Delegation (Band)
Delegation was a British music group from the disco era. Their musical style is similar to that of the group Chic or Sister Sledge.
Band History
Delegation was founded in 1975 by Ricky Bailey, Len Coley and Roddy Harris in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In collaboration with producer and songwriter Ken Gold ( The Real Thing ), the band released several singles, such as Where is the Love ( We Used to Know), which reached number 22 in the charts in the home, and you've Been Doing Me Wrong, which nevertheless still climbed 49 position. 1977 was followed by the album The Promise of Love, which made it into the U.S. Billboard 200.
Then Coley left the band and was replaced by Bruce Dunbar. Published in 1979 delegation Eau De Vie Album with Ariola and ended up international hits with Heartache # 9, You and I and Put a Little Love on Me The latter was in 1980 in Germany at number 32 of the singles chart. In the same year, Harris was replaced by Ray Patterson. The band was no longer such a success with the album delegation.
In 1981 Delegation II, Deuces High was released in 1982. Both were in Europe still moderately successful, but flopped in the U.S.. 1984 Dunbar left the band and was replaced by Kathy Bryant. The group recorded a few singles that flopped almost without exception. It's Your Turn, which was released on Epic, was successful in France, the United Kingdom, the song ranked only 94th place The Mix, a compilation of their five biggest hits, was published by Scorpio Records and flopped in 1989.
Mid-1990s, founded Bailey and gold together Euro - Jam Records and published compilations of old hits. The reunited band released their last album in 1996: Encore in Europe.
Samples
The Hits of the delegation are the basis for many samples and cover versions. Among other things, Heartache # 9 of Phats & Small Tonite in the 2000 and Alcazar for the song Start the fire (2004 ) was used.
Discography
Singles