (6 weeks) R&B |
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