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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Keep It Down
House - Released by Subterraneo Records on May 12, 2014
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From The Ghetto
House - Released by Subterraneo Records on Mar 9, 2015
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I'm In Love With U (Original Mix)
House - Released by Jungle Funk Recordings on Feb 9, 2015
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Release The Tension (Original Mix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Blockhead Recordings on Feb 12, 2021
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Happiness
Peter Brown, Mijangos, Hatiras
Miscellaneous - Released by Let There Be House Records on Feb 5, 2021
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Time 4 Change
House - Released by Motive Records on Apr 17, 2020
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I Am Ready
House - Released by Spacedisco Records on Mar 30, 2023
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This Feeling
Peter Brown, Lizzie Curious, Romy Black
Miscellaneous - Released by In It Together Records on May 28, 2021
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I Can't Quite Understand / It's Like Dat (Original Mix)
House - Released by Audio Rehab on Jul 25, 2016
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Let's Get Together
House - Released by There Was Jack on Apr 1, 2022
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Let’s Get Close
Peter Brown, Ivan Pica, Ron Carroll
House - Released by There Was Jack on Mar 17, 2023
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All Night With U
House - Released by There Was Jack on Jan 21, 2022
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The Final Cut
House - Released by Go Deeva Light Records on Nov 25, 2016
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Turn the Music On
House - Released by Housesession Records on Feb 24, 2015
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Take 5 - Best of Peter Brown
House - Released by House Of House on Mar 2, 2015
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Checking You Out
House - Released by Housesession Records on May 27, 2013
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