Nick Straker Band

Nick Straker Band
The Nick Straker Band
Origin London, UK
Genres Synthpop, Electropop, Funk New Wave, Dance, Post-disco, Jazz-funk fusion[1]
Years active 1980s
Labels Prelude Records (U.S.)
Pinnacle Records (UK)
Decca Records (Germany)
Associated acts New Musik
Website Official website
Members
Nick Straker
Tony Mansfield
David McShera
Pete Hammond
Phil Towner

The Nick Straker Band, from London, England, was a fusion pop music group, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker, who had a handful of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The group also consisted several members of the band New Musik. Their most successful song in the U.S., "A Little Bit of Jazz", spent one week at #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart in 1981. Their song "A Walk in the Park" hit #20[2] on the UK Singles Chart in 1980, having previously been a substantial hit in Continental Europe in 1979.

Group members included Straker, Tony Mansfield, David McShera, Pete Hammond and Phil Towner.

Contents

Discography

Singles

Year Song title / singles Club Play Singles [3] UK Singles Chart [4] R&B singles [5]
1980 "A Walk in the Park" - 20 -
"Don't Come Back" - - -
"Leaving on the Midnight Train" - 61 -
1981 "A Little Bit of Jazz" / "The Last Goodbye" 1 - 35
1982 "Like Dust" - - -
"Straight Ahead" - - -
1983 "You Know I Like It" - - -
"Against the Wall" - - -
1984 "Turn Me Down" - - -
"Must You Dance" - - -
"It Only Takes a Minute" - - -
1987 "A Walk In The Park '87 (PWL Mix)" - - -

Albums

Title[6] Release
date
Chart positions Information
U.S. Billboard 200 UK Albums Chart
Future's Above My Head (German LP) 1979
  • Producer: Nick Bailey, Jeremy Paul
A Walk in the Park (U.S.) 1980
  • Producer: Nick Bailey, Paul Lynton, Jeremy Paul
The Nick Straker Band (U.S.) 1981
  • Producer: Nick Straker Band
Nick Straker 1983
  • Producer: Nick Bailey
The Best of Nick Straker: A Walk in the Park 1993
  • Producer: Various

See also

References

  1. ^ Nick Straker: Biography. NickStraker.com. Retrieved on July 31, 2009
  2. ^ Search for "A Walk in the park" performed by Nick Straker Band at Everyhit.com database.
  3. ^ Billboard Club Play Chart. Allmusic.com.
  4. ^ Search for "Nick Straker Band" performed at Everyhit.com database.
  5. ^ Billboard R&B. Allmusic.com.
  6. ^ Nick Straker Band' discography, II.

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