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
hit single "
We Call It Acieed" reached No. 3 on 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 ...
,
and was one of a wave of
acid house singles 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
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, four of which went to No. 1, including "
We Call It Acieed", "It Is Time to Get Funky", "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 ...
),
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
Dannii Minogue,
Gary Haisman
Gary Haisman (29 January 1958 – 28 November 2018) was an English singer and one of three acts whose No. 1 songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart were featured on D Mob’s ''A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That'' a ...
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
Stargate, as well as being the executive producers for hits produced by them.
In 2022, Danny D and Tim Blacksmith were both made
MBEs in the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List for their services to music.
Discography
Albums
Singles
See also
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List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
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List of songs banned by the BBC
This article lists songs and whole discographies which have been banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) over the years. During its history the corporation has banned songs from a number of high-profile artists, including Cliff Richa ...
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List of Polydor Records artists
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List of house music artists
This is a list of artists who have been involved with house music, a genre of electronic dance music. This includes artists who have either been very important to the house music genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in ...
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List of performances on Top of the Pops
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List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as " Take on Me" by A-ha ...
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