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Biography
One source|date=June 2011Infobox musical artist| name = B. B. & Q. Band| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = New York City|New York , United States | genre = Club music|Club , Post-disco , Contemporary R& B | years_active = 1981–1986| label = Capitol Records Elektra Records | associated_acts = Change (band)|Change | website =| current_members =| past_members = Chieli Minucci Curtis Hairston Kevin Nance Kevin Robinson Mauro Malavasi Paolo Gianolio Paris Ford Terry Silverlight Timmy Allen Tony Bridges B. B. & Q. Band (which stands for the Brooklyn , Bronx , and Queens Band), was an United States|American post-disco / funk band (music)|group , who were created in 1981 and disbanded in 1986.
History
The background
The B. B. & Q. Band was a recording studio|studio concept created in 1981 by the businessman, Jacques Fred Petrus . After the success with Change (band)|Change in 1980, and also with Macho (band)|Macho and the Peter Jacques band in the late 1970s Petrus and his close co-worker, Italian people|Italian Mauro Malavasi decided to launch a new project, named after the three borough s in New York City|New York that the band "members" came from. Fred Petrus pulled several musicians together of which New York session bassist http://www.parisfordmusic.com/ Paris Ford(credited as Peewee Ford) and his musicians became the band.
The successful debut
The self-titled debut album on Capitol Records|Capitol provided several melodies of which Malavasi wrote all except one. The biggest hit single "On the Beat", which reached #8 on the United States|US Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|Black Singles record chart|chart . Also "Time for Love" (#72 on the same chart) mixed a melody with vocals by the lead singer , Ike Floyd.
After the debut Petrus invited guitarist Kevin Robinson, an ex Der Kinky Fox member that he had met already in 1980, to take over to lead the band. The new line-up included Chielli Minucci, Kevin Nance, and Tony Bridges and for the first time B. B. & Q. band had a more defined role as a band.
Second and third albums
The second album release was 1982's All Night Long (#32 on Billboard 's Top R& B/Hip-Hop Albums|Black Albums chart), which included "All Night Long (She's Got the Moves I Like)" (#32 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play list), "Imagination" (#21 on Billboard 's Black Singles list) and "Children of the Night" (uncharted).
In 1983 Six Million Times hit the market with influences from The Time (band)|The Time and Prince (musician)|Prince . Petrus faced serious economical problems in 1983, and Six Million Times was produced with a tiny budget during five weeks in Bologna . The album did not become a commercial success and Capitol dropped the band.
Finale
By 1985 Petrus had fixed a contract with Elektra Records , and B. B. & Q. Band was back on track with their last album Genie , including minor hits like the title track "Genie" and "Dreamer". Kae Williams, a former Breakwater member hired by Petrus, wrote all tracks and co- record producer|produced the LP in conjunction with Petrus. The album also showed early examples of Curtis Hairston 's voice when Petrus invited him to be the new lead singer. The album sold rather well, especially in Europe , but in 1987 the B. B. & Q. Band disappeared forever when Petrus was murder ed.
Discography
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Studio albums
The B. B. & Q. Band (1981)
All Night Long (1982)
Six Million Times (1983)
Genie (1985)
Compilation albums
The Best Of The B.B. & Q. Band (Streetheat, 1988)
Album Collection (5xCD Boxset, Fonte Records, 2006) (B.B.& Q.Band and High Fashion)
Greatest Hits & Essential Tracks (2xCD, Smith & Co, 2009)
Singles
"Starlette" (1981)
"On The Beat" (1981) - UK Singles Chart|UK #41
"Imagination" (1982)
"All Night Long (She's Got The Moves I Like)" (1982)
"Keep It Hot" (1983)
"She's A Woman" (1983)
"Minutes Away" (1985)
"Genie" (1985) - UK #40
"(I'm A) Dreamer" (1986) - UK #35
"Main Attraction" (1986)
"Ricochet" (1987) - UK #71
"On The Beat (88 Bronx Mix)" (1988)cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 35
References
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External links
http://www.jacquespetrus.com/bb.htm B. B. & Q. band biography and discography
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p509792|label=B. B. & Q. Band
http://jacquesfredpetrusmauromalavasi.blogspot.com/2009/10/jacques-fred-petrus-mauro-malavasi_17.html Jacques Fred Petrus & Mauro Malavasi: The perfect Italian Disco chemistry
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