T-Connection
T-Connection was one of Nassau , Bahamas native Disco - radio group.
history
They released their first LP on the Dash / TK label in 1976 after the group moved to Miami , Florida . The backbone of the group were the brothers Theophilus (bass, keyboard, piano) and Kirkwood (drums) Coakley as well as Anthony Flowers (drums, percussion) and David Mackey (guitar). Other members were Berkley van Byrd and Monty Brown.
The group broke up in the early 1980s. The rights were sold to Capitol Records .
Discography
Albums
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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R&B
|
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| 1977 | Magic |
US109 (11 weeks) US |
R&B32 (11 weeks) R&B |
Dash / TK
|
| 1978 | On fire |
US139 (11 weeks) US |
R&B40 (4 weeks) R&B |
Dash / TK
|
| T-Connection |
US51 (19 weeks) US |
R&B20 (26 weeks) R&B |
Dash / TK
|
|
| 1980 | Totally connected |
US188 (3 weeks) US |
R&B38 (10 weeks) R&B |
Dash / TK
|
| 1981 | Everything is cool |
US138 (8 weeks) US |
R&B31 (15 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1982 | Pure & Natural |
US123 (10 weeks) US |
R&B31 (29 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
| 1984 | Take It To The Limit | - |
R&B59 (7 weeks) R&B |
Capitol
|
More albums
- 1983: The Game of Life (Capitol)
- 1990: At Midnight - The Best of
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
|
US
|
R&B
|
Dance
|
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| 1976 | Disco Magic Magic |
- | - | - |
Dance16 (7 weeks) Dance |
|
| 1977 | Do What You Wanna Do Magic |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
US46 (17 weeks) US |
R&B15 (16 weeks) R&B |
Dance1 (18 weeks) Dance |
|
| On Fire On Fire |
UK16 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B27 (15 weeks) R&B |
Dance5 (19 weeks) Dance |
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| 1978 | Let Yourself Go On Fire |
UK52 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
Dance7 (13 weeks) Dance |
|
| 1979 | At Midnight T-Connection |
UK53 (5 weeks) UK |
US56 (6 weeks) US |
R&B32 (9 weeks) R&B |
Dance3 (19 weeks) Dance |
|
| Saturday Night T-Connection |
UK41 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B28 (13 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| 1981 | Everything Is Cool Everything Is Cool |
- | - |
R&B10 (16 weeks) R&B |
- | |
| Groove City Everything Is Cool |
- | - |
R&B47 (11 weeks) R&B |
- | ||
| 1982 | A Little More Love Pure & Natural |
- | - |
R&B37 (13 weeks) R&B |
- | |
| 1984 | Take It To The Limit Take It To The Limit |
- | - |
R&B73 (7 weeks) R&B |
- | |