T-Connection was a funk and disco group from Nassau, the Bahamas, who scored two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1977 and 1979. They did better on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they had five Top 10 hits, including "Do What You Wanna Do", which reached #1, and "Everything Is Cool", which peaked at #10 on the US Billboard R&B chart.[1] In the United Kingdom, they scored five entries in the UK Singles Chart, with "Do What You Wanna Do" their highest placed success at #11.[2]
T-Connection | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Nassau, the Bahamas |
| Genres | Funk, disco |
| Years active | 1975–1984 |
| Labels | Capitol Records, TK Records |
| Past members | Monty Brown Theophilus "T" Coakley Kirkwood Coakley David Mackey Anthony Flowers Berkley Van Byrd |
Their track "Groove to Get Down" has been heavily sampled due to its inclusion on the 1986 Ultimate Breaks and Beats series.
Group members included the brothers Theophilus "T" and Kirkwood Coakley, plus guitarists David Mackey and Monty Brown and drummer Anthony Flowers.[1][3]
Calvin Harris has stated that "Do What You Wanna Do" was a formative influence on him when he was beginning to produce music at a young age [4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Magic (TK Records, 1977)
- On Fire (TK Records, 1978)
- T-Connection (TK Records, 1978)
- Totally Connected (TK Records, 1980)
- Everything Is Cool (Capitol, 1981)
- Pure & Natural (Capitol, 1982)
- The Game of Life (Capitol, 1983)
- Take It to the Limit (Capitol, 1984)
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [5] |
US R&B [5] |
US Pop [5] |
UK [6] | ||
| 1976 | "Disco Magic" | 10 | ― | ― | ― |
| 1977 | "Do What You Wanna Do" | 1 | 15 | 46 | 11 |
| "On Fire" | 5 | 27 | 103 | 16 | |
| "Let Yourself Go" | 7 | ― | ― | 52 | |
| 1978 | "At Midnight" | 3 | 32 | 56 | 53 |
| 1979 | "Saturday Night" | ― | 28 | — | 41 |
| "Ecstasy" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Let's Do It Today" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "Choosing" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| "That's Love" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1981 | "Groove City" | ― | 47 | ― | ― |
| "Everything Is Cool" | ― | 10 | ― | ― | |
| "A Little More Love" | ― | 37 | ― | ― | |
| 1982 | "Party Night" | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| "Girl Watching" | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
| 1983 | "Love Odyssey" | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| 1984 | "You Can Feel the Groove" | ― | ― | ― | ― |
| "Take It to the Limit" | ― | 73 | ― | ― | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 545. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "T-Connection Fans Facebook page". Facebook. January 28, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Calvin Harris speaks to Dave Pearce https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p010z439
- ^ a b c "T-Connection Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "T-CONNECTION - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
External links
edit- T-Connection discography at Discogs
