Clubhouse (group)
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Clubhouse is a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 and house music
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...

 studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...

 group
Band (music)
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 from Italy
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. They climbed to #75 on the U.S.
United States
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 Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 in 1983, with a mashup
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...

 medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...

 of Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...

's "Do It Again
Do It Again (Steely Dan song)
"Do It Again" is a song by American jazz-rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their debut 1972 album Can't Buy a Thrill...

" and Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

's "Billie Jean
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is a dance-pop/R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the singer's sixth album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and...

". In 1991, they hit #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart
Record chart
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 with "Deep In My Heart".

The same two song
Song
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s in Clubhouse's 1983 medley were also recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
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 as a dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 medley by the Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
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, Michigan
Michigan
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 band, Slingshot
Slingshot (band)
Slingshot is a disco/dance music band from Detroit, Michigan. Members include Jack Tann, Greg Sawton, David Van DePitte and John Lewis.Their one and only chart entry was a medley of Steely Dan's song "Do It Again" and Michael Jackson's #1 hit single "Billie Jean"...

, who hit #1 on the dance chart with their own cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

s.

Clubhouse are also renowned for their dance single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 "Light My Fire" (featuring Carl) which peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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 in April 1994. Their follow-up single, "Living In The Sunshine", was not quite so successful as it only managed #21 in the UK
United Kingdom
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 in July the same year.

Discography

  • 1983 : "Do It Again - Billie Jean (medley)" - UK
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

     #11
  • 1983 : "Superstition - Good Times (medley)" - UK #59
  • 1987 : "I'm A Man - Yeké Yeké (medley)" - UK #69
  • 1989 : "I'm Alone"
  • 1990 : "Deep In My Heart" - UK #55
  • 1991 : "I'm Falling Too"
  • 1992 : "Take Your Time"
  • 1993 : "Light My Fire" - UK #45
  • 1994 : "Light My Fire" - UK #7 (1994 remix
    Remix
    A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

    ); Australia #26
  • 1994 : "Living In The Sunshine" - UK #21
  • 1994 : "Nowhere Land" - UK #56
  • 1995 : "All By Myself"
  • 1996 : "You And I"
  • 1997 : "World Of Dreams"
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