T. C. Curtis is a UK based singer who had a string of chart hits during the 1980s. He is most likely remembered for his hits "Body Shake" and "You Should Have Known Better". In addition to his national hits on the UK singles chart, he has also had other hits on the dance, R&B, club and disco charts. Background T. C. Curtis was born in Jamaica and emigrated to the UK at age 14. During the 1970s he had been playing in various gospel genre bands. In the 1980s, he was recording Dance club music.Music Week, 23 February 1985 - Page 16 TALENT Edited by Chris White, Chart newcomers
Curtis has had five chart hits in the main UK charts from 1985 to 1988. They include "You Should Have Known Better", "Take It Easy", "Let's Make Love", "Slave of Love" and "Pack Up Your Things and Get Out of My Life".Official Charts - TC CURTIS, TC CURTIS Songs, Official Singles Chart Career Curtis composed and recorded the song "Body Shake" which he co-produced with Al Williams. It was released in the UK on the Groove Production label in 1981.Discogs - T.C. Curtis – Body ShakeBeat Electric, Friday, 18 June 2010 - SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER It got a review in the United States by Brian Chin of Record World in the magazine's 13 March 1982, issue.Record World, March 13, 1982 - Page 38 Record World Disco, Disco File By BRIAN CHIN And James Hamilton reported that it was getting played in the United States on New York urban contemporary radio.James Hamilton's Disco Page, April 10, 1982 - April 10, 1982: Sharon Brown, Patrice Rushen, Richard ‘Dimples’ Fields, “D” Train, Fat Larry’s Band, ODDS 'N' BODS But in the UK is where the action happened. Spending a total of eleven weeks in the Record Business Disco Top 50 chart,Record Business, March 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 48 - Page 10 Disco Top 50, 49 37 11 BODYSHAKE it peaked at no. 16. Record Business, February 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 44 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 16 16 7 BODYSHAKERecord Business, February 1, 1982 Volume Four Number 45 - Page 12 Disco Top 50, 18 16 8 BODYSHAKE It also got to no. 12 on the Record Business Twelve Inchers chart.Record Business, January 25, 1982 Volume Four Number 43 - Page 23 DISCO, Twelve Inchers, 12 14 BODYSHAKE T.C. Curtis Groove Prod.Record Business, February 1, 1982 - Page 5 DISCO, Twelve Inchers, 15 12 BODY SHAKE T.C. Curtis Groove Prod.
"You Should Have Known Better" Curtis recorded the single, "You Should Have Known Better" which was released on the Hot Melt label (cat #VS 75)4 as well as Virgin VS 754. It debuted in the main UK chart on 16 February 1985.Official Charts - YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER by TC CURTISMusic Week, 23 February 1985 - Page 16 TALENT Edited by Chris White, Chart newcomers It also debuted in the Music Week Airplay Action Bubbling chart at no. 10 on the week of 23 February 1985.Music Week, February 23, 1985 - Page 10 AIRPLAY BUBBLING action, 10 (-) CURTIS, T. C.: You Should Have ., . Hot Melt/Virgin It was also at no. 11 on the UK Club Play Chart that week,Music Week, 23 February 1985 - Page 29 UK Club Play Chart, 11 T.C. CURTIS; You Should Have Known Better and at week three, it was at no. 10 on the Music Week Disco chart.Music Week, February 23, 1985 - Page 31 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, THIS WEEK 10, LAST WEEK 25, WEEKS ON CHART 3 YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER It spent five weeks in the main chart, peaking at no. 50.Official Charts - YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER by TC CURTIS
Further activities Curtis' single, "Slave of Love" entered the UK chart on 27 September 1986. It spent three weeks in the chart, peaking at no. 88. It would enter the chart briefly again the following year for one week, peaking at no. 95.Official Charts - SLAVE OF LOVE by TC CURTIS
It was reported in the R&B Report magazine (issue 2 - 15 October 1987) that the single, "Jacko" by T. C. Curtis and T. Jam had been on the Top 60 U.K. R&B Singles chart for two weeks. It had moved up from no. 49 to no. 28.The R&B Report, 2 - 15 October 1987 Vol. 1 No. 17 - Page 18 THE R&B IN THE UK, TOP 60 U.K. R & B SINGLES, LW 49, TW 28, T.C. CURTIS/T. JAM Jacko Further reading Record Mirror, 9 March 1985 - Page 32 Top Cat by Paul Sexton
References
External links Discogs – T. C. Curtis AuntieSoul34 channel, 31 December 2017 – T C Curtis - Body Shake (audio) Fabrice DEWATT channel, 17 March 2010 – TC CURTIS - Should have known better (1985) (audio)