- World Clique
Infobox Album |
Name = World Clique
Type =Album
Artist =Deee-Lite
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Released =August 7 ,1990
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Pop
Dance
House
Length = 48:19
Label =Elektra Records
60957
Producer =Deee-Lite
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:byex97q7krjt link]
*Slant Magazine Rating|5|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=442 link]
Last album =
This album = "World Clique"
(1990)
Next album = "Infinity Within "
(1992)"World Clique" is the first and most well-known album by the dance-music band
Deee-Lite , which was released in 1990. The album's first single, "Groove is in the Heart ", was a top-five success on both the U.S.Billboard Hot 100 andUK Singles Chart as well as a number-one hit on the U.S.Hot Dance Club Play chart. Three subsequent singles also hit the top ten on the U.S. dance chart.Guest artists on the album include
Bootsy Collins ("Try Me On... I'm Very You," "Smile On," "Groove is in the Heart," and "Who Was That?"), Q-Tip ("Groove Is in the Heart"),Fred Wesley andMaceo Parker (Try Me On... I'm Very You," "Smile On," "Groove is in the Heart").When "World Clique" was released on
compact disc two bonus tracks were added to the album: "Deee-Lite Theme" and "Build the Bridge."Track listing
:"all tracks written by Deee-Lite, except where noted."
#"Deee-Lite Theme" (Deee-Lite,Herbie Hancock )
#"Good Beat"
#"Power of Love"
#"Try Me on... I'm Very You"
#"Smile On"
#"What is Love?"
#"World Clique"
#"E.S.P."
#"Groove is in the Heart "
#"Who Was That?"
#"Deep Ending"
#"Build the Bridge"ales and chart performance
Album
"World Clique"'s release in August 1990 was a soft one, not placing in the "
Billboard 200 ". It wasn't until the album's lead single, "Groove is in the Heart," began gaining popularity that album sales began showing momentum.The album's initial success occurred in the UK, where it peaked at # 14 on the "UK Top 40" chart in September.Cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.com|title=everyhit.com|accessdate=2008-03-28] Simultaneously, the album entered the "Billboard 200" at # 180 for the week of September 15 in the US. [cite web | last = | first = | title = The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Sep 15 1990 | publisher = "
Billboard " | url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3009769&cdi=6494435&cid=09%2F15%2F1990|accessdate=2008-03-28] Fueled by the success of the single, "World Clique" continued to climb the chart for several weeks, peaking at # 20 for the week of November 24. [cite web | last = | first = | title = The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Nov 24 1990 | publisher = "Billboard " | url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3009954&cdi=6504432&cid=11%2F24%2F1990|accessdate=2008-03-28]The success of subsequent singles "Power of Love," "Good Beat," and "E.S.P." helped the album to sustain steady sales throughout the following months, with the album achieving RIAA Gold certification in December 1990 [cite web | last = | first = | title = RIAA Searchable Database | publisher =
RIAA | url =http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|accessdate=2008-03-28] and remaining on the "Billboard 200" for a total of 41 weeks before falling off the chart in June 1991, following its final chart position at # 199. [cite web | last = | first = | title = The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing for the Week Of Jun 22 1991 | publisher = "Billboard " | url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3010715&cdi=6543568&cid=06%2F22%2F1991|accessdate=2008-03-28] "World Clique" is Deee-Lite's most successful album, outlasting "Infinity Within " (1992) and "Dewdrops in the Garden " (1994) on the Billboard 200 chart and outperforming its successors in terms of highest peak position and mainstream exposure and sales. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Artist Chart History - Dee-Lite | publisher = "Billboard " | url =http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4435&model.vnuAlbumId=154234|accessdate=2008-03-28]ingles
Acclaim
In 2003, "Slant Magazine" included "World Clique" in its list, Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums | publisher = "
Slant Magazine " | url =http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/vitalpop.asp|accessdate=2008-03-28]References
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