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Black Box   (Italy)

EuroDance group
Added : 24/01/2000
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Remixland
Dreamland
2 + 2
2 + 2
Mixed Up
Remix Hits (Japan)
Party Mix (Japan)
Mixed Up 92
Positive Vibration (Japan)
Positive Vibration
Hits and Mixes
Superbest
Dreamlanders
Ride On Time
I Don't Know Anybody Else
Everybody Everybody
Get Down
Fantasy
Ride On Time + The Total mix
Megamix
Bright On Time
Strike It Up
Open Your Eyes
Hold On
Rockin' To The Music
Ride On Time '94
Not Anyone
A Positive Vibration
I Got The Vibration
Native New Yorker
Fall Into My Love
Bright On Time '98
Ride On Time 2003
You Got The Love
Everybody Everybody 2007
Everyone Will Follow
Ride On Time
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Latest Black Box news

14/01/2023 : The music from the current Old el Paso fajitas TV spots in France is inspired from the melody of Black Box Ride On Time

19/12/2022 : Kalvara released a cover of Black Box's hit Ride On Time

08/06/2021 : A few days ago, Black Box produced Daniele Davoli was interviewed by GL0WKiD

17/05/2021 : For the project's 30th anniversary, Black Box released a new best of album entitled Dreamlanders including brand new remixes

09/02/2021 : Joan Orleans recorded a remake of Black Box's hit Ride On Time

16/09/2019 : A 30th Special Release of Black Box's hit Ride On Time with disco mixes was released last week. A VIP Mixes package by Patrik Remann is also planned for September 27th (thanks to Denis Zakharov).

07/03/2019 : SAIFAM project Plaza People covered Black Box's hit Ride On Time.

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Black Box albums

Remixland Remixland 1990
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Dreamland Dreamland 1990
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2 + 2 2 + 2 2 CDs 1991
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2 + 2 2 + 2 1991
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Mixed Up Mixed Up 1991
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Remix Hits (Japan) Remix Hits (Japan) 1991
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Party Mix (Japan) Party Mix (Japan) 1991
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Mixed Up 92 Mixed Up 92 1992
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Positive Vibration (Japan) Positive Vibration (Japan) 1995
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Positive Vibration Positive Vibration 1996
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Hits and Mixes Hits and Mixes Jun 1998
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Superbest Superbest 20th Apr 2018
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Dreamlanders Dreamlanders 7th May 2021
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Black Box DVDs and VHS

Video Dreams Video Dreams 1990 VHS
Video Dreams 1991 Video Dreams 1991 1991 VHS

 

Black Box singles

Ride On Time Ride On Time 12th Aug 1989  
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I Don't Know Anybody Else I Don't Know Anybody Else 17th Feb 1990  
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Everybody Everybody Everybody Everybody Jul 1990  
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Get Down Get Down Sep 1990  
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Fantasy Fantasy 3rd Nov 1990  
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Ride On Time + The Total mix Ride On Time + The Total mix 1991  
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Megamix Megamix 1991  
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Bright On Time Bright On Time Apr 1991  
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Strike It Up Strike It Up Jun 1991  
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Open Your Eyes Open Your Eyes Sep 1991  
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Hold On Hold On Jun 1992  
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Rockin' To The Music Rockin' To The Music Dec 1993  
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Ride On Time '94 Ride On Time '94 Apr 1994  
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Not Anyone Not Anyone 1995  
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A Positive Vibration A Positive Vibration Nov 1995  
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I Got The Vibration I Got The Vibration 1st Apr 1996  
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Native New Yorker Native New Yorker 27th Jan 1997  
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Fall Into My Love Fall Into My Love Apr 1997  
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Bright On Time '98 Bright On Time '98 1998  
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Ride On Time 2003 Ride On Time 2003 2003  
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You Got The Love You Got The Love 2005  
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Everybody Everybody 2007 Everybody Everybody 2007 2007  
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Everyone Will Follow Everyone Will Follow (feat. Celestine) 18th May 2018  
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Black Box remixes

Ride On Time Ride On Time 1989  
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Fantasy Fantasy 1990  
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I Don't Know Anybody Else I Don't Know Anybody Else 1990  
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Open Your Eyes Open Your Eyes 1991  
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Strike It Up Strike It Up 1991  
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Not Anyone Not Anyone 1995  
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Native New Yorker Native New Yorker 1997  
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Ride On Time (30th Special Release) Ride On Time (30th Special Release) 13th Sep 2019  
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Featurings and collaborations

Ride On Time Cuban Deejays x Mr Vegas x DJ Shorty - Ride On Time 2nd Dec 2022  
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Black Box biography

Black Box is made up of three Italian studio musicians : Daniele Davoli, Mirko Limoni and Valerio Simplici, collectively known as Groove Groove Melody, based in the Regio D'Emillia area of Northern Italy. Simplici was a clarinet teacher and played in the La Scala Classical Music Orchestra in Milan. Davoli was a well known Italian club DJ (known as DJ Lelewel), largely at the Marabu Starlight Club, while Limoni was the computer and keyboard whizz-kid of the trio and had previously engineered for Italian pop stars such as Spagna. The Groove Groove Melody team were established as one of the top two production outfits in Italian dance music, knocking out more than a dozen singles a year in their native country.

In their different productions, they often use the face of French model and singer Katrine. Katrine was spotted by Spagna's guitarist at a club, and after introductions featured as vocalist on Ride On Time. The single became the first of a series of Italian House records to cross over to the UK charts, staying at number 1 for six weeks in 1989. It also reached # 1 in Israel, Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the European chart. Controversy reigned when it was realised that the single had included some samples of the voice of singer Loleatta Holloway from the Love Sensation single she made with Dan Hartman in the late 70s. A deal was eventually worked out with Salsoul (who owned the rights) as both companies benefited from 800 000 UK sales.

The Groove Groove Melody team were also behind the production of Starlight's Numero Uno and Mixmaster 's Grand Piano, another prime example of 'Italo-house', and another crossover hit. Under seven or more pseudonyms, they turned out numerous further records. However, as Black Box their hits included I Don't Know Anybody Else (a Top Ten smash in the U.S. as well), Everybody Everybody (the last of the Ride On Time trilogy, which featured vocals by Martha Wash. It reached # 2 in Israel, and entered the top 10 in UK), and Fantasy, a revamp of the Earth, Wind And Fire hit (which entered the Top 10 in Israel and reached # 9 in UK). The group's debut LP, 1990's Dreamland, was also a success.

Actually, since Martha Wash's voice was at first used as sample for Everybody Everybody, she was finally asked to reinterpret the whole title... Then to sing for the complete album Dreamland. Katrine was just lipsyncing on stage... Martha's voice was also used by projects such as Seduction and C & C Music Factory (Everybody Dance Now). She finally tired of ghosting vocals, disavowed all her session work, and filed litigation for proper crediting, winning a solo recording contract in the process. Black Box went on to cast Charvoni Woodson as their featured singer.

After the single Get Down (featuring the rapper Stepz) and a Megamix, they returned in 1991 with Strike It Up, another American Top Ten entry. They were also responsible for, among other remixes, ABC 's 1991 comeback single, Say It.

End of 1993, they released Rockin' To The Music. Videoclip was shot around the XVIth century Villa La Rotonda in Vicenza, and featuring Daisy Dee as a dancer. After Ride On Time '94, 1995 saw the release of single Not Anyone, but their album Positive Vibration was not very successful.

2007 : Everybody Everybody was remixed by Benny Benassi, Fuzzy Hair and whiteHEAT. A Black Box Best Of could be released at the end of the year.

2008 : Candy did a cover of the Black Box classic Ride On Time

2016 : Mobin Master And Trillogee ft. Alfreda Gerald released a cover of Ride On Time

2017 : Crew 7 released a cover of Strike It Up.

2018 : after 21 years, Black Box were back with a best-of compilation called Superbest and a new single entitled Everyone Will Follow featuring vocals by Celestine Walcott-Gordon, who seem to be the new vocalist and official frontlady of the project. Black Box finally secured the rights to the original Loleatta Holloway sample used on Ride on Time. In December, former Bass Bumpers vocalist Felicia Uwaje released a cover of Strike It Up.

CD Now - Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998
Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Thanks to Florent "v_uba" and Tavi Meran
Thanks to Shimon O'Hana for the charts positions

Black Box biography was last updated Thu, January 12th 2023



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