Cerrone
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Marc Cerrone is a French disco
drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.
Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles Millennium Célébration where, at the request of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Cerrone staged the initials Hollywood and produced an exceptional opera. Also in 1989, he performed in the concert at Paris's Place de la Concorde
for the celebration of the bicentenary of the Revolution in front of more than 600,000 spectators. In 1991 he performed a concert event for the launch of the first satellite TV HD in Japan (Tokyo). He claims, and it is often credited by others, that he was "the first" to put the kick drum (or bass drum) into the foreground of modern dance music
.
, Carlos Santana
and Blood, Sweat & Tears
, amongst others.
At the age of 17, he convinced Gilbert Trigano to hire rock bands for his holiday clubs: Club Med
(Club Mediterranée). Cerrone became the A&R
scout for 40 Club Med vacation villages around the world. His first recordings as a part of Kongas were released on Barclay Records
, where he issued his first hit single
, "Boom". He is most famous from the Kongas days for "Anikana-O", co-written and produced by Alec R. Costandinos
. A remix
was done by Tom Moulton
for the US release on Salsoul Records
. This mix was also used on other international releases.
of Los Bravos
"Black Is Black
" and "Midnite Lady", an instrumental
piece. Cotillion Records
released the album through Warner distribution in the U.S. The album was released un-edited in Canada, using the original master tapes. This was the final collaboration between Cerrone and the Egyptian-born Costandinos, who went on to create dancefloor hits such as "I've Found Love" by Love & Kisses
, and the disco opera re-telling of the story of "Romeo and Juliet".
Cerrone continued using pieces of photographic and audio erotica
when he released his second album, Cerrone's Paradise. It was recorded with Raymond Donnez
, also known as "Don Ray", as part of his arrangement entourage after parting company with Costandinos. The original French album cover
featured a naked model draped over the top of a fridge with a jar of white powder spilled in front of it. The U.S. release featured a photo of Cerrone wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
His third album, Supernature (Cerrone III)
sold over eight million albums worldwide. A departure from the lush orchestration with electronic instrumentation added to the mix, it was co-written by Alain Wisniak. The lyrics to "Supernature", written by Lene Lovich
, have a sci-fi theme: it's about the rebellion of mutant creatures – created by scientists
to end starvation
among mankind – against the humans. The album also featured "Sweet Drums", a three-minute-and-ten-second drum breakdown. The original French album cover was again different, having a gatefold opening with nudes in the centre. The music itself was the same.
"Supernature" was used as the theme music
to Thames TV's The Kenny Everett Video Show (as well as being danced to by Hot Gossip
in the same show), which was shown across the UK
.
After the success of Supernature (Cerrone III)
, Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch
Cerrone signed up for management with Steven and Martin Machat. They helped oversee his worldwide career. Steven Machat negotiated a new deal for Cerrone in the US and Canada with Atlantic and CBS outside the US, Canada as well as France. These were major artists deals for that time period. The album got great reviews in the US and Atlantic threw a party in New York City, October 1978 that was one of the largest parties ever thrown for an artist up to that point in time. The Album was another Cerrone U.S. disco chart-topper. Driven by "Je Suis Music", "Look For Love", and the urban-slanted "Rocket In The Pocket", this album showed his fusion
attributes, foreshadowing his future releases.
Cerrone then ventured into movie scoring, supplying the music score for Brigade Mondaine, a French film. Alternate mixes of his hits were made, such as "Give Me Love", "Phonic" (originally released as a 12" single on the Crocos label), and "Striptease". The latter was an underground hit, introduced to international audiences through the Disconet subscription service for DJs. It was a key inclusion on "Cerrone by Bob Sinclar
".
Cerrone V marked a radical departure for the artist, where he made a full-fledged attempt to become the vocalist. Moving from Cotillion to Atlantic Records
in the U.S., "Rock Me" was the first single and, although clubs reacted fairly well, it did not reach the heights of his previous releases. Sonically, it bears a resemblance to "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer
. Recorded in Los Angeles, California with the musicians backing Toto
, Cerrone co-wrote "Call Me Tonight" with producer Bob Esty and vocalist/lyricist Michelle Aller.
His sixth album, Cerrone VI, was the first of his albums not to be released in the U.S. and was issued on Malligator and Unidisc in Canada. Unlike his previous albums, this non-rhythmic offering, using new electronic elements such as the Fairlight CMI computer, was more of Cerrone exploring the entire musical landscape. Lyricist Pamela Forrest, a Liverpool-born, Paris-based lyricist, added her magic to the album. The instrumental, Herb Alpert–inspired "Rendezvous" received scattered Adult Contemporary airplay in Canada. Cerrone also returned to the erotic album covers, using an existing Cheyco Leydemann photograph of a bare-breasted blonde in a lawnchair, and inserting himself in the photograph.
In a true return to form, "You Are The One" was the cornerstone of his seventh record. An 11-minute version of "Cherry Tree" remains on the shelf. This album was rumoured to have been recorded twice: first with Stoke-on-Trent
, England, native Kay Garner, long the voice of Cerrone's biggest successes; and then with Brown. The version with Garner on the lead vocals has never been released.
As a bridge between Cerrone's seventh and eighth albums, a 12" single, "Tripping On The Moon", was released prior and was a blockbuster import hit. Sung by Kay Garner, and vocally reminiscent in tone of "Supernature", it was never released in North America as a single. It later became a part of Cerrone VIII:Back Track. It was released on John Luongo's Portrait label, distributed by CBS. Although the title track was a mild chart hit in the nightclub
, the album's lone bright spot was a re-recording of "Supernature" sung by Montreal-based Nanette Workman. Workman had a 1973 hit with the song "The Queen" on Big Tree Records. A short time thereafter, Canadian born singer Claudja Barry
did a cover version of "Trippin'", released on Personal Records.
His ninth album, Your Love Survived, featured male lead vocals other than his own sung by the late Arthur Simms. Simms along with his brother John had also recorded an album entitledJohn & Arthur Simms with Alec R. Costandinos on his Ibis/Casablanca imprint. Pamela Forrest also rejoined the cast, writing lyrics on the album. Re-recordings of hits such as "Give Me Love", "Look For Love", and "Call Me Tonight" were also featured on this double LP set. Key tracks included "Get Your Lovin'" and "Workout".
Another return to form was his tenth album, Where Are You Now?. Sung by American Carole Rowley and released on Malligator in France, Hi-NRG
producer and mixer Ian Levine
was tabbed to do the mix, prompting a 12" release on the Record Shack label. In 1984, "Club Underworld" was also released as a single, in both France and the United States on Personal Records, with a new mix.
Perhaps the most-interesting Cerrone record that was never to be on a full-length album was his terrific interpretation of "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" intertwined with his own composition "Freak Connection". It was released only in France.
Cerrone's boutique label, Crocos, was the home to a number of independently produced projects. "Africanism" by Kongas, arranged by Don Ray, was an energetic fusion of tribal drum beats and emotive male vocals framed around a cover version of "Gimme Some Lovin'" by Traffic. It was licensed for North American distribution in a deal between Cerrone and Polydor U.S.
Don Ray created a furore with his dance-pop album Garden Of Love, which was written with Cerrone, the entire album is considered a seminal classic. Hits such as "Got To Have Lovin'", "Body & Soul", and "Standing In The Rain" guided the album to #1 Stateside. Rob King, late of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
, was the vocalist on the album. The previously mentioned Lene Lovich wrote the lyrics.
Revelacion, a studio act, released two albums: a side-long version of "House Of The Rising Sun" on Crocos (which was also released at almost the same time as Santa Esmeralda's second album) and "Don't Give A Damn", a 16-minute electronic-spiced, downtempo track recalling "Music of Life" on Malligator.
He also produced singles "Tonight The Night" for percussionist Mo Cooper and "Phonic" by Phonic, the latter of which echoes the synth boom that was started by Space's "Magic Fly". A song featuring LaToya Jackson was also issued, entitled "Oops, Oh No".
In 1992 Cerrone's show "Dreamtime" ran on Broadway at The Ed Sullivan Theater
. In 1995 the "Dream" CD, with music from the Broadway musical "Dreamtime", was released by Malligator, a division of Unidisc Music, Inc.
By the 2000s, Cerrone's European success helped his 2002 hit "Hysteria", and the album become a success. By 2007, he issued the song "Laisser Toucher". It is the lead single from his album Celebrate!, released in early 2008. The second single from the album was "Misunderstanding." Cerrone issued his twentieth album release, Love Ritual on 7 July 2008. The lead single is the title track which preceded the full length album. "Love Ritual" also has a supporting music video. It was quickly followed by the next two singles, "It Had To Be You" and "Tattoo Woman." The single, "Tattoo Woman" with remixes by Jamie Lewis was made available domestically in the U.S. on traxsource.com.
On 12 March 2009 Cerrone released the album "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" for free on his website. He stated that "music is condemned to be free and that it is necessary to find other solutions to make revenues"
Cerrone also won 5 Grammy Awards, some Golden Globes, awards from Billboard Disco Forum events, and gold and platinum discs.
invites Cerrone on its new disco album – house "Champs Elysées".
In 2001 it was released out the album " Cerrone by Bob Sinclar " where this last one pays tribute to " king of the disco ".
In 2002 released out the album " Hysteria " the dress handkerchief of which will be censored. The song " Hysteria " will be the only single of the album. This last one will know a reserved success.
In February 2005, he signs the partition(score) of the French adaptation of " mechanical Orange " given in the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris.
In 2005, Cerrone is promoted to the rank of Commandeur in the Order of Arts and Letters
.
In 2009, 2nd shutter(sector) of the series, after the big success met by the album Cerrone By Bob Sinclar, the "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" Soulful and disco – house brought by Jamie Lewis, who works with Cerrone for more than 7 years and produced some of the best remix are of his(her,its) Catalog (Hooked one You in 2004, You are the One in 2005). Exit(release) of Tattoo Woman in Mars.
2009, Famous British DJ and house music producer Joey Negro released a remix of the inescapable Cerrone's Paradise ".
It becomes one of the members of the jury of the television program, the famous X Factor
broadcast in France on W9 and in Belgium on RTL-TVI.
2010, The "Supernatural" year. Carried by a positive attitude, Marc Cerrone dashes into a titanic project: sum up one of its biggest successes and to sublimate it in a new symphony.
Marc Cerrone ventures on a precarious stylistic composition and succeeded the challenge brilliantly.
The album, " Cerrone Symphony, Variations Of Supernature " goes out in February 2010 with a first single: " Supernature Project " Feat Dax Riders.
The universe is futuristic and avant-gard, once more, Cerrone surprises.
2010 is definitively the year "Supernature Symphony" for Cerrone who projète to produce a free and Pharaonic show.
The show " Supernature Symphony " will take place in Paris-La-Défense on 2 October 2010, in the evening of "Nuit Blanche".
He will so inaugurate the first date of this tour which will cross by Los Angeles, London, Rome, Dubai, Moscow with as main theme: the Music in the service of a positive ecology.
Special releases
Movie soundtracks:
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer.
Marc Cerrone has sold over thirty million albums and has often performed in front of hundreds of thousands of people at huge concerts and events such as The 2005 Dance Party Live in Versailles and The 2000 Los Angeles Millennium Célébration where, at the request of the Mayor of Los Angeles, Cerrone staged the initials Hollywood and produced an exceptional opera. Also in 1989, he performed in the concert at Paris's Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city's eighth arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.- History :...
for the celebration of the bicentenary of the Revolution in front of more than 600,000 spectators. In 1991 he performed a concert event for the launch of the first satellite TV HD in Japan (Tokyo). He claims, and it is often credited by others, that he was "the first" to put the kick drum (or bass drum) into the foreground of modern dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
.
Early life
At the age of 12, he started playing drums and listening to Otis Redding songs. Cerrone's passion for music was discouraged by his father, who tried to distract him from his obsession. By the end of the 1960s, he was fascinated by Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
, Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
and Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Blood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles...
, amongst others.
At the age of 17, he convinced Gilbert Trigano to hire rock bands for his holiday clubs: Club Med
Club Med
Club Méditerranée , commonly known as Club Med, is a French corporation of vacation resorts found in many parts of the world, usually in exotic locations. It is considered the original all-inclusive resort.-Foundation:...
(Club Mediterranée). Cerrone became the A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
scout for 40 Club Med vacation villages around the world. His first recordings as a part of Kongas were released on Barclay Records
Barclay Records
Barclay Records is a French record label founded in the mid-1950s by Eddie Barclay under the alias, Edouard Ruault. Eddie Barclay also founded the Riviera label in the early-1950s....
, where he issued his first hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, "Boom". He is most famous from the Kongas days for "Anikana-O", co-written and produced by Alec R. Costandinos
Alec R. Costandinos
Alec R. Costandinos, is a French singer and artist of the 70's. He was also intimately involved as a writer, publisher and musician in the development of Aphrodite's Child with Vangelis and Greek-born pop singer, Demis Roussos...
. A remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
was done by Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton is an American record producer, and originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format.-Life and career:Thomas Jerome Moulton was born in Schenectady, New York, United States....
for the US release on Salsoul Records
Salsoul Records
This article is about the record label. For SalSoul the Puerto Rican Salsa radio station see Cadena Salsoul.Salsoul Records was a New York City based record label founded by brothers Joseph Cayre, Kenneth Cayre, and Stanley Cayre . Salsoul released about 300 disco 12-inch singles, and a string of...
. This mix was also used on other international releases.
Career
Based in Paris, Cerrone recorded, composed, and performed his solo debut "Love In C Minor", again with Costandinos. Released on his own Malligator imprint, and distributed by Warner Filipacci in France, it immediately shocked audiences with its controversial cover. It was later released with a new, tamer cover that took flashes of nude women into the background and replaced them with four arms clenched instead for the American release. It also featured a cover versionCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Los Bravos
Los Bravos
Los Bravos were a Spanish beat group, formed in 1965, and based in Madrid. Their single "Black Is Black" reached #2 in the United Kingdom in July 1966, and #4 in the United States selling over a million records.-Biography:...
"Black Is Black
Black Is Black
"Black Is Black" is a song by rock band Los Bravos, released in 1966 as the group's debut single for Decca Records. Produced by Ivor Raymonde, the song reached number two in the UK,number four in the U.S.,and number one in Canada....
" and "Midnite Lady", an instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
piece. Cotillion Records
Cotillion Records
Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records and was active from 1968 through 1985. The label was originally formed as an outlet for blues and deep Southern soul; its first single, Otis Clay's version of "She's About A Mover", reached the R&B charts. Cotillion's catalog quickly expanded...
released the album through Warner distribution in the U.S. The album was released un-edited in Canada, using the original master tapes. This was the final collaboration between Cerrone and the Egyptian-born Costandinos, who went on to create dancefloor hits such as "I've Found Love" by Love & Kisses
Love & Kisses
Love & Kisses was a 1970s disco group assembled by European producer Alec Costandinos, with a variety of male/female singers.After collaborating on Cerrone's debut album Love In C Minor , Costandinos assembled Love & Kisses in early 1977, and shortly after the group released their first album,...
, and the disco opera re-telling of the story of "Romeo and Juliet".
Cerrone continued using pieces of photographic and audio erotica
Erotica
Erotica are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions...
when he released his second album, Cerrone's Paradise. It was recorded with Raymond Donnez
Raymond Donnez
Raymond Donnez, or Don Ray, was a disco producer, arranger and performer. He played keyboards on Cerrone's records "Love in C Minor", "IV", "VI", and "VIII" and released one solo album, "Garden of Love", which featured his successful single "Got to Have Loving", cowritten with Cerrone, who drummed...
, also known as "Don Ray", as part of his arrangement entourage after parting company with Costandinos. The original French album cover
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
featured a naked model draped over the top of a fridge with a jar of white powder spilled in front of it. The U.S. release featured a photo of Cerrone wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
His third album, Supernature (Cerrone III)
Supernature (Cerrone III)
Supernature is Cerrone's third album, released in 1977. It was released in France by Malligator Label. It is known also as Cerrone III, since it is the third album by Cerrone, who labeled his albums with a number.-Track listing:#"Supernature" 10:20...
sold over eight million albums worldwide. A departure from the lush orchestration with electronic instrumentation added to the mix, it was co-written by Alain Wisniak. The lyrics to "Supernature", written by Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich
Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...
, have a sci-fi theme: it's about the rebellion of mutant creatures – created by scientists
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
to end starvation
Starvation
Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy, nutrient and vitamin intake. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death...
among mankind – against the humans. The album also featured "Sweet Drums", a three-minute-and-ten-second drum breakdown. The original French album cover was again different, having a gatefold opening with nudes in the centre. The music itself was the same.
"Supernature" was used as the theme music
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
to Thames TV's The Kenny Everett Video Show (as well as being danced to by Hot Gossip
Hot Gossip
-Formation:Arlene Phillips came to London to learn and teach developing American Jazz dance routines. Employed as a dance teacher, she taught at locations including the Pineapple Dance Studios and the Italia Conti Stage School. In 1974, Phillips started forming the core of a troupe; Italia Conti...
in the same show), which was shown across the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
After the success of Supernature (Cerrone III)
Supernature (Cerrone III)
Supernature is Cerrone's third album, released in 1977. It was released in France by Malligator Label. It is known also as Cerrone III, since it is the third album by Cerrone, who labeled his albums with a number.-Track listing:#"Supernature" 10:20...
, Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch
Cerrone IV
Cerrone IV : The Golden Touch is a 1978 album from Cerrone.-B Side:# Look for Love 10:10 # Music of Life 6:30 The track Je Suis Music, was remixed in 2004, by American DJ/producer Armand van Helden....
Cerrone signed up for management with Steven and Martin Machat. They helped oversee his worldwide career. Steven Machat negotiated a new deal for Cerrone in the US and Canada with Atlantic and CBS outside the US, Canada as well as France. These were major artists deals for that time period. The album got great reviews in the US and Atlantic threw a party in New York City, October 1978 that was one of the largest parties ever thrown for an artist up to that point in time. The Album was another Cerrone U.S. disco chart-topper. Driven by "Je Suis Music", "Look For Love", and the urban-slanted "Rocket In The Pocket", this album showed his fusion
Fusion (music)
A fusion genre is music that combines two or more styles. For example, rock and roll originally developed as a fusion of blues, gospel and country music. The main characteristics of fusion genres are variations in tempo, rhythm, i a sometimes the use of long musical "journeys" that can be divided...
attributes, foreshadowing his future releases.
Cerrone then ventured into movie scoring, supplying the music score for Brigade Mondaine, a French film. Alternate mixes of his hits were made, such as "Give Me Love", "Phonic" (originally released as a 12" single on the Crocos label), and "Striptease". The latter was an underground hit, introduced to international audiences through the Disconet subscription service for DJs. It was a key inclusion on "Cerrone by Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
".
Cerrone V marked a radical departure for the artist, where he made a full-fledged attempt to become the vocalist. Moving from Cotillion to Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
in the U.S., "Rock Me" was the first single and, although clubs reacted fairly well, it did not reach the heights of his previous releases. Sonically, it bears a resemblance to "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
. Recorded in Los Angeles, California with the musicians backing Toto
Toto (band)
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...
, Cerrone co-wrote "Call Me Tonight" with producer Bob Esty and vocalist/lyricist Michelle Aller.
His sixth album, Cerrone VI, was the first of his albums not to be released in the U.S. and was issued on Malligator and Unidisc in Canada. Unlike his previous albums, this non-rhythmic offering, using new electronic elements such as the Fairlight CMI computer, was more of Cerrone exploring the entire musical landscape. Lyricist Pamela Forrest, a Liverpool-born, Paris-based lyricist, added her magic to the album. The instrumental, Herb Alpert–inspired "Rendezvous" received scattered Adult Contemporary airplay in Canada. Cerrone also returned to the erotic album covers, using an existing Cheyco Leydemann photograph of a bare-breasted blonde in a lawnchair, and inserting himself in the photograph.
In a true return to form, "You Are The One" was the cornerstone of his seventh record. An 11-minute version of "Cherry Tree" remains on the shelf. This album was rumoured to have been recorded twice: first with Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, England, native Kay Garner, long the voice of Cerrone's biggest successes; and then with Brown. The version with Garner on the lead vocals has never been released.
As a bridge between Cerrone's seventh and eighth albums, a 12" single, "Tripping On The Moon", was released prior and was a blockbuster import hit. Sung by Kay Garner, and vocally reminiscent in tone of "Supernature", it was never released in North America as a single. It later became a part of Cerrone VIII:Back Track. It was released on John Luongo's Portrait label, distributed by CBS. Although the title track was a mild chart hit in the nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
, the album's lone bright spot was a re-recording of "Supernature" sung by Montreal-based Nanette Workman. Workman had a 1973 hit with the song "The Queen" on Big Tree Records. A short time thereafter, Canadian born singer Claudja Barry
Claudja Barry
Claudja Barry, is a singer and actress who has performed in the European versions of the stage musicals Hair and Catch My Soul.-Early music career:...
did a cover version of "Trippin'", released on Personal Records.
His ninth album, Your Love Survived, featured male lead vocals other than his own sung by the late Arthur Simms. Simms along with his brother John had also recorded an album entitledJohn & Arthur Simms with Alec R. Costandinos on his Ibis/Casablanca imprint. Pamela Forrest also rejoined the cast, writing lyrics on the album. Re-recordings of hits such as "Give Me Love", "Look For Love", and "Call Me Tonight" were also featured on this double LP set. Key tracks included "Get Your Lovin'" and "Workout".
Another return to form was his tenth album, Where Are You Now?. Sung by American Carole Rowley and released on Malligator in France, Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
producer and mixer Ian Levine
Ian Levine
Ian Levine is an English songwriter, producer, and DJ. He is also a well-known fan of the long-running television show Doctor Who.Levine attended Arnold School in Blackpool from 1963 to 1970...
was tabbed to do the mix, prompting a 12" release on the Record Shack label. In 1984, "Club Underworld" was also released as a single, in both France and the United States on Personal Records, with a new mix.
Perhaps the most-interesting Cerrone record that was never to be on a full-length album was his terrific interpretation of "Standing In The Shadows Of Love" intertwined with his own composition "Freak Connection". It was released only in France.
Cerrone's boutique label, Crocos, was the home to a number of independently produced projects. "Africanism" by Kongas, arranged by Don Ray, was an energetic fusion of tribal drum beats and emotive male vocals framed around a cover version of "Gimme Some Lovin'" by Traffic. It was licensed for North American distribution in a deal between Cerrone and Polydor U.S.
Don Ray created a furore with his dance-pop album Garden Of Love, which was written with Cerrone, the entire album is considered a seminal classic. Hits such as "Got To Have Lovin'", "Body & Soul", and "Standing In The Rain" guided the album to #1 Stateside. Rob King, late of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British progressive rock group formed in 1971 by Manfred Mann.-Formation:Having started in the 1960s with a British band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and "The Mighty Quinn", then moving on to Jazz Fusion with Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Manfred's third...
, was the vocalist on the album. The previously mentioned Lene Lovich wrote the lyrics.
Revelacion, a studio act, released two albums: a side-long version of "House Of The Rising Sun" on Crocos (which was also released at almost the same time as Santa Esmeralda's second album) and "Don't Give A Damn", a 16-minute electronic-spiced, downtempo track recalling "Music of Life" on Malligator.
He also produced singles "Tonight The Night" for percussionist Mo Cooper and "Phonic" by Phonic, the latter of which echoes the synth boom that was started by Space's "Magic Fly". A song featuring LaToya Jackson was also issued, entitled "Oops, Oh No".
In 1992 Cerrone's show "Dreamtime" ran on Broadway at The Ed Sullivan Theater
Ed Sullivan Theater
The Ed Sullivan Theater, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between West 53rd and West 54th, in Manhattan, is a venerable radio and television studio in New York City...
. In 1995 the "Dream" CD, with music from the Broadway musical "Dreamtime", was released by Malligator, a division of Unidisc Music, Inc.
By the 2000s, Cerrone's European success helped his 2002 hit "Hysteria", and the album become a success. By 2007, he issued the song "Laisser Toucher". It is the lead single from his album Celebrate!, released in early 2008. The second single from the album was "Misunderstanding." Cerrone issued his twentieth album release, Love Ritual on 7 July 2008. The lead single is the title track which preceded the full length album. "Love Ritual" also has a supporting music video. It was quickly followed by the next two singles, "It Had To Be You" and "Tattoo Woman." The single, "Tattoo Woman" with remixes by Jamie Lewis was made available domestically in the U.S. on traxsource.com.
On 12 March 2009 Cerrone released the album "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" for free on his website. He stated that "music is condemned to be free and that it is necessary to find other solutions to make revenues"
Cerrone also won 5 Grammy Awards, some Golden Globes, awards from Billboard Disco Forum events, and gold and platinum discs.
The big events
In the style of one Jean-Michel Jarre of the ' dance music " ", Cerrone organizes regularly big events or 300 000 persons meet around his music.- In November 1988, he organizes at the request of Jack Lang and of the City hall of Paris, the representation of the rock opera The CollectorThe CollectorThe Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. It was made into a movie in 1965.- Plot summary :The novel is about a lonely young man, Frederick Clegg, who works as a clerk in a city hall, and collects butterflies in his spare time...
on the square of Trocadéro. - On 14 July 1989, he participates in the celebrations of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution on the edges of the Seine.
- 1991, concert-show "Harmony", organized in the port of Tokyo, during the evening of launch of the new Japanese television channel high definitionHigh-definition videoHigh-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
. - On 12 July 1996, he produces a show sounds and lights for the peace, with in particular the support of the Dalai Lama, on a scene(stage) settled off the walk of the English in Nice.
- He shows " at night of Millenium " for the passage in the year 2000 in Los Angeles.
- On 1 July 2005, he organizes a free concert on the military place of Palace of VersaillesPalace of VersaillesThe Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
: " the biggest discotheque(record collection) of the world " which will be followed the next day in the same place of the concert Live 8Live 8Live 8 was a string of benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. They were timed to precede the G8 Conference and summit held at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland from 6–8 July 2005; they also coincided with the 20th anniversary of Live Aid...
in which it participates. - On 17 November of the same year released out the DVD Live Cerrone at Versailles.
- In 2008, with his old accomplice Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
, he organizes the "NY Dance Party", in the middle of Central Park, in New York, re-creation of a huge discothèque(record collection) in height-air(-sight) to celebrate thirty years of dance musicDance musicDance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
(the event was planned originally by 6 October 2007 and had to be held in Times Square, between 42nd and 49th Street).
Return in the foreground
Cerrone succeeded in making steal throughout its career the barriers of the generations. In 2000, Bob SinclarBob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar, originally spelled "Sinclair" - , is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.- Career history :...
invites Cerrone on its new disco album – house "Champs Elysées".
In 2001 it was released out the album " Cerrone by Bob Sinclar " where this last one pays tribute to " king of the disco ".
In 2002 released out the album " Hysteria " the dress handkerchief of which will be censored. The song " Hysteria " will be the only single of the album. This last one will know a reserved success.
In February 2005, he signs the partition(score) of the French adaptation of " mechanical Orange " given in the Cirque d'Hiver in Paris.
In 2005, Cerrone is promoted to the rank of Commandeur in the Order of Arts and Letters
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
.
In 2009, 2nd shutter(sector) of the series, after the big success met by the album Cerrone By Bob Sinclar, the "Cerrone by Jamie Lewis" Soulful and disco – house brought by Jamie Lewis, who works with Cerrone for more than 7 years and produced some of the best remix are of his(her,its) Catalog (Hooked one You in 2004, You are the One in 2005). Exit(release) of Tattoo Woman in Mars.
2009, Famous British DJ and house music producer Joey Negro released a remix of the inescapable Cerrone's Paradise ".
It becomes one of the members of the jury of the television program, the famous X Factor
X Factor (France)
X Factor is a French television music talent show to find new singing talent after public auditions, intermediate tests, and live shows.The first series was broadcast on Mondays, from September to December 2009, on W9 and RTL-TVI ....
broadcast in France on W9 and in Belgium on RTL-TVI.
2010, The "Supernatural" year. Carried by a positive attitude, Marc Cerrone dashes into a titanic project: sum up one of its biggest successes and to sublimate it in a new symphony.
Marc Cerrone ventures on a precarious stylistic composition and succeeded the challenge brilliantly.
The album, " Cerrone Symphony, Variations Of Supernature " goes out in February 2010 with a first single: " Supernature Project " Feat Dax Riders.
The universe is futuristic and avant-gard, once more, Cerrone surprises.
2010 is definitively the year "Supernature Symphony" for Cerrone who projète to produce a free and Pharaonic show.
The show " Supernature Symphony " will take place in Paris-La-Défense on 2 October 2010, in the evening of "Nuit Blanche".
He will so inaugurate the first date of this tour which will cross by Los Angeles, London, Rome, Dubai, Moscow with as main theme: the Music in the service of a positive ecology.
Albums
- KONGAS
- KONGAS – Africanism
- DONRAY – Garden of Love
- Love in C Minor (Cerrone I) (1976)
- Cerrone's Paradise (Cerrone II) (1977)
- Supernature (Cerrone III)Supernature (Cerrone III)Supernature is Cerrone's third album, released in 1977. It was released in France by Malligator Label. It is known also as Cerrone III, since it is the third album by Cerrone, who labeled his albums with a number.-Track listing:#"Supernature" 10:20...
(1977) - Brigade Mondaine (1978)
- Cerrone IV: The Golden TouchCerrone IVCerrone IV : The Golden Touch is a 1978 album from Cerrone.-B Side:# Look for Love 10:10 # Music of Life 6:30 The track Je Suis Music, was remixed in 2004, by American DJ/producer Armand van Helden....
(1978) - Angelina (Cerrone V) (1979)
- Portrait Of A Modern Man (Cerrone VI) (1980)
- You Are The One (Cerrone VII) (1980)
- Back Track (Cerrone VIII) (1982)
- Your Love Survived (Cerrone IX) (1982)
- Where Are You Now (Cerrone X)Where Are You Now (Cerrone X)Where Are You Now is a 1983 album from Cerrone. It includes the hit single "Club Underworld".-Track listing:# Where Are You Now 4:30# Interdit Song 5:05# On The Air 5:13# Sympathy 4:20# Club Underworld 5:00# Taxi In The Night 3:56...
(1983) - The Collector (Cerrone XI) (1985)
- Way In (Cerrone XII) (1989)
- Dancing Machine (Cerrone XIII)(1990)
- Dream (Cerrone XIV) (1992)
- X-Xex (Cerrone XV) (1993)
- Human Nature (Cerrone XVI) (1994)
- Best of Remixes (1995)
- Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (Cerrone XVII) (2001)
- Hysteria (Cerrone XVIII) (2002)
- Culture: The best of (Cerrone XIX) (2004)
- Orange Mécanique – The Score (Cerrone XX) (2006)
- Celebrate! (Cerrone XXI) (2007)
- Love Ritual (Cerrone XXII) (2008)
- Cerrone by Jamie Lewis (Cerrone XXIII) (2009)
Special releases
- Live: Paris (1978)
- Live: Paris (1983)
- Orange Mecanique (The Score) (2006)
Movie soundtracks:
- Vice Squad
- La secte de Marakech
- Vaudou aux Caraïbes
- Dancin' Machine
Singles
- "Love In C Minor"
- "Give Me Love"
- "Mein FuhrerFührerFührer , alternatively spelled Fuehrer in both English and German when the umlaut is not available, is a German title meaning leader or guide now most associated with Adolf Hitler, who modelled it on Benito Mussolini's title il Duce, as well as with Georg von Schönerer, whose followers also...
" - "Supernature"
- "Sweet Drums"
- "Je Suis Music"
- "Look For Love"
- "Rocket In The Pocket"
- "Rock Me"
- "You Are The One"
- "Tripping On The Moon"
- "Hysteria"
- "Laisser Toucher"
- "Misunderstanding"
- "Love & Dance Ritual"
- "It Had To Be You"
- "Tattoo Woman"
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart