Jamie Principle
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Jamie Principle is a house music
artist and producer
born in Chicago
, Illinois
.
He is one of the early pioneers of house music when the genre first began in Chicago during the early 1980s. Principle later began having entries on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the early 1990s, including "Cold World
", a #22 dance hit that is a collaboration with Steve "Silk" Hurley
, the classic "You're All I Waited For" on the Smash Records
label, or with CeCe Peniston
's song "I'm Not Over You" (No.2 in US Dance, No.10 in US R&B) that he would co-write.
Principle's 1984 song "Your Love
" is recognised as one of the first house songs. The lyrics of the song come from a poem that Jamie Principle wrote for his girlfriend at the time, Lisa. Jamie added the music and recorded the song at home on his four track recorder. A friend of his, Jose Gomez decided to record the song onto tape and give a copy to a DJ that he knew named Frankie Knuckles
. Knuckles liked the song and played it regularly at a Chicago dance club called The Power Plant
. It continued to be a sensation in the city's underground clubs for over a year before finally being released on Persona records as a 12" single. Its success before an official release was entirely due to the song being played in Chicago house music clubs, then copied onto tape by fans, and eventually circulating throughout the underground scene.
Jamie's music continued to be released throughout the 1980s but often with Frankie Knuckles as the artist. Songs released included: "Baby Wants to Ride," "Cold World," "Bad boys," "Rebels," "Waiting on My Angel" and "I'm Gonna Make You Scream."
In 2004 Principle hit #1 on the US Dance Chart with "Back N Da Day," which is a collaboration with house music legend, Frankie Knuckles.
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
artist and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
born in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
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.
He is one of the early pioneers of house music when the genre first began in Chicago during the early 1980s. Principle later began having entries on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the early 1990s, including "Cold World
Cold World (Steve "Silk" Hurley and Jamie Principle song)
"Cold World" is a song recorded by Steve "Silk" Hurley along with Jamie Principle.The single was released as the second single from the Hurley's compilation Work It Out on Atlantic Records in 1989, and it charted at number twenty-two on the U.S...
", a #22 dance hit that is a collaboration with Steve "Silk" Hurley
Steven Hurley
Steve "Silk" Hurley is an American club DJ, pioneering house-music producer, songwriter, and four time Grammy Award-nominee...
, the classic "You're All I Waited For" on the Smash Records
Smash Records
Smash Records is an American record label. It was founded in 1961 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records by Mercury executive Shelby Singleton and run by Singleton with Charlie Fach. Fach took over after Singleton left Mercury in 1966...
label, or with CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston is an African American recording artist and former beauty queen. At the beginning of the nineties, she was considered to be one of the most successful dance club artists in the history of the U.S...
's song "I'm Not Over You" (No.2 in US Dance, No.10 in US R&B) that he would co-write.
Principle's 1984 song "Your Love
Your Love (Frankie Knuckles song)
"Your Love" is a song by Jamie Principle. Its original recordings are early examples of Chicago house music.Key features of the song are the arpeggiated repeating synthesizer line and a powerful, propulsive bassline. Part of the bassline was based on that of the Italo Disco/boogie track "Feels Good...
" is recognised as one of the first house songs. The lyrics of the song come from a poem that Jamie Principle wrote for his girlfriend at the time, Lisa. Jamie added the music and recorded the song at home on his four track recorder. A friend of his, Jose Gomez decided to record the song onto tape and give a copy to a DJ that he knew named Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer...
. Knuckles liked the song and played it regularly at a Chicago dance club called The Power Plant
The Power Plant
The Power Plant is one of Canada’s leading public galleries devoted to contemporary art, located in Toronto, Ontario at Harbourfront Centre. As a non-collecting art gallery, The Power Plant has presented new and recent work by numerous Canadian artists along with their international peers.Over its...
. It continued to be a sensation in the city's underground clubs for over a year before finally being released on Persona records as a 12" single. Its success before an official release was entirely due to the song being played in Chicago house music clubs, then copied onto tape by fans, and eventually circulating throughout the underground scene.
Jamie's music continued to be released throughout the 1980s but often with Frankie Knuckles as the artist. Songs released included: "Baby Wants to Ride," "Cold World," "Bad boys," "Rebels," "Waiting on My Angel" and "I'm Gonna Make You Scream."
In 2004 Principle hit #1 on the US Dance Chart with "Back N Da Day," which is a collaboration with house music legend, Frankie Knuckles.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
- History of House Mucis Pt4 Jamie Principle influence to house music