Brick (band)
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Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
Genres | Funk, R&B, disco |
Years active | 1972–present |
Labels | Bang, Magic City |
Brick is an American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart[1]) which was released in 1976.
History[]
Brick was formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976 from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981.
Members[]
- Regi Hargis – guitar, bass, vocals
- Jimmy Brown – lead vocals, saxophone, flute, trombone[2]
- Jyrin Cox, keyboard
- Eric Florence, bass guitar
- Victor Alexander, drums and percussion
Former members include:
Ray Ransom (lead vocals/bass/keyboards/percussion)
Donald Nevins (vocals/acoustic piano/clavinet/Moog)
Edward D. Irons Jr. (lead vocals/drums/keyboards
Ambric Bridgeforth (vocals/keyboards)
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Good High (1976) #1 R&B; #19 US
- Brick (1977) #1 R&B; #15 US
- Stoneheart (1979) #25 R&B; #100 US
- Waiting on You (1980) #31 R&B; #179 US
- Summer Heat (1981) #13 R&B; #89 US
- After 5 (1982)
- Too Tuff (1988)
Compilation albums[]
- The Best of Brick (1995)
- Super Hits (2000)
Singles[]
- "Music Matic" (1976) #82 R&B
- "Dazz" (1976) #1 R&B; #3 US
- "Dusic" (1977) #2 R&B; #18 US
- "That's What It's All About" (1977) #48 R&B
- "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (1978) #7 R&B; #92 US
- "Dancin' Man" (1979) #47 R&B
- "Raise Your Hands" (1979) #34 R&B
- "All The Way" (1980) #38 R&B; #106 US
- "Push Push" (1980) #21 R&B
- "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" (1981) #10 R&B
- "Wide Open" (1981) #58 R&B
- "Free Dancer" (1982) #62 R&B
- "Stick by You" (1982)
References[]
External links[]
- African-American musical groups
- American disco groups
- American funk musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1972
- Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Bang Records artists
- United States musical group stubs