L.A. Style (album)


L.A. Style is an techno music album by the group of the same name and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Michiel Van Der Kuy, Frans Merkx, Alfons "Fonny" de Wulf) and Ray Decadence. It was released in 1993 on Arista..
The album L.A. Style made Billboard charts history when in 1992 their single "James Brown Is Dead" became the first electronic dance song to appear in Billboard's weekly pop rankings.
The album marks the first appearance of trip hop vocalist Nicolette as a featured vocal and lead artist FX . Nicolette & FX appears on the single "I'm Raving" with the rest of the album rapped by the Lead Artist FX a.ka. Frans Merkx.

Track listing

  1. "James Brown Is Dead" – 5:38
  2. "Balloony" – 4:30
  3. "Jesus on Channel Four", – 3:48
  4. "I'm Raving" & – 5:16
  5. "It's Your Life, Baby" – 3:46
  6. "L.A. Style Theme" – 3:46
  7. "Twilight Zone" – 3:20
  8. "Toys " – 3:23
  9. "Everybody Dance" – 4:21
  10. "American Dream" – 3:13

    Charts

USA - Album
YearChartPeak
position
1993Top Heatseekers21

USA - Singles
YearSongChartPeak
position
1991"James Brown Is Dead"Hot Dance Music/Club Play4
1991"James Brown Is Dead"Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales14
1992"James Brown Is Dead"Billboard Hot 10059
1993"I'm Raving"Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales9