Electric Kingdom: A3 – Freeez: Pop Goes My Love: A4 – B.T. & The City Slickers: Rockit: A5 – Dazz Band: Joystick: A6 – 10-Speed. Tour De France: Break Music & Instructional Rap B1 – Alex & The City Crew. Electric Shocks Rap – Little G. B2 – Alex & The City Crew. Space Walk Action: B3 – Alex &. Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom (1983) Vanguard Records Bringing You the Real Jamz! Aug 15, 2008 Album 2008 17 Songs. Available with an Apple Music subscription. The Best of Electric Boogie & Breakdance Various Artists Electronic. 2008. Good breakdance songs? I am looking for some songs that are similar to the songs off, for example, stomp the yard or you got served. Songs like yeah by usher or lets go by trick daddy.
| Origin | USA |
|---|---|
| Genres | Old school hip hop, boogie, funk, electro |
| Instruments | vocoders, vocals |
| Years active | 1981–1984 |
| Labels | Sugar Hill |
| Members | Warren Moore Sabrina Gillison |
| Past members | Joey Robinson, Jr. (deceased) |
West Street Mob were a boogie and electro music trio, active between 1981 and 1984,[1] best known for their 1983 song 'Break Dance — Electric Boogie.' The band comprised Joey Robinson, Jr., Warren Moore and singer Sabrina Gillison.
History[edit]
In 1981 West Street Mob recorded their eponymous album, which peaked at #57 on the BillboardBlack Albums chart.[2] The single 'Let's Dance' peaked at #18 on the Black Singles chart and #22 on the Dance chart.[3]
In 1983 the group released its second album, Break Dance – Electric Boogie. The title track contains a sample of Incredible Bongo Band's 1973 recording of 'Apache,' written by Jerry Lordan.
West Street Mob also recorded two singles that were not included on either of their two albums, 'Ooh Baby' and 'Sing a Simple Song.'
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The group is very well known for 'Break Dance – Electric Boogie' being featured in the first of Judson Laipply's Evolution of Dance videos.
Joseph 'Joey' Robinson Jr., son of Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, died of cancer on July 11, 2015, in Tenafly, New Jersey, at the age of 53.[4]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Electro Breakdance Songs
| Year | Album | Record label | Chart positions [5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | UK | |||
| 1981 | West Street Mob | Sugar Hill | — | #56 | — |
| 1983 | Break Dance – Electric Boogie | Sugar Hill | — | — | — |
- '—' denotes the single failed to chart
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Record label | Chart positions[3][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Dance | UK | |||
| 1981 | 'Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)' C | Sugar Hill | #88 | #18 | #22 | — |
| 'Got To Give It Up' | Sugar Hill | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | 'Ooh Baby' | Sugar Hill | — | #55 | — | — |
| 'Sing a Simple Song' | Sugar Hill | #89 | #44 | — | — | |
| 1983 | 'Break Dance – Electric Boogie' | Sugar Hill | — | #37 | #52 | #64 |
| 'Mosquito' | Sugar Hill | — | — | — | — | |
- '—' denotes the single failed to chart
- C also peaked at #95 on the Cashbox pop chart.[7]
References[edit]
- ^'West Street Mob at Discogs'. discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^'Billboard (r) Soul LPs (tm)'. Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 93: 67. Dec 26, 1981. ISSN0006-2510.
- ^ ab'West Street Mob- Singles (discography)'. Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^Linda Moss (July 12, 2015). 'Keeper of the Sugar Hill Records flame dies at 53'. NorthJersey.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^'West Street Mob - Albums (discography)'. Allmusic, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^'West Street Mob (on The Official Charts Company)'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^'CASH BOX Top 100 Singles'. Cashbox. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
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