Bamboo was a short-lived British
house production act formed by producer Andrew Livingstone, formerly of Hed Boys (with
Dave Lee/Joey Negro). It had a #2 hit in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
with "
Bamboogie" in 1998, which was based on a sample from the
KC and the Sunshine Band's 1975 US #1 single "
Get Down Tonight
"Get Down Tonight" is a song released in 1975 on the self-titled album by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band. The song became widely successful, becoming the first of their five No. 1 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached the ...
". The act's other hit single, also in 1998, was "The Strutt", which peaked at #36 and featured
Erin Lordan
Erin Lordan (8 November 1963 – 26 February 2005) was a British singer and dancer who had hits in the UK with BBG, Bamboo, Ascension and Shut Up and Dance. She was a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip. Erin was also "The Bride" in the Elto ...
on vocals. Both singles were released on the VC Recordings label,
[Roberts, David (Ed.) (2004). ''British Hit Singles & Albums'' (17th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. .] a subsidiary label of
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), Tom Newman. It ...
. Livingstone also co-produced
Take That
Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer ...
's cover version of "
Relight My Fire
"Relight My Fire" is a popular disco song written and released by American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer Dan Hartman as the title track from his 1979 album of the same name. It was also performed by Costa Anadiotis' band Ca ...
" in 1993 along with Dave Lee.
References
British house music groups
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