Breakfast Club is an American group . Their biggest hit was the song “Right on Track,” which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was mixed for commercial release in a 12 "dance and club version by DJ John" Jellybean "Benitez and entered the top ten Billboard hits on the Hot Dance Club Play chart .
| Breakfast club | |
|---|---|
| Genres | new wave [1] |
| Years | 1979 - 1990 |
| Where from |  New York , USA |
| Language of songs | English |
| Labels | Ze |
| Former the participants | Dan Gilroy |
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Group History
The group was formed in New York in 1979 and it had several compositions, including the one where pop star Madonna was a drummer . In the early 1980s, the group included Madonna, Angie Smith on bass , and the brothers Gilroy, Dan and Ed, both on the guitar (Dan was also the main vocalist) [2] . Dan Gilroy was Madonna's boyfriend for a short time, and after much persuasion also allowed her to perform lead vocals in the group. This led Madonna to leave to form a new band, “Emmy and the Emmys” [3] .
In the mid-1980s, the group consisted of Gilroy (Dan now focused solely on vocals while Ed played guitar ), Gary Bourke (bass), Paul Cowk ( keyboards ) and Stephen Bray ( drums ). Bray and Bourke previously played in Madonna's band Emmy and the Emmys [4] .
The band signed to ZE Records and released their self-titled album in 1987 via MCA Records . On the album was the USA top 10 hit “Right On Track”. Later, Randy Jackson (bass) and E. Dr. Smith (The Drummstick, drums ) joined the band [5] .
The second album was recorded, but was not released. His last single was a cover of the Beatles - the song “ Drive My Car ” from the 1988 movie Driving License [6] . Soon after, the band split up, Bray later co-authored several big hits with Madonna. The group was nominated for Best New Grammy Artist in 1988, losing to Jody Watley [7] . Most of their videos , including “Right on Track,” were directed by Jeff Stein, director of The Who Are Alright .
On April 5, 2016, Breakfast Club released a new EP called Percolate , which included songs from the band's unreleased second album. This is their first release of new material in nearly three decades [8] .
Discography
- Studio albums
- 1987 - Breakfast Club
- EPS
- 2016 - Percolate
- Singles
- 1984 - Rico Mambo "
- 1986 - "Right on Track" (No. 7 in the USA, No. 54 in the UK [9] )
- 1986 - Rico Mambo (rewritten)
- 1987 - Kiss and Tell (No. 48 in the USA)
- 1987 - Never Be the Sam
- 1988 - Expressway to Your Heart
- 1988 - Drive My Car
Links
- ↑ Morton, Andrew. Madonna - Macmillan, 2001. - P. 86. - ISBN 9780312287863 .
- ↑ Spin issue
- ↑ Name and Madonna
- ↑ Allmusic Biography
- ↑ Stereo Review - Volume 52 - Page 90
- ↑ Driver's License By Meredith Castile
- ↑ GRAMMY Rewind: 30th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com
- ↑ Percolate - EP by Breakfast Club on Apple Music
- ↑ Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. - 19th. - London: Guinness World Records Limited, 2006 .-- P. 77. - ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
Links
- Breakfast Club (English) on the AllMusic website (English) on the Allmusic website
- Breakfast Club on Yandex.Music