Duane Harden
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Duane Harden is a male African American
dance music
vocalist and songwriter who has sung on several big nightclub
hits by various producers
.
Harden is particularly famous in the United Kingdom, having sung on two best selling dance singles in 1999: "U Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden and "I Got What U Need" by Powerhouse.
He started producing music in 1997 when he teamed up with Moises Modesto to form MODU Productions. Harden's first project was a co-producer and songwriter of "The Love That I Once Knew", for Tekitha Washington-
Harden's first track was "Don't You Ever Give Up", released as Innervision feat. Melonie Daniels, produced by MODU and released in 1998 by Frankie Feliciano's label Ricanstruction. In 1999 he had two major dance hits: he sang on "U Don't Know Me", a track by Armand Van Helden
that hit #2 in the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #1 in the United Kingdom
. It is this song for which he is best known. Later in the year Harden hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music chart with "What You Need", a song credited to Powerhouse featuring Duane Harden, produced by Lenny Fontana
. In 2000 he climbed to #19 with the hit "Sunshine (Dance With You)", a track credited to Infinity featuring Duane Harden, produced by John Kano.
As a songwriter, Harden has written "Believe" for Ministers De La Funk with Jocelyn Brown
on vocals, "Stop Playing With My Mind" for Barbara Tucker
, and "Pow Pow Pow" for Lenny Fontana with Darryl D'Bonneau
on vocals, all between 1999 and 2000.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
dance music
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...
vocalist and songwriter who has sung on several big nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
hits by various producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Harden is particularly famous in the United Kingdom, having sung on two best selling dance singles in 1999: "U Don't Know Me" by Armand Van Helden and "I Got What U Need" by Powerhouse.
He started producing music in 1997 when he teamed up with Moises Modesto to form MODU Productions. Harden's first project was a co-producer and songwriter of "The Love That I Once Knew", for Tekitha Washington-
Harden's first track was "Don't You Ever Give Up", released as Innervision feat. Melonie Daniels, produced by MODU and released in 1998 by Frankie Feliciano's label Ricanstruction. In 1999 he had two major dance hits: he sang on "U Don't Know Me", a track by Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden
Armand Van Helden is a record producer, DJ and remixer whose biggest commercial successes came from his remixes of the 1996 Tori Amos song "Professional Widow" , which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1997, and his own track "U Don't Know Me ", which went to number 1...
that hit #2 in the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and #1 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is this song for which he is best known. Later in the year Harden hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music chart with "What You Need", a song credited to Powerhouse featuring Duane Harden, produced by Lenny Fontana
Lenny Fontana
Lenny Fontana is an American house music DJ from New York City.Fontana first began deejaying professionally in the mid-1980s, playing at clubs such as Garage and Better Days. His first major exposure was with the track "A Mystical Journey", which hit #30 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club/Play...
. In 2000 he climbed to #19 with the hit "Sunshine (Dance With You)", a track credited to Infinity featuring Duane Harden, produced by John Kano.
As a songwriter, Harden has written "Believe" for Ministers De La Funk with Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
on vocals, "Stop Playing With My Mind" for Barbara Tucker
Barbara Tucker
Barbara Tucker , is an African American house, R&B and soul singer, songwriter and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe, than in her home country....
, and "Pow Pow Pow" for Lenny Fontana with Darryl D'Bonneau
Darryl D'Bonneau
Darryl D'Bonneau is a Dance/House/R&B artist from Charleston, South Carolina. Although he calls New York City home, D'Bonneau mostly spends his time living and traveling across Europe, where he had more success. D'Bonneau's musical roots trace back to his days a child, singing in church choirs and...
on vocals, all between 1999 and 2000.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart