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1 on the R&B charts, and achieved a Grammy Award and continues in recurring radio and Sirius XM The Dazz Band's breakthrough came with the hit " Let It Whip" written and produced by Reggie Andrews off of the Keep It Live (1982) album.
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The group's next album, Let The Music Play (1981), featured the hit single "Knock! Knock!", reaching the Top 50. The bands title track began a string of hits starting in March, 1981. The Dazz Band's first album for Motown was Invitation to Love(1980). Martin, (trumpet, vocalist) Pierre DeMudd (trumpet, vocalist) and Kevin Preston and Les Thaler were no longer with the group, and Sennie "Skip" Which simultaneously included a re-organization of members. In 1980, The Kinsman Dazz changed its name to The Dazz Band after being signed to Motown Records Second album, Dazz in 1979 when the band achieved their second charting hit "Catchin' Up On Love". Philip Bailey made significant contributions to the group's Released their first single, "I Might as Well Forget About Loving You" Leader Bobby Harris requested and got Philip Bailey, the vocalist of Earth, Wind & Fire, to produce the group's first album Kinsman Dazz They Due to illness, Gaye was unable to complete the project. In 1977, the group went to Los Angeles to record with producer Marvin Gaye. Meyers (trombone), Wayne Preston (saxophonist), and Les Thaler Harris, Calhoun, Pettus, and the Wiley brothers and added newcomers Ed In 1977 and the group expanded from the original quintet consisting of Kinsman Dazz was signed to 20th Century Records The Dazz Band adopted its name prior to the release of the song "Dazz" which became an R&B hit for Atlanta's Brick in 1976. The street Bobby Harris grew up on, and where the band worked as a Manager along with Sonny Jones, owner of The Kinsman Grill, located near The group was originally named Kinsman DazzĪt the suggestion of Ray Calabrese, who would later become the band's "Ike" Wiley, Jr., (drums) his brother Michael Wiley (bassist), and (saxophonist, vocalist) Kenny Pettus, (lead vocalist, percussions) Isaac Original Kinsman Dazz/ Dazz Band members included Bobby Harris, The Dazz Band has performed since 1976 and continues to perform inĢ015. November 2, 2015.The Dazz Band grew out of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1976 stemming from the jazz fusion band Bell Telefunk. Web site: INTERVIEW : LunchMoney Lewis.Web site: Top 100 Year End Charts: 1982.Web site: CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending J.Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada.In 2015, the song was sampled by LunchMoney Lewis in his song " Whip It!". The song is also sampled in the song "Let It Whip" by Purple Disco Machine (2012). Justin Timberlake sampled the song in a remix version of his 2003 hit " Cry Me a River". Hip hop group The Treacherous Three sampled the song in their version called "Whip It", also released in 1982.Ĭhristian hip hop artist Lecrae sampled the song in his song "Let It Whip" (featuring Paul Wall) on his 2013 mix tape Church Clothes 2. The song was also covered by fictional a cappella group The Treblemakers in the 2012 film Pitch Perfect and is featured on the film's soundtrack. It has been covered by Boyz II Men, SR-71 on the soundtrack to The New Guy, and George Lam (titled as the Cantonese song "愛到發燒"). The song also plays during the “Aww Snap!” round of the NBC game show Ellen’s Game of Games.
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"Let It Whip" is featured in the skateboard film DVS Skate More and in the films Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Next Friday (2000), Adventures of Power (2008) and Almost Christmas (2016). The song peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Charts. Chart history Weekly charts Chart (1982)Īustralian boy band CDB released a version in April 1998 as the third single from their second studio album, Lifted (1997). SongĬo-written by producers Reggie Andrews and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, performed by the Dazz Band, "Let It Whip" features a percolating drum machine rhythm underneath live drums, and a Minimoog bassline, underneath an electric bass guitar. The song won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. " Let It Whip" is a 1982 single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. Dazz Band Let It Whip US vinyl 7-inch Side A 1982.jpgĤ:42 (album version) 3:58 (7" single version) 6:22 (12" single version) 7:00 (instrumental)