Everything about Deee-lite totally explained
Deee-Lite was a
House and
Club/Dance group formed in
New York City. Their best known
single is "
Groove Is in the Heart", from their 1990 debut
album,
World Clique. However, Deee-Lite achieved longer lasting success on the U.S.
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where they scored six number-one
hits. The name "Deee-Lite" is supposed to mean "delight".
Band members
The members of Deee-lite were:
Career
Brill and Kirby had an ongoing romantic relationship which ended prior to the release of their third album,
Dewdrops In the Garden. Also prior to that release, Tei left the band (appearing only on the track "Call Me") and was replaced with
DJ On-E. Deee-Lite disbanded shortly after the release of
Dewdrops in the Garden. Tei has recorded several albums as a solo artist and Kier and Dmitri are successful club
DJs. The tune "Groove is In the Heart" also featured a rap from Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest,
bass guitar and vocals by
Bootsy Collins.
In early
2003, Lady Miss Kier initiated a
lawsuit against
SEGA corporation for allegedly
stealing her former
persona and using it as the basis of a
character in the
video game Space Channel 5, after they'd originally asked her to participate in the development of the product and she declined. In 2006 the court ruled against Lady Miss Kier's claim.
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year |
Song |
U.S. Club |
U.S. Hot 100 |
UK singles |
Album |
| 1990 |
"Groove Is in the Heart" ☼ |
1 |
4 |
2 |
World Clique |
| "What Is Love?" ☼ |
1 |
- |
- |
| "Power of Love" / "Deee-Lite Theme" |
1 |
47 |
25 |
| 1991 |
"E.S.P." |
7 |
- |
- |
| "How Do You Say...Love/"Groove Is in the Heart" (Remix) |
- |
- |
52 |
| "Good Beat" |
1 |
- |
53 |
| 1992 |
"Runaway" / "Rubber Lover" § |
1 |
- |
45 |
Infinity Within |
| "Thank You Everyday" |
- |
- |
- |
| "Pussycat Meow" |
6 |
- |
- |
| 1994 |
"Party Happenin' People" |
30 |
- |
- |
Dewdrops in the Garden |
| "Picnic in the Summertime" |
- |
- |
43 |
| "Bring Me Your Love" |
1 |
- |
- |
| 1995 |
"Call Me" |
1 |
- |
- |
☼ "Groove Is in the Heart" and "What Is Love?" charted together on the U.S. Dance chart as they were issued on the same 12-inch single. Both songs were released as a double A-side in the UK and charted as such.
§ "Runaway" and "Rubber Lover" charted together on the U.S. dance chart.
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