Pocket Size
Encyclopedia
Pocket Size is the name of a house music
duo from England
, featuring producer
Darren Pearson and singer Liz Overs. In 1999 they hit #1 on the US
Billboard
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Walking" on Atlantic Records
.
After their sole album 100% Human, the duo left Atlantic Records, and changed band name to Baby Jupiter. However no new material has been forthcoming.
"Walking" was used on the soundtrack
for the film
, Anywhere but Here. Their track, "Human Touch", was used on the opening credits of an episode of Charmed
and a British film, Virtual Sexuality
.
Pearson and Overs first performed together in the Eastbourne
based pop band The Hip Troop.
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...
duo from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, featuring producer
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...
Darren Pearson and singer Liz Overs. In 1999 they hit #1 on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Walking" on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
.
After their sole album 100% Human, the duo left Atlantic Records, and changed band name to Baby Jupiter. However no new material has been forthcoming.
"Walking" was used on the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for the film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Anywhere but Here. Their track, "Human Touch", was used on the opening credits of an episode of Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
and a British film, Virtual Sexuality
Virtual Sexuality
Virtual Sexuality is a 1999 film about a young woman who designs the perfect man at a virtual reality convention, but then an accident occurs causing the man to be brought to life.-Synopsis:...
.
Pearson and Overs first performed together in the Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
based pop band The Hip Troop.
Discography
- "Squashy Lemon Squeezy" (Single, 1998, EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
) - "Walking" (Single, 1999, Atlantic RecordsAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
) - 100% Human (Album, 1999, Atlantic Records)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart