L.A. Style is the debut album by the group of the same name and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Michiel Van Der Kuy, Frans Merkx, Alfons "Fonny" de Wulf) and Ray Decadence. It was released in 1993 on Arista.
The album made Billboard charts history when in 1992 their single "James Brown Is Dead" became the first electronic dance song to appear in Billboards weekly pop rankings.Jason Ankeny, [ "L.A. Style > Overview"], Allmusic Website. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
The album marked the first appearance of trip hop vocalist Nicolette as a featured and lead artist. Nicolette & FX appears on the single "I'm Raving" with the rest of the album rapped by lead artist FX a.k.a. Frans Merkx.John Bush, [ "Nicolete > Credits"], Allmusic Website. Retrieved 27 December 2006.
Track listing "James Brown Is Dead" (Denzil Slemming) – 5:38 "Balloony" (Foco & Frans Merkx) – 4:30 "Jesus on Channel 4" (Frans Merkx),(Gus Roan, Koen Tillie) – 3:48 "I'm Raving" (Maxx Mondino, Nicolette Okoh, Slemming) & (Frans Merkx)(Frans Merkx) – 5:16 "It's Your Life, Baby" (King Arthur, K.C. Level, MC EZ-F / FX (Frans Merkx], Mondino, Slemming) – 3:46 "L.A. Style Theme" (Slemming) – 3:46 "Twilight Zone" (Slemming) – 3:20 "Toys (Use It)" (King Arthur, Mondino, Slemming)&[FX]Frans Merkx)– 3:23 "Everybody Dance" (Oliver Adams, Foco, Frans Merkx) – 4:21 "American Dream" (Slemming) – 3:13
Charts AlbumYearChartPeakposition1993Billboard Top Heatseekers21Singles' YearSongChartPeakposition1991"James Brown Is Dead"Hot Dance Music/Club Play41991"James Brown Is Dead"Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales141992"James Brown Is Dead"Billboard Hot 100591993"I'm Raving"Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales9
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