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Early life

At 12 he started playing drums and listening to Otis Redding songs. By the end of the 60's, he was fascinated by, among others, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. At 17, he convinced resort owner Gilbert Trigano to hire rock bands for Club Med (Club Mediterranée). Cerrone became the A&R (artist and repertoire) scout for 40 Club Med vacation villages around the world. His first recordings as a part of Kongas were released on Barclay, where he released his first hit, Boom. His song "Anikana-O" was co-written and produced by Alec R. Costandinos. A remix by Tom Moulton was done for the US and international releases on Salsoul Records. A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenience playing by a single drummer. ... Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... Devadip Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as BS&T) was an American music group, formed in 1967 in New York City. ... Club Med (short for Club Méditerranée) is a French corporation of vacation resorts found in many parts of the world, usually in highly exotic locations. ... Alec Costandinos (b. ... Tom Moulton (b. ... Salsoul Records is a New York based record label who from 1974 to 1985, released about 300 disco 12-inch singles and a string of albums. ...

Career

Mid-1970s

Based in Paris, Cerrone recorded, composed and performed his solo debut "Love In C Minor", again with Costandinos. Released, in 1976, on his own Malligator imprint, and distributed by Warner Filipacci in France, it shocked audiences with its controversial erotic cover, which was soon to be a Cerrone trademark. It was later released with a new, tamer cover. Likewise, label censors edited out some racy commentary from the album. It also featured a cover of Los Bravos' "Black Is Black" and "Midnite Lady", a dramatic and anthemic, almost soundtrack directed instrumental piece that closed his brilliant debut. 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 article needs to be wikified. ... Cotillion Records was a subsidiary of Atlantic Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The album was recorded and mixed at Trident Studios in London, which was to become the mainstay of French disco producers for the year that followed as it was one of the first 48-track recording studios in the world. This was the final collaboration between Cerrone and the Egyptian-born Costandinos, who went on to create such legendary dancefloor hits such as "I've Found Love" by Love & Kisses and the disco opera re-telling the story of "Romeo and Juliet". This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Love & Kisses was a disco studio group assembled by European producer Alec Costandinos, with singers Don Daniels, Elaine Hill, Dianne Brooks and Jean Graham. ...

Cerrone's Paradise, released in 1977, was recorded with Raymond Donnez, aka "Don Ray". The original French album cover featured a naked model but had a tamer cover for the US release (Cerrone wearing a Hawaiian shirt). His third album Supernature sold over eight million albums worldwide. A departure from the lush orchestration with dizzying electronic instrumentation added to the mix, it was co-written by pop-punk chanteuse Lene Lovich and arranged by Alain Wisniak. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. ... CD reissue of Lene Lovichs first album, Stateless. ...

The song "Supernature", which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 had a three-minute drum breakdown. "Supernature" was used as the theme to Thames TV's "The Kenny Everett Video Show", which was shown across the UK on the ITV network. Cerrone IV: The Golden Touch included the songs "Je Suis Music", "Look For Love" and "Rocket In The Pocket", and the electronic Latino flavored "Music Of Life". “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

He did the music score for Brigade Mondaine, a French film. Alternate mixes of his hits such as "Give Me Love", "Phonic" (originally released as a 12" single on the Crocos label). The "Striptease" mix was introduced to international audiences through the Disconet subscription service for DJ's. In Cerrone V, he emphasized his singing. Moving from Cotillion to Atlantic Records in the US, "Rock Me" was the first single. Cerrone co-wrote "Call Me Tonight" with producer Bob Esty and vocalist/lyricist Michelle Aller. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

1980s

His sixth album, Cerrone VI, released in 1980, was the first of his albums to not be released in the US, due to the unexpected Disco backlash. It was issued on Malligator and Unidisc in Canada. This non-rhythmic album used new electronic synthesizers such as the Fairlight CMI computer. The instrumental, Herb Alpert-inspired "Rendezvous" received some adult contemporary play in Canada. Cerrone also returned to the erotic album covers. This article is about the music genre. ...

For his seventh album, he added American vocalist Jocelyn Brown for songs like the funky "Hooked On You" and the rhythmic "Cherry Tree". A 12" single, "Tripping On The Moon", sung by Kay Garner got club play. Montreal-based Nanette Workman had a 1973 hit with the song "The Queen" on Big Tree Records. Canadian born Claudja Barry did a cover version of "Trippin'", released on Personal Records. Jocelyn Brown (born Jocelyn Lorette Brown, November 25, 1950, in Kinston, North Carolina) is an R&B and dance music singer. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... Claudja Barry, born in Jamaica, raised in Toronto, Canada and later based in Germany, is a Pop, Hi-NRG and House music singer and actress who has performed in the European versions of the stage musicals Hair and Catch My Soul. ...

His ninth album, Your Love Survived had Arthur Simms singing. Pamela Forrest wrote the lyrics on the album. Re-recordings of hits such as "Give Me Love", "Look For Love" and "Call Me Tonight" were included on this double LP set. His 10th album, Where Are You Now? was sung by Carole Rowley and released on Malligator in France. Hi-NRG producer and mixer Ian Levine mixed "Club Underworld" which was released as a single in France and the United States on Personal Records. Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... Record producer Ian Levine. ...

Cerrone's label, Crocos, undertook a number of independently produced projects, including "Africanism" by Kongas, and Revelacion, a studio act. He also produced singles "Tonight The Night" for percussionist Mo Cooper and "Phonic" by Phonic.

Influence

The band Goldfrapp (Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory) paid homage to Cerrone by entitling their 3rd album "Supernature" which was released in 2005. Many of Goldfrapp videos/artwork have also included the theme of mixing human and animal forms which were prominent in the video for Cerrone's Supernature

Discography

Kongas

• Kongas
• Africanism

Solo albums

• Love in C Minor (1976)
• Cerrone's Paradise (1977)
• Cerrone III - Supernature (1977)
• Cerrone IV - The Golden Touch (1978)
• Cerrone V - Angelina (1979)
• Cerrone VI - (1980)
• Cerrone VII - You Are The One (1981)
• Cerrone VIII - Back Track (1982)
• Cerrone IX - Your Love Survived (1983)
• Where Are You Now (1983)
• The collector (1988)
• Way In (1989)
• Dream (1991)
• X-XEX (1992)
• Human Nature (1993)
• Hysteria (2002)
• Celebrate! (Fall 2007)

Collaborations / co-productions

• Don Ray - Garden of love (1978)

Remix albums

• Best of Remixes (1995)
• Best of Remixes, Vol. 2 (1997)
• Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (2001)
• Best of Remixes, Vol. 3 (2006)

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• Live: Paris (1978)
• Live: Paris (1983)

Movie soundtarcks

• Dancing Machine (1991)
• Vice Squad
• La secte de Marakech
• Voudou aux Caraïbes
• Orange Mecanique (The Score) (2006)

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

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External links

• Cerrone's official website (in English and French)
• Marc Cerrone biography - Yahoo Shopping
• Supernature - lyrics
• Recent interview of Cerrone