Fire Island are an English
house music
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duo, made up of
producers
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and
remix
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ers
Pete Heller
Pete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer from Brighton, England.
Biography
He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo, they have rel ...
and
Terry Farley Terry Farley is a British DJ, remixer and producer from London, active since the mid-1980s.
Career
Farley started out going to clubs in the late 1970s and first visited Ibiza in 1982. He then started working as a DJ, performing at the same clubs ...
.
Both are prolific musicians who have an extensive list of remixes to their credit, using the Fire Island moniker and also being billed as Heller & Farley Project, Roach Motel or Farley & Heller.
As Fire Island, they hit number one on the
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play
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in 1998 with "
Shout to the Top", a song originally recorded by
the Style Council
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in 1984 and with lead vocals supplied by
Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named her the 95th most successful dance artist of all time. Acco ...
. It also peaked at number 23 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. The duo also had a hit single on both charts in 1992 with "In Your Bones / Fire Island" (the latter featuring
Ricardo da Force
Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte (30 April 1967 – 8 March 2013), known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English vocalist, rapper, and DJ, most notable for contributing vocals to house and dance music tracks of The KLF and N-Trance. He got ...
).
They collaborated with
Michael Jackson
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for the song "Money", which appeared on the album ''
Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'', as well as providing a remix for the
title song
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.
Charted singles
*"In Your Bones / Fire Island" (1992) -
UK #66
*"There But for the Grace of God" (1994) - UK #32
*"If You Should Need a Friend" (1995) - UK #51
*"White Powder Dreams" (1997) - UK #127
*"
Shout to the Top" (featuring
Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named her the 95th most successful dance artist of all time. Acco ...
) (1998) - UK #23
References
Remixers
English house music duos
Electronic dance music duos
Male musical duos
Record production duos
AM PM Records artists
Musical groups from Brighton and Hove
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