Dave Pearce looks back at 1987 in his series celebrating four decades of dance music, the year that Jack Your Body by Steve 'Silk' Hurley hit the top of the charts.
Dave Pearce makes a welcome return to Radio 2 with his Dance Years series. Each show centres on a fantastic year of dance, starting with 1987 which was a hugely important year in the history of electronic dance music. This was the year that 'Reet Petite' by Jackie Wilson topped the singles charts, a song that had been a hit first time round in 1957! But it was knocked off the top spot by a totally different tune - 'Jack Your Body' by Steve 'Silk' Hurley which was and still is, a landmark tune. The series will take listeners on a musical journey through the special years and the biggest tunes in dance history.
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Donna Allen
Serious
- Perfect Timing.
- Portrait.
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Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full
- Essential R&B Summer 2004 CD2.
- Universal.
- 18.
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Ralphi Rosario
You Used To Hold Me (feat. Xaviera Gold)
- R&B Masters CD2.
- Sony TV Columbia.
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Janet Jackson
The Pleasure Principle
- Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
- A&M.
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M|A|R|R|S
Pump Up The Volume
- Now 10, Part 1 (Various Artists).
- Now.
- 4.
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Maceo & the Macks
Cross The Track
- Into The Groove.
- Marks and Spencer.
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The Night Writers
Let The Music (Use You)
- CD Pool: Classic Beats Volume 1 CD1.
- The CD Pool.
- 7.
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Alexander O鈥橬eal
Fake
- The Greatest Hits of Alexander O'Neal.
- Epic.
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Phuture
Acid Tracks
- Masterpiece: Gilles Peterson: CD2: Dawn.
- Warner Strategic Marketing International.
- 6.
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Joe Smooth
Promised Land
- Back To The House!.
- Ministry Of Sound.
- 13.
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Steve 鈥淪ilk鈥� Hurley
Jack Your Body
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Stock Aitken Waterman
Roadblock
- The Greatest Hits Of 1987, Pt.2 (Var).
- Telstar.
It's 1987 - a terrific year in the evolution of dance music!
Broadcast
- Wed 8 Oct 2014 22:00麻豆社 Radio 2