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Clubland (band)

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Clubland
OriginSweden
Genreshouse
Years active1990–

Clubland was a Swedish/British house music act assembled in 1990 by BTECH label boss/producer Jan Ekholm and British duo Dave Rawlings and Ronnie Herel of Quartz. British musician Morgan King joined them later as a songwriter. Lead vocals for the first album Themes from Outer Clubland were variously performed by the American hip house duo 2 in a Room, British rapper Stepz, and Swedish singers Zemya Hamilton and Kayo Shekoni. In 1991, Ekholm reformed the act with members now comprising singer Zemya Hamilton and Morgan King.

Biography

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Between 1991 and 1992, five songs charted on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, with three of those hitting number-one: "Let's Get Busy" (credited to Clubland featuring Quartz) (1990), "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" (1992) and "Hypnotized" (1992). Another single, "Set Me Free", hit number-one on the US Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and number 2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[1] In 1993, they won a Swedish Grammy for Best Album with their second album, Adventures Beyond Clubland.

Zemya Hamilton (Zemya Sylveta Larsson Auna) died on 24 December 2015 from multiple sclerosis, aged 50.[2]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Themes from Outer Clubland (1991)
  • Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton (1992)
  • Adventures Beyond Clubland (1992)
  • Secrets of Inner Clubland (Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton) (1995)

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS
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SWE
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UK
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US
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Dance

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1990 "Let's Get Busy (Pump It Up)" (featuring Quartz) 139 32 86 1 Themes from Outer Clubland (Keep It Pumping)
1991 "Pump the Sound (Like a Megablast)" (Europe only)
"Hold On (Tighter to Love)" 17 79 1
1992 "I'm Under (Love Strain)" (Europe only) Adventures Beyond Clubland
"Set Me Free" 90 2
"Hypnotized" 1
"Come Rain, Come Shine" (US only) 39
"Hot for You" (featuring Quartz) (UK only) Single only
1995 "Cry" (Sweden only) 8 The Secrets of Inner Clubland
"Peace of Luv" (Europe & UK only) 24 148[8]
"Gimme Love Gimme All" (Europe only)
"Open Your Eyes" (Japan only)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 60. ISBN 978-0898201567.
  2. ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 2015 July to December". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Down Under 7 January 1991". 7 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com - Clubland - Let's Get Busy". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ a b John Bush. "Clubland | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Clubland Songs *** Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography *** Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Music VF. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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