- Experience Unlimited
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Experience Unlimited (or simply E.U.) is a Washington, D.C.-based go-go band that enjoyed its height of popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s. Fronted by lead singer/bassist Gregory "Sugarbear" Eliot, the group has had a fluctuating membership over the years, but they have maintained a fairly loyal following. The band's biggest hit was 1988's "Da Butt" which charted at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also featured in the movie School Daze, was ranked #489 on Blender Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" and #61 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s. In the hourly intros for the latter program, Sugarbear says he is proud to be a one-hit wonder.
Experience Unlimited experienced a resurgence in the mid to late nineties by partnering with legendary Jazz, gospel, pops and gospel session singer Maiesha Rashad while performing under the name Maiesha and The Hip Huggers featuring E.U. Maiesha and The Hip Huggers have headlined events and concert venues such as BB King's Blues Club and Grill, D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Black Family Reunion and D.C.'s Stone Soul Picnic and Unifest.[1]
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
- Experience Unlimited (1976)
- Future Funk (1982) Unifest
- E.U. Live: Two Places at the Same Time (1986)
- Go Ju Ju Go (1987)
- Rock Yuh Butt (1988)
- Livin' Large (1989) U.S. #158, U.S. R&B #22[2]
- Cold Kickin' It (1990) U.S. R&B #92[2]
- Make Money (1996)
Singles
Year Title Chart Positions Billboard Hot 100 US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles US Hot Dance Club Play US R&B Singles 1988 "Da Butt '89" 35 4 23 1 1989 "Buck Wild" - 47 - 7 "Livin' Large" - - - 63 "Taste of Your Love" - - - 4 1990 "I Confess" - - - 27 Preceded by
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean"Da Butt"
Billboard Hot Black Singles number-one single
April 23, 1988Succeeded by
"Nite and Day" by Al B. SureReferences
External links
Categories:- African American musical groups
- American funk musical groups
- Musical groups from Washington, D.C.
- Grammy Award winners
- Go-go musical groups
- United States musical group stubs
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