"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a

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single from UK band Modern Romance. It was released in 1983 as a

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, 7-inch

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, and

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. German and Spanish versions were also released.

Formats

7-inch single

*"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" *"I Can't Help Myself"

12-inch single

*"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" *"I Can't Help Myself" *"

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7-inch picture disc

*"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" (

Michael J. Mullins Michael J. Mullins (born Michael John Mullins on 9 November 1953) is an English lead vocalist, backing singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of salsa band Modern Romance (1982–85). Modern Romance achieved eight top 40 singles a ...

photo) *"I Can't Help" (David Jaymes photo)

Chart position

*UK Singles Chart #14

History

"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" was a

single for Modern Romance. It was the released during the David Jaymes /

era. It reached #14 on the UK chart in 1983 and can be found on Modern Romance's two hit albums, '' Trick of the Light'' (1983) and ''

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'' (1983). "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" also made an appearance on their farewell single, "

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" (1985) with four other singles: "

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", " High Life", "

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", and "

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". The 12-inch vinyl came with a special fold-out poster of

and David Jaymes. The 12-inch

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, "

", is a cover version, which can also be found on the Modern Romance compilation albums ''

'' (1983) and ''Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection'' (2006). "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" was written by Modern Romance founder member, David Jaymes. It can also be found on the

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ese compilation, ''Juanita'' (1983).

Genre

"Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" is a

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single with elements of

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and

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, which presented a marked change from the traditional

salsa music Salsa music is a style of Latin American music. Because most of the basic musical components predate the labeling of salsa, there have been many controversies regarding its origin. Most songs considered as salsa are primarily based on son montun ...

style of Modern Romance. The song features the distinctive trumpet and horn sounds of

John Du Prez John Du Prez (born Trevor Jones; 14 December 1946) is a British musician, conductor and composer. He was a member of the 1980s salsa-driven pop band Modern Romance and has since written several film scores including ''Oxford Blues'' (1984), '' ...

.Modern Romance, Discography, "Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm" from ''Trick of the Light''. Accessed April 28, 2011.

Personnel

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*David Jaymes -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Robbie Jaymes -

synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...

*Paul Gendler -

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

*Andy Kyriacou -

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Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

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References

{{authority control 1983 singles Modern Romance (band) songs Song recordings produced by Tony Visconti 1983 songs Warner Music Group singles Songs written by John Du Prez Songs written by David Jaymes