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Black Box (later Blackbox) was an Italo-house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for their hit “Ride on Time”. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ (Daniele Davoli), a classically trained clarinet teacher (Valerio Semplici) and a keyboard and electronic music “whizz” (Mirko Limoni.) The three had previously joined to form a group called Groove Groove Melody, producing dance music under names such as Starlight and Wood Allen. They went on to record music under many other aliases.
In 1989, they teamed up with singer/model Catherine Quinol (AKA Katrin) and formed Black Box. By early 1990 they had engaged Martha Wash to perform vocals on a number of tracks which, Ms Wash was apparently told, were ostensibly for club consumption and weren’t for mass-release. One would be “Everybody, Everybody,” which would become one of their two top ten hits in North America.
Their first single “Ride on Time” was a hit around the world, making Top 10 in many countries and No.1 in the UK, soon becoming the UK’s best-selling single of 1989. The song sampled Holloway’s 1978 disco hit “Love Sensation” - the title comes from a mishearing of the lyrics “Cause you’re right on time”. “Love Sensation” was written by Dan Hartman who was unaware his song had been sampled by Black Box. According to Hartman’s attorney, Black Box ended up having to give Hartman a good percentage of the royalties.
In 1989, they teamed up with singer/model Catherine Quinol (AKA Katrin) and formed Black Box. By early 1990 they had engaged Martha Wash to perform vocals on a number of tracks which, Ms Wash was apparently told, were ostensibly for club consumption and weren’t for mass-release. One would be “Everybody, Everybody,” which would become one of their two top ten hits in North America.
Their first single “Ride on Time” was a hit around the world, making Top 10 in many countries and No.1 in the UK, soon becoming the UK’s best-selling single of 1989. The song sampled Holloway’s 1978 disco hit “Love Sensation” - the title comes from a mishearing of the lyrics “Cause you’re right on time”. “Love Sensation” was written by Dan Hartman who was unaware his song had been sampled by Black Box. According to Hartman’s attorney, Black Box ended up having to give Hartman a good percentage of the royalties.
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Black Box - 尋找黑盒
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Black Box - Bright On Time
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Black Box - Open Your Eyes
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Black Box - I Don't Know Anybody Else
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realedo wrote:
Black Box i mitici degli anni novanta
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LQQKIE wrote:
Dreamland was and still is a great album
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hunnybunny21 wrote:
when i have a dance-a-thon in my house those top 3 songs will def. be in heavy rotation.
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withoutx wrote:
They are so great here http://allofflyrics.info/search.php
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kedzierxD wrote:
Martha Wash!!! :) Black Box ithe best :D !
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patrick76uk wrote:
fantasy is a classic FABULOUS X 2
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PARKERsp wrote:
Fantastic voice,fantastic samplers! I love this group! Dance,dance,dance!
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noiseproject wrote:
..euro euro dance to the underground.............bring the noise project!!
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Stanzmastertron wrote:
everybody, everybody! i found that on a blank tape on the ground in like 1994 and i didnt even know what it was for like 8 years until the internet told all.
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alalimon wrote:
vote for the other pics please :(
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Tr1xx wrote:
Ride on Time is pretty darned good, but now having heard Loleatta Holloway's Love Sensation, I feel slightly cheated.
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Madoxmen wrote:
vote for a new pics, pleaseeee
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Madoxmen wrote:
viva black box¡¡ and martha wash and katrin quinol she is perfect for image of the group ¡¡¡
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chsf wrote:
Depends on which version you have, the first version sampled Loleatta Holloway, while the second version was re-sung by Heather Small (later of MPeople fame)
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jonasminduim wrote:
vocals on Ride On Time were actually from Loleatta Holloway.
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sfmightyo wrote:
The chic(er)/cat singing or sang in all the videos is non other than Katrin Quinol, she did the Milli Vanilli act, although she was perfect for the videos, Martha Wash provided the real vocals. Remember... C&C Music Factory - where Zelma Davis, belted Gonna Make You Sweat, another Martha Wash track produced by Clivilles & Cole. With Two Tons of Fun ... MARTHA WASH is the true Diva of all!
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mikeroach113 wrote:
Who's the chick singing in that picture???
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Saf1 wrote:
ride on time - number one when i was born to :)
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IAJP wrote:
Ride on Time was also number one on my birthday...and about 6 (literally) of my mates...Such a classic song.
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beckybridgi wrote:
ride on time=number one on my birthday. ACE! x
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