Double Trouble (dance music producers)

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Double Trouble (dance music producers)
OriginEngland
GenresHip house, house
Years active1988–1992
LabelsDesire Records
Associated actsRebel MC
Past membersKarl Brown
Leigh Guest
Michael Menson (deceased)

Double Trouble were an English dance record production and remixing trio in the house and hip house scene, active during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

History[]

The group consisted of members Karl 'Tuff Enuff' Brown, Leigh Guest and Michael Menson and first rose to prominence through their collaborations with the Rebel MC on the Polydor/Desire releases "" and "Street Tuff", which reached numbers 5 and 1 respectively on the UK Indie Chart in 1989.[1] "Just Keep Rockin'" then reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, while "Street Tuff" reached number 3, becoming their biggest hit. In 1991, a club/reggae single was released, entitled "Rub-A-Dub".[2]

The group released an album, As One which spawned the singles "Don't Give Up", "Talk Back" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" - a cover of the Rose Royce track.

New interest in "Just Keep Rockin'" in December 2007 saw it re-enter the UK Dance Chart at number 32.[3]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • 1990: As One

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions Album
UK IRE NED BEL
(FLA) 		GER AUT SWI SWE NZ
1988 "Feel the Music (Feel the Bass)" — — — — — — — — — Single only
1989 "" (with Rebel MC) 11 — 3 14 — — — — — As One
"Street Tuff" (with Rebel MC) 3 — 3 7 12 13 10 12 29
1990 "Talk Back" 71 — 49 — — — — — —
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" 21 29 — — 35 — — — 11
"Celebrate" (as Double Trouble's Collective Effort) 77 — — — — — — — — Singles only
1991 "Rub-A-Dub" 66 — — — — — — — —
"Give Me Some More" — — — — — — — — —

Remixes[]

The trio were responsible for a string of successful remixes including:

Death[]

Michael Menson died on 13 February 1997, having been set on fire by three men in North London.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 167. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Double Trouble - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. ^ "Trio 'set Menson on fire'". BBC News. 16 November 1999. Retrieved 1 May 2010.

External links[]

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