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The Nick Straker Band Origin London, UK Genres Synthpop, Electropop, Funk New Wave, Dance, Post-disco, Jazz-funk fusion[1] Years active 1980s Labels Prelude Records (U.S.)
Pinnacle Records (UK)
Decca Records (Germany)Associated acts New Musik Website Official website Members Nick Straker
Tony Mansfield
David McShera
Pete Hammond
Phil TownerThe Nick Straker Band, from London, England, was a fusion pop music group, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker, who had a handful of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The group also consisted several members of the band New Musik. Their most successful song in the U.S., "A Little Bit of Jazz", spent one week at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart in 1981. Their song "A Walk in the Park" hit #20[2] on the UK Singles Chart in 1980, having previously been a substantial hit in Continental Europe in 1979.
Group members included Straker, Tony Mansfield, David McShera, Pete Hammond and Phil Towner.
Contents
Discography
Singles
Year Song title / singles Club Play Singles [3] UK Singles Chart [4] R&B singles [5] 1980 "A Walk in the Park" - 20 - "Don't Come Back" - - - "Leaving on the Midnight Train" - 61 - 1981 "A Little Bit of Jazz" / "The Last Goodbye" 1 - 35 1982 "Like Dust" - - - "Straight Ahead" - - - 1983 "You Know I Like It" - - - "Against the Wall" - - - 1984 "Turn Me Down" - - - "Must You Dance" - - - "It Only Takes a Minute" - - - 1987 "A Walk In The Park '87 (PWL Mix)" - - - Albums
Title[6] Release
dateChart positions Information U.S. Billboard 200 UK Albums Chart Future's Above My Head (German LP) 1979 – – - Producer: Nick Bailey, Jeremy Paul
A Walk in the Park (U.S.) 1980 – – - Producer: Nick Bailey, Paul Lynton, Jeremy Paul
The Nick Straker Band (U.S.) 1981 – – - Producer: Nick Straker Band
Nick Straker 1983 – – - Producer: Nick Bailey
The Best of Nick Straker: A Walk in the Park 1993 – – - Producer: Various
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ Nick Straker: Biography. NickStraker.com. Retrieved on July 31, 2009
- ^ Search for "A Walk in the park" performed by Nick Straker Band at Everyhit.com database.
- ^ Billboard Club Play Chart. Allmusic.com.
- ^ Search for "Nick Straker Band" performed at Everyhit.com database.
- ^ Billboard R&B. Allmusic.com.
- ^ Nick Straker Band' discography, II.
External links
- Nick Straker official website
- Nick Straker Band discography at Discogs
Categories:- English dance music groups
- Boogie musicians
- Prelude Records artists
- Musical groups from London
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