Claudja Barry, born 1952 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. Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that evolved from disco, circa the early 1980s, that combines dance beats with a pop song structure. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article is about the musical. ...

Early Music Career

Before she embarked on a solo career, Claudja Barry was part of the studio group Boney M from 1975 to 1976. She has had two Billboard Hot 100 entries. The first being "Dancin' Fever" which peaked at #72. The other song being "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (R&B #37, Pop #56 in 1979) from the album I Wanna Be Loved By You, released in 1978. Both became major mainstream pop hits in Canada and Europe. Boney M was a Eurodance, pop, and disco group, comprising four West Indian singers and dancers and masterminded by West German record producer Frank Farian, and who were successful during the 1970s. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

The 1980s

During 1980 with the release her Claudja's Feel The Fire album, was becoming highly sythersized songs because this was her final album to feature an earthier, more horn & string approach to the production of her music. By 1981, she made a successful foray into New Wave/Hi-NRG music with the Made In Hong Kong album which is touted as her best album. It featured the lead single "Radio Action" which became a moderate club hit peaking at #57. In 1985, she appeared in the movie Rappin', starring Mario Van Peebles. The year 1985 also saw the release of the single, "Born To Love" which sounds similar to a Pet Shop Boys or Erasure song. This single was produced by New York City based Hi-NRG producer, singer and songwriter, Bobby Orlando. It was the lead single from her album, If I Do It To You. "Born To Love" features airy, ethereal syths and aggressive, syncopated sythersizers and a firece lead guitar which made it a Top 20 smash, peaking at #14 on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Dance format radio stations in the United States did give it major exposure since the album it was lifted from was a UK only release. The follow up single was the sensual title track. New Wave was a rock music and pop genre and movement that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... Made in Hong Kong may mean: Made in Hong Kong, a film by Fruit Chan Country of origin Category: ... Rappin is a 1985 film starring Mario Van Peebles, playing the character of an ex-convict named Rappin John Hood, who attempts to save his neighborhood from developers and hoodlums. ... Mario Van Peebles (b. ... Pet Shop Boys are an English synthpop/pop music grammy-nominated duo, consisting of Neil Tennant who provides main vocals, keyboards and very occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. ... This article is about the a musical group Erasure. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... Bobby Orlando (* 1958), also known as Bobby O, is a disco dance music artist and record producer who was most successful in the early-mid 1980s. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

On the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, she has much more success: six Top 10 hits, including "Down and Counting," which spent a week at #1 in 1986. The song also became only the third single to chart outside of the Dance charts in the U.S., peaking at a #98 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Barry did not have further success on that chart despite several mid tempo and ballad songs such as "Love for the Sake of Love", "I Will Follow Him" and "If I Do It To You" which could have been hits on the chart had they been pushed on the Urban radio format. "Down and Counting" was the lead single from her album, "I, Claudja", her only record for Epic Records. Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ...

The 1990s

After her run at Epic did not result in another album, she went more quiet, focusing her music career to her fans in Canada and aboard. She still remained active recording a pair of underground club classics during the early 1990s. The singles "Love Is An Island" (1991) and "Summer of Love" (1992) are highly regarded club hits to those who know them. "Summer of Love" was successful enough that it maintains radio airplay on some radio stations such as WMPH. Both single became major hits outside of the U.S. After a Christmas/Holiday Dance album titled, Disco'round The Christmas Tree was released on Radikal Records in 1995, then an extended mix compilation titled, Disco Mixes, she went quiet for the remainder of the decade because she wanted to focus on raising a family. WMPH radio (Super 91. ...

1999 to Present

In 1999, R&B artist Montell Jordan sampled the rhythm track from Barry's single "Love For the Sake of Love," for the hit titled, "Get It On Tonite" (#4 on the Hot 100). In May 2006, Barry returned to the Billboard charts with "I Will Stand" released on Donna Jean Records. By July had reached the Top 10 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, peaking at #4 before the end of the summer. It received moderate dance radio format airplay. The long awaited album by the same name is due to be released sometime in 2007. This article is about the year. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Montell Jordan (born December 3, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

Trivia

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• Claudja Barry was a one time member of the Pop and Disco group, Boney M in 1975. After learning she would only be lip-synching songs on stage instead of actually singing live in concert, she abruptly quit and went about starting her solo career.
• Claudja Barry is a member of the Caribbean Hall of Fame.
• Barry has been nominated nine times for a Juno Award, which is the Canadian equalivent of the Grammys.
• Barry won a Juno Award for Best Female Artist.

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Discography

Albums

• Sweet Dynamite Lollipop 1976
• The Girl Most Likely Lollipop 1977
• Claudja Salsoul 1978
• I Wanna Be Loved By You Lollipop 1978
• Feel The Fire Hot Productions 1980
• Made In Hong Kong Hot Productions 1981
• If I Do It To You Ensign (UK)1985
• I, Claudja Epic Records 1987
• The Best of Claudja Barry Hot Productions 1991
• Disco'round the Christmas Tree Radikal Records 1995
• Disco Mixes Hot Productions 1995
• I Will Stand Donna Jean Records 2007

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Singles

• "Sweet Dynamite"
• "Why Must A Girl Like Me"
• "Dancin' Fever"
• "Love Machine"
• "Johnny, Johnny Please Come Home"
• "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes"
• "(You Make Me) Feel The Fire"
• "Love for the Sake of Love"
• "Radio Action"
• "The Two of Us" (feat. Ronnie Jones)
• "No La De Da"
• "If I Do It For You"
• "Work Me Over"
• "I Will Follow Him"
• "For Your Love"
• "Trippin On The Moon" (feat. Cerrone)
• "Born To Love"
• "Whisper To A Scream" (feat. Bobby Orlando)
• "Down and Counting"
• "Love Is An Island"
• "Summer of Love"
• "Take It Easy (Remix)
• "I Will Stand"

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See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

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External links

• - Claudja's Official Website
• - Claudja's Official Myspace
• - The Girl Groups Fan Club Claudja Barry Photo Gallery