Peter Brown
Peter Brown came to fame in 1977 with gold-selling 12" disco single, "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me." A pioneer in home recording, he recorded his seminal hit in his bedroom -- as shown on the cover of Get Funky with Me: The Best of the TK Years -- and was, at one point, a spokesman for ARP Instruments. After he scored his seventh and final Top Ten Billboard club hit, he co-wrote Madonna's "Material Girl," a number two Hot 100 hit released in late 1984.
Born July 11, 1953 in Blue Island, Illinois, Brown started playing drums in his teens and later began experimenting with his four-track reel-to-reel tape recorder in his bedroom studio. The singer, keyboardist, and producer was signed to Drive Records, a subsidiary of Henry Stone's TK Records. His first album for the label, A Fantasy Love Affair, was produced by Cory Wade, who had helped Brown get the record deal. The percolating "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me" went to number three Black Singles and number 18 Hot 100 on Billboard's charts in summer 1977. Follow-up single "Dance with Me," for which Betty Wright provided background vocals, was even more of a success from a crossover standpoint; it peaked at number eight on the Hot 100. Another Drive LP, Stargazer, yielded the number four club hit "Crank It Up (Funk Town), Pt. 1."
His 1983 RCA LP, Back to the Front, was highlighted by the number six club single "Baby Gets High." Brown's 1984 Columbia LP, Snap, featured the charting singles "They Only Come Out at Night," "(Love Is Just) The Game," and "Zie Zie Won't Dance." He wrote songs for a few artists, including Madonna and Agnetha Fältskog, but tinnitus cut his career short. He subsequently went into the fields of design and architecture.
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Back to the Front
R&B - Erschienen bei Peter Brown am 10.02.2014
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Let’s Get Close (Angelo Ferreri Remix)
Peter Brown, Ivan Pica, Ron Carroll
House - Erschienen bei There Was Jack am 22.09.2023
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Snap (Expanded Edition)
Pop - Erschienen bei Legacy Recordings am 01.01.1984
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Troubles
House - Erschienen bei Let There Be House Records am 27.12.2019
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Funkosphere
Funk - Erschienen bei Guesthouse Music am 02.02.2017
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A Fantasy Love Affair (Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me?)
Disco - Erschienen bei Stone Music Family, LLC am 15.01.2021
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Get Funky With Me - The Best Of The TK Years
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Parlophone UK am 19.05.1998
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Say It Again (Original Mix)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei MONOSIDE am 21.06.2018
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Back to Front (Expanded Edition)
R&B - Erschienen bei Legacy Recordings am 01.01.1983
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Fever
Peter Brown, Glen Horsborough, Lee Wilson
House - Erschienen bei Let There Be House Records am 06.08.2021
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I'm Gonna Hold On
House - Erschienen bei Let There Be House Records am 17.05.2019
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Beware Of The Dog
House - Erschienen bei Glasgow Underground am 16.11.2018
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Welcome 2 the Club
Funk - Erschienen bei Guesthouse Music am 17.05.2018
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Funk Heaven (Original Mix)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Blockhead Recordings am 21.08.2020
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I'm Gonna Hold On
House - Erschienen bei Let There Be House Records am 17.05.2019
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People Get Up
House - Erschienen bei Guesthouse Music am 27.02.2020
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Free (Sean Finn Radio Edit)
Sean Finn, Terri B!, Peter Brown
Dance - Erschienen bei NITRON music am 25.08.2017
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