Captain Hollywood Project
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Captain Hollywood Project is a German Eurodance
project fronted by Tony Dawson Harrison.
Harrison, a United States Army
captain, was nicknamed Captain Hollywood, because he danced even when in uniform. He first started in the break dance
scene in Europe
as he performed on early '80s music TV shows such as Formel Eins. He was featured in German cult movies and represented Germany at the Cannes Film Festival
for the premier of the break dance movie Beat Street
. From 1985 to 1987 Tony started producing his own music, releasing his first 3 singles and an album as Captain Hollywood. During this time he also collaborated with C.C. Catch as her back up singer, rapper, and dancer.
producer Ruud van Rijen and rapper Recardo-MC Fixx IT. Together they created the Netherlands-based project Twenty 4 Seven
. Harrison was the head and leader of the band featuring his close friends and partners Hanks/Jacks and the Dutch singer Nance Coolen. Together they toured with MTV Europe for 3 months. Hanks and Jacks were with Tony for many years in Germany before Twenty 4 Seven, they both helped him to learn the German language and he trained them to become professional artists in the music industry.
and Great Britain
, Tony left the group to return to his own solo project in Germany
. He released a solo album
titled Love Is Not Sex soon after which charted in the Top 10 all over the world including the United States
. It was followed by two singles
, the title track 'More and More' and 'All I Want'. In 1992 he worked with production team DMP, consisting (amongst others) of Manfred Eisele (stage name: Attack II), Jürgen "Nosie" Katzmann, Thorsten Adler, and Tom Keil to produce tracks for the next album Captain Hollywood Project. Tony worked with many different vocalists including his main singer Petra Speigal, and Nina Gerhard, the singer of the chorus of the first released single More and More. Tony then dedicated the name suffix "Project" to his dancers. His new style was given the name "The Crew Lock", a mix out of military movement and locking.
Animals or Human sold over 300,000 copies in Germany alone and another 350,000 copies in France.
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
project fronted by Tony Dawson Harrison.
Harrison, a United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
captain, was nicknamed Captain Hollywood, because he danced even when in uniform. He first started in the break dance
Break Dance
Break Dance is a Commodore 64 computer game that relies on players making dancing moves that resemble the classic game Simon says.-Gameplay:...
scene in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
as he performed on early '80s music TV shows such as Formel Eins. He was featured in German cult movies and represented Germany at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
for the premier of the break dance movie Beat Street
Beat Street
Beat Street is a 1984 drama film, following Wild Style in featuring New York City hip hop culture of the early 1980s; breakdancing, DJing, and graffiti.-Plot:...
. From 1985 to 1987 Tony started producing his own music, releasing his first 3 singles and an album as Captain Hollywood. During this time he also collaborated with C.C. Catch as her back up singer, rapper, and dancer.
Twenty 4 Seven
Harrison has also worked together with a DutchNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
producer Ruud van Rijen and rapper Recardo-MC Fixx IT. Together they created the Netherlands-based project Twenty 4 Seven
Twenty 4 Seven
Twenty 4 Seven is a Eurodance act, created by Dutch record producer Ruud van Rijen in 1989. Active sporadically ever since, the act has featured nine different vocalists, has performed across Europe and Africa, and as of 2010 is fronted by Li Ann and Stacey "Stay-C" Paton.One of the earliest...
. Harrison was the head and leader of the band featuring his close friends and partners Hanks/Jacks and the Dutch singer Nance Coolen. Together they toured with MTV Europe for 3 months. Hanks and Jacks were with Tony for many years in Germany before Twenty 4 Seven, they both helped him to learn the German language and he trained them to become professional artists in the music industry.
Origins
After the release of Twenty 4 Seven's debut album Street Moves in late 1990 and having taken it to top 5 chart positions in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, Tony left the group to return to his own solo project in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He released a solo album
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
titled Love Is Not Sex soon after which charted in the Top 10 all over the world including the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was followed by two singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, the title track 'More and More' and 'All I Want'. In 1992 he worked with production team DMP, consisting (amongst others) of Manfred Eisele (stage name: Attack II), Jürgen "Nosie" Katzmann, Thorsten Adler, and Tom Keil to produce tracks for the next album Captain Hollywood Project. Tony worked with many different vocalists including his main singer Petra Speigal, and Nina Gerhard, the singer of the chorus of the first released single More and More. Tony then dedicated the name suffix "Project" to his dancers. His new style was given the name "The Crew Lock", a mix out of military movement and locking.
Albums
| Year | Name | Chart position | Recorded by | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AT | SW | UK | |||
| 1990 | Street moves | - | - | 25 | 69 | Twenty 4 Seven feat. Capt. Hollywood |
| 1993 | Love Is Not Sex Love Is Not Sex Love Is Not Sex is the debut album of German musician Captain Hollywood Project. It was released on March 8, 1993.The album peaked at #9 on the German Albums Chart, selling around 400,000 copies there... |
9 | 15 | 9 | - | Captain Hollywood Project |
| 1995 | Animals or Human | 42 | - | 41 | - | |
| 1996 | The Afterparty | - | - | - | - | Captain Hollywood |
Animals or Human sold over 300,000 copies in Germany alone and another 350,000 copies in France.
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
UK 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 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Dan |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
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| 1992 | "More and More" | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 13 | Love Is Not Sex | ||||
| 1993 | "Only with You Only with You (Captain Hollywood Project song) "Only With You" is a 1992 song recorded by the German musician known under the pseudonym of Captain Hollywood Project. Second single from his debut album Love Is Not Sex, this dance song was a hit in several countries. The single was released at the beginning of 1993... " |
5 | 4 | — | 5 | 67 | — | 10 | — | |||||
| "All I Want All I Want (Captain Hollywood Project song) "All I Want" is a 1992 song recorded by the German musician known under the pseudonym of Captain Hollywood Project. Third single from his debut album Love Is Not Sex, this dance song was a hit in several countries, but achieved a minor success in comparison with the two previous Captain Hollywood... " |
25 | 22 | — | 30 | — | — | 7 | — | ||||||
| "Impossible" | 15 | 12 | — | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1994 | "Only with You" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1995 | "Flying High" | 10 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 58 | — | — | — | Animals or Human | ||||
| "Find Another Way Find Another Way "Find Another Way" is a 1994 song recorded by the German musician known under the pseudonym of Captain Hollywood Project. It was the second single from his second album Animals or Human... " |
19 | 22 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Way Love Is" | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1996 | "Over & Over" | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Afterparty | ||||
| "Love & Pain" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "The Afterparty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2001 | "Danger Sign" | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album songs | ||||
| 2003 | "Axel F 2003 Axel F "Axel F" is the electronic instrumental theme from the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop performed by Harold Faltermeyer. The title comes from the main character's name, Axel Foley , in the film. It topped musical charts in 1985 and remains a popular remix track. Mixes of "Axel F" topped European pop... " |
— | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Flying High" (re-release) | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2009 | "It Hurts with You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
External links
- Official website
- Captain Hollywood Project at Discogs