D Mob (or D-Mob), also known as Dancin' Danny D or simply Danny D, is a British music producer and remixer. His most notable track was " C'mon and Get My Love" with

Cathy Dennis Catherine Roseanne Dennis (born 25 March 1969)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa; , p. 133 is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She was the vocalist for D Mob, which had the s ...

on the vocals, which peaked at number 10 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart on March 17, 1990.

Biography

The 1988

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" reached No. 3 on the

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, and was one of a wave of

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to enjoy success that year. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski. D Mob went on to have a further three top twenty singles in the UK during 1989 and 1990; "It Is Time to Get Funky", which reached No. 9, "C'mon and Get My Love", which reached No. 15, and "Put Your Hands Together", which reached No. 7. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, D Mob charted five songs on the US

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, four of which went to No. 1, including "

", "It Is Time to Get Funky", "C'mon and Get My Love" (with

), and "That's the Way of the World" (also with Dennis). In the U.S., they are best known for the hit "C'mon and Get My Love" featuring Dennis as vocalist, that crossed over to pop radio and hit No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1990. Aside from Dennis, Dancin' Danny D has collaborated with vocalists

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and LRS. Danny D, together with Tim Blacksmith, founded the publishing company Stellar Songs, as well as Tim & Danny Music, a company which has worked with Charli XCX, Emeli Sande and Labrinth in the past. The duo are known for managing the Norwegian production team

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, as well as being the executive producers for hits produced by them. In 2022, Danny D and Tim Blacksmith were both made

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s in the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List for their services to music.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links