Peech Boys
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+ | "OOOH I [[desire]] you...you're truly a fantasy" --"[[Don't Make Me Wait (Peech Boys song) |Don't Make Me Wait]]" (1982) by NYC Peech Boys | ||
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+ | The '''Peech Boys''', also known as the New York Citi Peech Boys or NYC Peech Boys, were a [[American band]] that comprised [[Bernard Fowler]], Steven Brown, Robert Kasper, Darryl Short, [[Larry Levan]] and [[Michael de Benedictus]]. | ||
- | The '''Peech Boys''', also known as the New York Citi Peech Boys or NYC Peech Boys, was a [[musical ensemble|band]] that comprised [[Bernard Fowler]], Steven Brown, Robert Kasper, Darryl Short, [[Larry Levan]] and Michael de Benedictus. The group formed at the [[Paradise Garage]], being influenced by Larry Levan. They only released four [[gramophone record|12" discs]] with "On a Journey" peaking at #56 in the 1983 [[United States|US]] [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] [[record chart|chart]]. However, they are most known for their 1981 song "Don't Make Me Wait", which was one of the early [[hit record|hits]] in the [[New York City|New York]] [[house music|house]]/[[garage house|garage]] scene, due to Levan's playing it at the Paradise Garage. They were signed to the [[West End Records]] [[record label|label]], but in 1984 they split up. | + | Their best-known composition is "[[Don't Make Me Wait (Peech Boys song)|Don't Make Me Wait]]" (1982). |
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+ | The group formed at the [[Paradise Garage]], being influenced by [[Larry Levan]]. They only released four [[gramophone record|12" discs]] with "On a Journey" peaking at #56 in the 1983 [[United States|US]] [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] [[record chart|chart]]. However, they are most known for their 1982 song "Don't Make Me Wait", which was one of the early [[hit record|hits]] in the [[New York City|New York]] [[house music|house]]/[[garage house|garage]] scene, due to Levan's playing it at the Paradise Garage. "[[Don't Make Me Wait (Peech Boys song)|Don't Make Me Wait]]" was their only [[UK Singles Chart]] entry, peaking at #49 in November 1982. | ||
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+ | They were signed to the [[West End Records]] [[record label|label]], but in 1984 they split up. | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
+ | ===Albums=== | ||
+ | *''[[Life is Something Special]]'' (1983) | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
- | * "The Future" / "Don't Make Me Wait" | + | * "Don't Make Me Wait" (1982) - UK#49 |
- | * "Don't Make Me Wait" - 1982 | + | * "Life Is Something Special" (1982) |
- | * "Life Is Something Special" - 1982 | + | * "On A Journey" (1983) |
- | * "On A Journey" - 1983 | + | * "Dance Sister (Biofeedback)" (1983) |
- | * "Dance Sister (Biofeedback)" - 1983 | + | * "Come On, Come On (Don't Say Maybe)" (1984) |
- | * "Come On, Come On" - 1984 | + | * "This Magic Feeling" (1984) |
+ | * "The Future" / "Don't Make Me Wait" (1991 / Reissue) | ||
+ | * "Stay With Me" (1996) | ||
- | ===Albums=== | ||
- | *''Life is Something Special'' - 1983 | ||
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The Peech Boys, also known as the New York Citi Peech Boys or NYC Peech Boys, were a American band that comprised Bernard Fowler, Steven Brown, Robert Kasper, Darryl Short, Larry Levan and Michael de Benedictus.
Their best-known composition is "Don't Make Me Wait" (1982).
The group formed at the Paradise Garage, being influenced by Larry Levan. They only released four 12" discs with "On a Journey" peaking at #56 in the 1983 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. However, they are most known for their 1982 song "Don't Make Me Wait", which was one of the early hits in the New York house/garage scene, due to Levan's playing it at the Paradise Garage. "Don't Make Me Wait" was their only UK Singles Chart entry, peaking at #49 in November 1982.
They were signed to the West End Records label, but in 1984 they split up.
Discography
Albums
- Life is Something Special (1983)
Singles
- "Don't Make Me Wait" (1982) - UK#49
- "Life Is Something Special" (1982)
- "On A Journey" (1983)
- "Dance Sister (Biofeedback)" (1983)
- "Come On, Come On (Don't Say Maybe)" (1984)
- "This Magic Feeling" (1984)
- "The Future" / "Don't Make Me Wait" (1991 / Reissue)
- "Stay With Me" (1996)