Skyy
The band Skyy was founded in 1976 in Brooklyn / New York. Solomon Roberts Jr. was the operator of "Hole in the Ground Studios" (a 4-track tape machine in the basement of his parents' house). The studio was the first port of call for many ambitious young funk bands and musicians in the late 1960s. Regular visitors to the studio were Randy Muller with his band Dynamic Soul (later Brass Construction ), the Crown Heights Affair and BT Express .
In 1976 Roberts formed his first band "Fuel", which he renamed "Skyy" in 1979. The band was signed to the Salsoul record company and produced the self-titled debut album "Skyy". The first release "First Time Around" (1979) was already a big hit in the R&B charts (# 20) and the successful release "Call Me" (1981) even made it into the pop charts (# 26). The band's music was widespread in the clubs of the time and was played by DJs such as Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles .
Original cast
- Bonnie Dunning (vocals)
- Delores Dunning (vocals)
- Denise Dunning (vocals)
- Anibal Anthony Sierra (guitar)
- Solomon Roberts Jr. (guitar)
- Gerald LeBon (bass)
- Larry Greenberg (keyboard)
- Tommy McConnel (drums)
Discography
Studio 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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| 1979 | Skyy | - |
US117 (9 weeks) US |
First published: May 1979
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| 1980 | Skyway | - |
US61 (23 weeks) US |
First published: May 1980
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| 1981 | Skyyport | - |
US85 (20 weeks) US |
First published: February 1981
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| 1982 | Skyy Line | - |
US18 (33 weeks) US |
First published: March 1982
|
| Skyyjammer | - |
US81 (13 weeks) US |
First published: December 1982
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| 1983 | Skyylight | - |
US183 (3 weeks) US |
First published: August 1983
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| 1986 | From the left side |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: June 1986
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| 1989 | Start of a Romance | - |
US155 (5 weeks) US |
First published: June 1989
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more publishments
- 1982: Skyy Flyy
- 1984: Skyy High
- 1984: Inner City
- 1987: Greatest Hits
- 1992: Nearer to You
- 1994: Best Of
- 1996: Greatest Hits
- 1997: The Best of
- 2003: The Best
- 2006: The Anthology
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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| 1981 | Call Me Skyy Line |
- |
US26 (11 weeks) US |
First published: December 1981
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| 1982 | Let's Celebrate Skyy Line |
UK67 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 1982
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| 1983 | Show Me the Way Skyylight |
UK97 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1983
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| 1986 | Givin 'It (To You) From the Left Side |
UK83 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1986
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| 1989 | Real Love Start of a Romance |
- |
US47 (12 weeks) US |
First published: December 1989
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literature
- Dave Thompson : FUNK. Backbeat Books, San Francisco 2001, ISBN 0-87930-629-7 .