A Little Bit of Jazz
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A Little Bit of Jazz is a 1981 single by post-disco
/new wave
band Nick Straker Band
. The British
band had their only American
success with "A Little Bit of Jazz" when it hit number one on the Dance Chart for one week and number thirty-five on the Soul Singles Chart
. The single failed to chart on both the American and British top 40 charts.
Post-disco
Post-disco refers to a historically significant period in popular music history beginning with the commercial death of disco music in the late 1970s and ending with the mainstream appearance of house music in late 1980s.The stripped-down musical trends followed from the DJ- and producer-driven,...
/new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Nick Straker Band
Nick Straker Band
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...
. The British
United Kingdom
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band had their only American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
success with "A Little Bit of Jazz" when it hit number one on the Dance Chart for one week and number thirty-five on the Soul Singles Chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
. The single failed to chart on both the American and British top 40 charts.
1981 release
12" vinyl- US: Prelude / PRL D 612
Chart performance
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | – |
| US Billboard Black Singles Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
#35 |
| US Billboard Club Play Singles | #1 |