Clubland (band)
Clubland was a Swedish/British house music act assembled in 1990 by BTECH label boss/producer Jan Ekholm and British duo Dave Rawlings and Ronnie Herel of Quartz. British musician Morgan King joined them later as a songwriter. Lead vocals for the first album Themes from Outer Clubland were variously performed by the American hip house duo 2 in a Room, British rapper Stepz, and Swedish singers Zemya Hamilton and Kayo Shekoni. In 1991, Ekholm reformed the act with members now comprising singer Zemya Hamilton and Morgan King.
Biography
Between 1991 and 1992, five songs charted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, with three of those hitting number-one: "Let's Get Busy" (credited to Clubland featuring Quartz) (1990), "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" (1992) and "Hypnotized" (1992). Another single, "Set Me Free", hit number-one on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and number 2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[1] In 1993, they won a Swedish Grammy for Best Album with their second album, Adventures Beyond Clubland.
Zemya Hamilton (Zemya Sylveta Larsson Auna) died on 24 December 2015 from multiple sclerosis, aged 50.[2]
Discography
Albums
- Themes from Outer Clubland (1991)
- Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton (1992)
- Adventures Beyond Clubland (1992)
- Secrets of Inner Clubland (Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton) (1995)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
NED [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] |
US [7] |
US Dance [7] | |||||||||
| 1990 | "Let's Get Busy (Pump It Up)" (featuring Quartz) | 139 | 32 | — | 86 | — | 1 | Themes from Outer Clubland (Keep It Pumping) | ||||||
| 1991 | "Pump the Sound (Like a Megablast)" (Europe only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" | — | — | 17 | — | 79 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1992 | "I'm Under (Love Strain)" (Europe only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Adventures Beyond Clubland | ||||||
| "Set Me Free" | — | — | — | — | 90 | 2 | ||||||||
| "Hypnotized" | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
| "Come Rain, Come Shine" (US only) | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | ||||||||
| "Hot for You" (featuring Quartz) (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||||||
| 1995 | "Cry" (Sweden only) | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | The Secrets of Inner Clubland | ||||||
| "Peace of Luv" (Europe & UK only) | — | — | 24 | 148[8] | — | — | ||||||||
| "Gimme Love Gimme All" (Europe only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Open Your Eyes" (Japan only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
See also
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 60. ISBN 978-0898201567.
- Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2015 July to December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- "Bubbling Down Under 7 January 1991". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- "Lescharts.com - Clubland - Let's Get Busy". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- John Bush. "Clubland | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- "Clubland Songs *** Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography *** Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Music VF. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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