Double Trouble (dance music producers)
Double Trouble (dance music producers) | |
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Origin | England |
Genres | Hip house, house |
Years active | 1988–1992 |
Labels | Desire Records |
Associated acts | Rebel MC |
Past members | Karl 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 | ||||||||
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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:
- Snap! - "Ooops Up"
- - "Go for It (Heart and Fire)"
- Joe Smooth - "Promised Land"
- Dream Warriors - "Ludi"
Death[]
Michael Menson died on 13 February 1997, having been set on fire by three men in North London.[4]
References[]
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 167. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Double Trouble - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ "Trio 'set Menson on fire'". BBC News. 16 November 1999. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
External links[]
- English house music groups
- Black British musical groups
- British musical trios
- Hip house music groups
- British record production teams
- Record production trios
- Remixers