Jamie Principle (born 5 July 1960) is an American

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Biography

Jamie Principle was a pioneer of house music when the genre began in Chicago in the early 1980s. "Jamie Principle got us all into the music,"

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told '' i-D'' in 1986. "He was the first one to record house and get played by

Frankie Knuckles Francis Warren Nicholls, Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), better known as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1 ...

, but by the time he got a record out (over three years ago) everyone had ripped off all his ideas and were tired of his songs. People have got national recognition copying his songs note-for-note, but he hasn't got a deal, and no one has heard of him." Principle began having entries on the ''Billboard''

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chart in the early 1990s, including " Cold World", a #22 dance hit that is a collaboration with

Steve "Silk" Hurley Steve W. "Silk" Hurley (born November 9, 1962), also known as J. M. Silk (for "Jack Master Silk"), is an American club DJ, house music producer, and songwriter. From 1985 to 1988, he had four top-10 singles on the US Dance chart, including the ...

, the classic "You're All I Waited For" on the

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label, or with

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's song " I'm Not Over You" (#2 in

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, #10 in

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) that he would co-write. Principle's 1984 song " Your Love" is recognised as one of the first house songs. Its lyrics come from a poem that Principle wrote for his girlfriend at the time, Lisa Harris. Jamie added the music and recorded the song at home on his four-track recorder. A friend, Jose Gomez, recorded the song on tape and gave a copy to DJ

. Knuckles liked the song and played it regularly at the Chicago dance club The Power Plant. It was a sensation in the city's underground clubs for over a year before being released on Persona Records as a 12" single. Its success before an official release was entirely due to the song being played in Chicago house clubs, then copied onto tape by fans, and circulating throughout the underground scene. Jamie's music continued to be released throughout the 1980s but often credited Knuckles as the artist. These releases included "

Baby Wants to Ride Francis Warren Nicholls, Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), better known as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1 ...

", " Cold World", "Bad Boy", "Rebels", "Waiting on My Angel" and "I'm Gonna Make You Scream". In 1992, Principle released a dance album titled ''

The Midnite Hour ''The Midnite Hour'' is a dance album by American house artist Jamie Principle, released in January 1992 on the label Smash Records. The album is a mixture of electronic, dance and soul music, produced by Steve "Silk" Hurley and Jamie Principle ...

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discogs In 2004, Principle hit #1 on the US Dance Chart with "Back N Da Day", an acknowledged collaboration with the by-then house-music legend Knuckles. Principle was featured on "Sex Murder Party" from

Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, from London. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, ...

' 2017 album ''

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''. He also features alongside

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on the Gorillaz song "Hollywood" on 2018's ''

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''.

Discography

*''You’re All I’ve Waited For'' (1991) *''

'' (1992) *''Waiting on My Angel'' (2011) *''Lonely2live'' (with

Felix da Housecat Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings Jr., August 25, 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, mostly known for house music and electro. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house Musical career Early life Stall ...

) (2020) *Singles *" Your Love" (1984) *Waiting On My Angel (1985) US dance single sales #40 *Bad Boy (1987) *I'm Gonna Make You Scream (1987) *Rebels (1988) UK #100 *Baby Wants To Ride (1988) UK #84 *Frankie Knuckles ft Jamie Principle Your love (1989) UK#59 (2014) UK#29 *Cold World Steve "silk" Hurley ft Jamie Principle (1989) US dance club #22 US dance single sales #36 *Date With The Rain (1990) US dance club #30 US dance singles sale #31 *You're All I've Waited 4 (1991) US dance club #18 : The Midnite Hour *Frankie Kuckles ft Jamie Principle Back N da day (2004) US dance club #1 UK #163 *Gorillaz ft Jamie Principle and Zebra Kats Sex murder party (2017) US hot rock and alternative songs #47 *Gorillaz ft Jamie Principle and Snoop Dogg Hollywood (2018) US hot rock and alternative songs #26

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