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  • Artist: Deee-Lite
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1990 08
  • Total Time: 48:05
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Its reputation may rest on only one hit single -- but what a hit. "Groove Is in the Heart" defined the summer of 1990 on radio and MTV with its delicious combination of funk, modern dance sheen, and Lady Miss Kier's smart, sharp diva ways. Add in guest vocals and bass from Bootsy Collins (a pity his hilarious video cameo wasn't represented here), brass from the original Horny Horns duo of Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker, and a smooth mid-song rap from A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip, and the results sounded good then and now. The rest of World Clique offers variations on the song's theme, with Kier's sweet, light vocals and DJs Dimitri and Towa Tei making it work in various ways. It's still a bit surprising that Kier didn't go on to greater fame on her own, because she definitely has not merely the pipes but the personality to carry something on her own -- compared to the dog-whistle vocal calisthenics of someone like Mariah Carey, there's no contest. Check out her work on songs like "Good Beat" and the amusing sass of such numbers as "Try Me on, I'm Very You." The two musicians come up with a seamless, adept flow throughout, merrily raiding whatever they so choose in the past for their own purposes. Disco is the heart of it all, with everything from hip-hop breaks to bubble-salsa piano -- even early Depeche Mode! -- taking a bow; hints of the future genre-mashing Towa Tei would make his own trademark are already plentiful. Bootsy and the Horny Horns crop up at other points as well, adding just enough classic funk to blend with the crisper electronic pulses and arrangements. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Deee-Lite Theme [*] Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (2:10)
Good Beat Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (4:40)
Power of Love Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (4:40)
Try Me On...I'm Very You Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (5:14)
Smile On Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (3:55)
What Is Love? Towa Tei, Dmitry Brill Deee-Lite (3:38)
World Clique Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (3:20)
E.S.P. Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (3:43)
Groove Is in the Heart Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (3:51)
Who Was That? Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (4:35)
Deep Ending Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (3:47)
Build the Bridge Deee-Lite Deee-Lite (4:32)

Credits

Deee-Lite (Arranger), Deee-Lite (Producer), Deee-Lite (Main Performer), Deee-Lite (Mixing), Maceo Parker (Saxophone), Daisy (Art Direction), Bootsy Collins (Bass), Bootsy Collins (Guitar), Bootsy Collins (Vocals (Background)), Nick Egan (Art Direction), Nick Egan (Design), Bob Power (Engineer), Herb Powers (Mastering), Q-Tip (Rap), Eddie Sancho (Assistant Engineer), Fred Wesley (Trombone), Towa Tei (?), Mike Rogers (Arranger), Mike Rogers (Engineer), Mike Rogers (Vocal Arrangement), Mike Rogers (Mixing), DJ Dmitry (?), Lady Miss Kier (Vocals), Lady Miss Kier (Vocals (Background)), Tom Bouman (Design), Michael Halsband (Photography), Derek Lategan (Assistant Engineer), Bill Coleman (Vocals), Bill Coleman (Executive Producer), Sheila Slappy (Vocals (Background))
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World Clique
Studio album by Deee-Lite
Released August 7, 1990
Recorded 1990
Genre Dance
House
Length 48:19
Label Elektra Records
60957
Producer Deee-Lite
Professional reviews
Deee-Lite chronology
World Clique
(1990)		 Infinity Within
(1992)

World Clique is the first and best-known album by the dance-music band Deee-Lite, which was released in 1990. The album's first single, "Groove is in the Heart", was a top-five success on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart as well as a number-one hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. Three subsequent singles also hit the top ten on the U.S. dance chart, including "Power of Love/Build That Bridge" and "Good Beat", which also hit number one.

Guest artists on the album include Bootsy Collins ("Try Me On... I'm Very You," "Smile On," "Groove is in the Heart," and "Who Was That?"), Q-Tip ("Groove Is in the Heart"), Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (Try Me On... I'm Very You," "Smile On," "Groove is in the Heart").

When World Clique was released on compact disc two bonus tracks were added to the album: "Deee-Lite Theme" and "Build the Bridge."

Contents

Track listing

all tracks written by Deee-Lite, except where noted.
  1. "Deee-Lite Theme" (Deee-Lite, Herbie Hancock)
  2. "Good Beat"
  3. "Power of Love"
  4. "Try Me on... I'm Very You"
  5. "Smile On"
  6. "What is Love?"
  7. "World Clique"
  8. "E.S.P."
  9. "Groove Is in the Heart"
  10. "Who Was That?"
  11. "Deep Ending"
  12. "Build the Bridge"

Sales and chart performance

Album

World Clique's release in August 1990 was a soft one, not placing in the Billboard 200. It wasn't until the album's lead single, "Groove Is in the Heart," began gaining popularity that album sales began showing momentum.

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 20
UK Top 40 14
Austrian Album Chart[1] 25

The album's initial success occurred in the UK, where it peaked at # 14 on the UK Top 40 chart in September.[2] Simultaneously, the album entered the Billboard 200 at # 180 for the week of September 15 in the US.[3] Fueled by the success of the single, World Clique continued to climb the chart for several weeks, peaking at # 20 for the week of November 24.[4]

The success of subsequent singles "Power of Love," "Good Beat," and "E.S.P." helped the album to sustain steady sales throughout the following months, with the album achieving RIAA Gold certification in December 1990[5] and remaining on the Billboard 200 for a total of 41 weeks before falling off the chart in June 1991, following its final chart position at # 199.[6] World Clique is Deee-Lite's most successful album, outlasting Infinity Within (1992) and Dewdrops in the Garden (1994) on the Billboard 200 chart and outperforming its successors in terms of highest peak position and mainstream exposure and sales.[7]

Singles

Acclaim

In 2003, Slant Magazine included World Clique in its list, Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Austrian album chart archives". hitparad.se. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Deee%2DLite&titel=World+Clique&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  2. ^ "everyhit.com". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  3. ^ "The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Sep 15 1990". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3009769&cdi=6494435&cid=09%2F15%2F1990. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  4. ^ "The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing For The Week Of Nov 24 1990". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3009954&cdi=6504432&cid=11%2F24%2F1990. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  5. ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  6. ^ "The Billboard 200 - Chart Listing for the Week Of Jun 22 1991". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=305&cfgn=Albums&cfn=The+Billboard+200&ci=3010715&cdi=6543568&cid=06%2F22%2F1991. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  7. ^ "Artist Chart History - Dee-Lite". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4435&model.vnuAlbumId=154234. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  8. ^ "Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/vitalpop.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 

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