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redirect|Bakerman|the profession|Bakerfor|the Gregg Allman album entitled Laid Back|Laid Back (Gregg Allman album)Unreferenced|date=December 2008Infobox musical artist|name = Laid Back|image =|caption =|image_size =|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Copenhagen , Denmark |genre = New Wave music|New Wave , Post-punk , synthpop |years_active = 1979–present|label = Sire Records|Sire , Ariola Records|Ariola , EMI Records|EMI |associated_acts =|website = Url|www.laidback.dk|current_members = John Guldberg, Tim Stahl|past_members = Laid Back is a Danish people|Danish Post-punk Musical ensemble|group formed in Copenhagen by John Guldberg ( Singing|vocals , guitar s, Bass guitar|bass ) and Tim Stahl (vocals, Keyboard instrument|keyboards , Drum kit|drums , bass) in 1979. They are best known for the Hit single|hit s "Sunshine Reggae", "Bakerman" and " White Horse (Laid Back song)|White Horse " from 1982 and 1983, respectively.
Work
Guldberg and Stahl met in the mid-1970s, and played together in a group called The Starbox Band. After a poorly-received concert|show Opening act|support ing The Kinks , the band split up, but the duo continued working together. Guldberg set up a small studio in downtown Copenhagen where the two musicians began exploring the possibilities that were being opened up by new technologies, such as Multitrack recording|multitrack tape recorder s, synthesizer s and drum machine s.
Listen|filename=Laid Back- White Horse.ogg|title="White Horse" by Laid Back |description=First released in 1983 as a B-side of the single "Sunshine Reggae", this song is one of the group's most memorable tracks and their breakthrough hit in America.|format= Ogg Their first album , simply titled Laid Back , was released in 1981, and the Single (music)|single "Maybe I'm Crazy" became a number-one hit in Denmark. The next year, the single "Sunshine Reggae" was released, and became another Record chart|chart -topper in their home country; it was later included on the band's second album, Keep Smiling , in 1983, and went on to become a number-one single in Italy , West Germany , and nineteen other countries around the world. In the United States|US , however, it was the single's A-side and B-side|B-side that became the band's only big hit. " White Horse (Laid Back song)|White Horse " is a funk -influenced dance music|dance track with a memorable bassline and ambiguous, drug - and/or sex -themed lyrics ("white horse" being slang for heroin ) that became popular in US Nightclub|club s. After the song was re-released as an A-side on both 7-inch and 12-inch single|12-inch Gramophone record|vinyl , it went on to spend three weeks at number one on Billboard (magazine)|Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs|National Disco Action charts; it was also a Crossover (music)|crossover success, reaching the top five on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles chart while peaking at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984. Its relatively poor performance on the Hot 100 is most likely due to the track's controversial lyrics (including the word " bitch (insult)|bitch "), which prevented it from receiving radio airplay in much of the country. In 1988, the English people|English group New Order (with whom Laid Back admire each otherCitation needed|date=February 2012), re-ordered their best-selling album Technique (album)|Technique , heavily influenced by Laidback style, especially the song " Fine Time " in which their singer Bernard Sumner paid tribute to Laidback's singing style, singing at somes times on top voice, others singing or even talking with over-deep voice.Citation needed|date=February 2012 In 1989, the American Rapping|rap act 2 Live Crew Sampling (music)|sample d "White Horse" heavily for their single "Get the Fuck Out of My House"; it was later sampled for Monifah 's 1998 hit "Touch It".
Laid Back's next two albums, Play It Straight (1985) and See You in the Lobby (1987), and singles such as "Abu Dhabi" and "Tricky Kind of Thing", were released to little fanfare and limited chart success. The duo made a return to European charts in 1989 with the single "Bakerman" (featuring Danish singer Hanne Boel), which peaked at number nine on the West German charts, and number 44 in the United Kingdom in early 1990. It was accompanied by an unusual music video|video , Music video director|directed by Lars von Trier , which featured the band skydiving while "playing" their instruments. Hoping to capitalize on this success, their label re-released "White Horse" (as "White Horse '89") with new remix es, although this was a commercial disappointment.
Over the course of the following two decades, Laid Back continues to work together, and have since released four albums, a handful of singles, and two greatest hits Compilation album|compilation s ( Laidest Greatest in 1995 and Good Vibes - The Very Best of Laid Back in 2008). The duo also composed the soundtrack of the 2001 feature film Flyvende Farmor , for which they were awarded a Robert, the Danish equivalent of an Academy Award|Oscar . That same year, an art exhibition|exhibition of the band's artwork, including pieces that appeared on their records and Promotion (marketing)|promotional poster s, took place in Copenhagen. In 2003 they featured on the track http://soundcloud.com/umpff/02-tango-feat-laid-back/ 'Tango' by Danish band Hæst, produced by Umpff . They continue to make sporadic live performances, as well, including high-profile shows at the Isle of Wight Festival in 2004, and the Roskilde Festival in 2005. A remix of "Bakerman" by British Disc jockey|DJ Shaun Baker reached number one in Greenland in 2006.
In 2010 Laid Back returned with the single 'Cocaine Cool'.
Discography
Albums
1981: Laid Back
1983: Keep Smiling (album)|Keep Smiling
1985: Play It Straight
1987: See You in the Lobby
1990: Hole in the Sky
1993: Why Is Everybody in Such a Hurry
1995: Laidest Greatest
1999: Unfinished Symphonies
2005: Happy Dreamer
2008: Good Vibes - The Very Best of Laid Back
2012: Cosyland
Singles
"High Society Girl" (1982)
"Sunshine Reggae" (1983)
" White Horse (Laid Back song)|White Horse " (1983)
"Party at the White House" (1987)
"It's a Shame" (1987)
"Bakerman" (1989)
"Highway of Love" (1990)
"Bet It on You" (1990)
"Key to Life" (1999)
"Beautiful Day" (2003)
"People" (2005)
"Happy Dreamer" (2005)
"Cocaine Cool" (2010)
See also
http://www.laidback.dk/ The official website of the band
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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