Fantasy | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Dance-pop, pop, boogie, post-disco |
| Labels | Pavilion/Epic |
| Past members | Ken Roberson Carolyn Edwards Rufus Jackson Tamm E Hunt |
Fantasy is an urban pop vocal group based in New York City who scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "You're Too Late", which hit number one in 1981.[1]
Group members included Ken Roberson, Tamm E Hunt, Rufus Jackson and Carolyn Edwards. The group's producer, Tony Valor, continued to use the name in 1985 when they released an Italo disco-influenced single called "He's My Number One".
History
"You're Too Late" was a number-one dance hit in the United States. It had a five-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 1981.[1] It also reached the top 30 on the Soul Singles chart.[2]
In 1982, the band released a pop-soul number entitled "Hold On Tight", which peaked at number 35 on the Dance Club chart, and #1 on the 1982 Billboard Year End Award followed by "Live the Life I Love", boogie song that had reached number 41 on the same chart by 1983.
Their last successful track titled "He's Number One" reached number 37 on the Dance chart in 1986.[3]
Discography
Studio albums
| Album | Release date | Label | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop | US R&B | |||
| Fantasy | 1981 | Pavilion | — | — |
| Sex and Material Possessions | 1982 | Pavilion | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dan | US R&B | US DSS | UK | |||||||
| 1981 | "(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song" | — | — | 51 | — | — | |||||
| "You're Too Late" | 104 | 1 | 28 | — | — | ||||||
| 1982 | "Hold on Tight" | — | 35 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "Live the Life I Love" | — | 41 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1986 | "He's Number One" | — | 37 | — | 14 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ a b "Joel Whitburn, Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003", 2004
- ^ Joel Whitburn Presents, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004, 2004
- ^ Billboard - Fantasy - You're too Late - Chart History. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ^ "Fantasy - Discography". Billboard/Allmusic. Rovi Corporation/Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2011.