Rockers Revenge
Rockers Revenge | |
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Genres |
Freestyle Post-disco Electro |
Years active | 1982-1984 |
Labels | Streetwise (record label) |
Associated acts | Donnie Calvin, Arthur Baker |
Rockers Revenge was a studio musical project, assembled by producer with arrangements and production by Arthur Baker.This project was musicians aided by Drums & Keyboards played by Frank Zarr, Percussion by Bashiri Johnson, Mixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez, Sound Engineering by Bob Blank and Recorded by Arthur Baker at Blank Tapes Studios. Distributed by Streewise Record Inc 1982. Its initial entry on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, "Walking on Sunshine" (an Eddy Grant composition and songwriter, featuring lead vocals by Donnie Calvin) hit #1 on the U.S. dance chart in 1982. The track reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1982.[1] Follow-ups "The Harder They Come" (1983) and "Living for the Weekend" (1984) also charted.[2]
In 1988 a Rockers Revenge track ("Love Is on Our Side") appeared on Rough House Vol. 1, an early house music compilation album. In early 2005, "Walking on Sunshine" was re-released on the Gossip U.S. record label, featuring remixes by Hott 22 and Live Element.
Another Rockers Revenge track called "Battle Cry" was featured in the movie Beat Street and its soundtrack album.
Discography
- 1982: "Walking on Sunshine" – #1 Dance
- 1982: "The Harder They Come" –#13 Dance
- 1983: "There Goes My Heart"
- 1984: "Battle Cry"
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart