The Daou
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The Daou was a New York
-based dance music
duo consisting of husband-and-wife Peter and Vanessa Daou
. Their only album Head Music was released in 1992. The single "Surrender Yourself" went to number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play
chart. The pair subsequently performed under her name alone, and stopped working together in 2004. Peter Daou, who writes "The Daou Report" for salon.com
, is a nephew of Erica Jong
and was one-half of the dance-music group The Daou.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-based 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...
duo consisting of husband-and-wife Peter and Vanessa Daou
Vanessa Daou
Vanessa Daou is an American singer, songwriter, poet, visual artist and dancer. Most notably a musician, her work is known among electronica, nu jazz and trip hop circles for her trademark spoken word and aspirated singing style as well as its erotic and literary subtexts.-Formative years:Daou was...
. Their only album Head Music was released in 1992. The single "Surrender Yourself" went to number one on the 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...
chart. The pair subsequently performed under her name alone, and stopped working together in 2004. Peter Daou, who writes "The Daou Report" for salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
, is a nephew of Erica Jong
Erica Jong
Erica Jong is an American author and teacher best known for her fiction and poetry.-Career:A 1963 graduate of Barnard College, and with an M.A...
and was one-half of the dance-music group The Daou.
Album
Head Music- "Surrender Yourself" - 4:22
- "Skin Deep" - 4:15
- "Sympathy Bouquet" - 5:21
- "Solitaire" - 3:52
- "Never Ending Winter" - 4:28
- "Figure In The Sand" - 3:59
- "Her Universe" - 3:19
- "What Are You Guilty Of?" - 6:06
- "The Way" - 3:02
Singles
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart