Touch and Go is a British

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. Their most notable

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include " Would You...?", "Straight to...Number One", "So Hot", and "Tango in Harlem". James Lynch (T'n'G)

Career

In October 1998, " Would You...?", a track marked by its distinctive sampling of a woman's voice saying "I've noticed you around / I find you very attractive / Would you go to bed with me?", reached #3 in the

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. It became a hit in Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe where the ensemble toured extensively. "Would You...?" has been included on such television show soundtracks as the American '' G String Divas'' and the British series '' As If''. The track has also been sampled for San Pellegrino, Carlsberg, and

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advertisements. It was played in Miss World 1998 during the runway pass of a group of contestants, and also in Miss Universe 2002, this last one a different version of the song during the swimsuit competition. The lyrics were inspired by questions originally used as part of a psychological study conducted in 1978 by

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and Russell D. Clark. "Straight... to Number One" was also featured in some advertisements, including one for

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. The song was also featured in the first season of the American version of '' Queer As Folk''. Touch and Go were popular in

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, especially in

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, playing some fifty

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s a year. Since 2003, they travelled all major cities in Russia and ex-

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countries from

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. The band is being represented in the region by

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exclusively. Their

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, David Lowe, is the composer of all

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music since 1998. On 13 November 2011, they appeared as musical guests on ''X Factor'' (Romania).

Ensemble

Members

* Vanessa Lancaster – vocals * James Lynch –

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, instruments

Producers

* David Lowe *

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* Gordon Nelki

Discography

Albums

*''I Find You Very Attractive'' (1999)

Singles

*" Would You...?" (1998) - UK No. 3 *"Straight... to Number One" (1999) *"So Hot" (2000) *"Tango in Harlem" (2001)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Touch And Go (Band) Acid jazz ensembles English jazz ensembles Musical groups from London