Company B (album)
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Company B is the debut album by girl-group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 trio Company B
Company B (band)
Company B was a Latin freestyle dance-pop/Hi-NRG trio formed in 1986 by Cuban-American producer Ish "Angel" Ledesma , featuring members Lori L. , Charlotte McKinnon and Susan Johnson. Before the groups self titled Album was released, Charlotte McKinnon left and was replaced by Lezlee Livrano...

. Released in 1987 on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
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, the album generated several dance club hits. Group members at the time of the recording consisted of Lori L. (Ledesma), Lezlee Livrano and Susan Johnson, and all tracks were written and produced by Miami
Miami, Florida
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-based musician Ish "Angel" Ledesma.

Comprising eight Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...

 and Latin freestyle
Freestyle music
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 tracks, the album spawned four U.S. Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 hits, including the single "Fascinated
Fascinated
"Fascinated" is the title of a hit song by the dance-pop / Hi-NRG / freestyle musical girl group Company B. It was the first single released off their self-titled album in early 1987. It was written and produced by Ish Ledesma and Mixed by Ciro llerenea and Randy Miller and released by Atlantic...

," which hit number one. The song also crossed over to pop radio and peaked at number 21 on the 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...

. Following the success of Company B, Livrano and Johnson left the group and were replaced by new members.

Long out of print, copies of the album on vinyl or CD fetch high prices on Web sites such as eBay
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.

Track listing

  1. "Fascinated" — (5:24)
  2. "Spin Me Around" — (4:57)
  3. "Signed in Your Book of Love" — (5:31)
  4. "I'm Satisfied" — (5:12)
  5. "Perfect Lover" — (4:58)
  6. "Full Circle" — (5:43)
  7. "Jam on Me" — (5:06)
  8. "Infatuate Me" — (5:08)

Singles

  • 1987 "Fascinated" (#21 U.S., #1 U.S. dance)
  • 1987 "Full Circle" (#5 U.S. dance)
  • 1988 "Perfect Lover" (#12 U.S. dance)
  • 1988 "Signed in Your Book of Love" (#9 U.S. dance)

Chart performance

Chart (1987) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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