D Mob
- This article is about the music producer. For the unrelated video game character also called "D-Mob", see Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for NY.
| D Mob | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel Kojo Poku |
| Born | Cobridge, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | House music |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, Remixer |
| Years active | 1988–1994 |
| Labels | FFRR |
D Mob (or D-Mob) was one of the stage names used by British house music producer Dancin' Danny D (born Daniel Kojo Poku).[1]
The 1988 UK hit "We Call It Acieed" hit #3 in the UK Singles Chart, and was one of a wave of acid house singles to enjoy success that year. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski. D Mob went on to have a further three Top Twenty singles in the UK during 1989 and 1990, which were "It is Time to Get Funky", which reached #9, "C'mon and Get My Love", which reached #15, and "Put Your Hands Together", which reached #7.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s D Mob charted five songs on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, four of which went to #1, including "We Call It Acieed", "It is Time to Get Funky", "C'mon and Get My Love" (with Cathy Dennis), and "That's the Way of the World" (also with Dennis). In the U.S. they are best known for the hit "C'mon and Get My Love", again featuring Dennis as vocalist, that crossed over to pop radio and hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
Aside from Dennis, Danny D has collaborated with vocalists Gary Haisman and LRS.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
IRE | NED | GER [3] |
AUT | SWI | AUS | NZ | US Dance [4] | |||
| 1988 | "We Call It Acieed" (feat. Gary Haisman) | 3 | 16 | 42 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That |
| 1989 | "It Is Time To Get Funky" (feat. LRS & DC Sarome) | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "C'mon and Get My Love" (introducing Cathy Dennis) | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 22 | 1 | ||
| "Put Your Hands Together" (feat. Nuff Juice) | 7 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 28 | — | — | 13 | ||
| 1990 | "That's the Way of the World" (with Cathy Dennis) | 48 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 1994 | "Why" (with Cathy Dennis) | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | singles only |
| "One Day" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||
Albums
| Preceded by "Real Love" by Jody Watley |
"We Call It Acieed" / "Trance Dance" U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single 20 May 1989 |
Succeeded by "Round & Round" by New Order |
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- List of songs banned by the BBC
- List of Polydor Records artists
- List of house music artists
- List of performances on Top of the Pops
- List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
- ↑ Hiphop.discogs.com biography
- ↑ "Official Charts Company: D Mob". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "D Mob - German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "D Mob - US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 132. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards - Singles
- ↑ Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards - Albums