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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Happiness
House - Released by Let There Be House Records on Jan 8, 2021
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Disko Madness
House - Released by Let There Be House Records on Jun 19, 2020
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What Was I Think'n?
Soul - Released by Minong Music & Film on Jul 16, 2018
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In House
Peter Brown, Lexa Hill, Re-Tide
House - Released by Let There Be House Records on Mar 27, 2020
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In House
House - Released by Let There Be House Records on Mar 13, 2020
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Wanna Get Down
House - Released by Glasgow Underground on Jan 19, 2022
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Spirit of House
Funk - Released by Carrillo Music LLC on Sep 10, 2021
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Can't Get Enough
House - Released by Spacedisco Records on Feb 5, 2021
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Heartbreaker
House - Released by Guesthouse Music on Aug 1, 2019
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Burn This House
House - Released by Guesthouse Music on Apr 15, 2021
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Love 2 the World
Funk - Released by Guesthouse Music on Feb 18, 2021
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Somebody Else
House - Released by Guesthouse Music on Mar 19, 2018
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Funk Heaven (Odyssey Inc. Remix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Blockhead Recordings on Jan 8, 2021
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