D Mob (or D-Mob), also known as Dancin' Danny D or simply Danny D, is a British music producer and remixer.[1][2] His most notable track was "C'mon and Get My Love" with Cathy Dennis on the vocals, which peaked at number 10 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart on March 17, 1990.[3]
D Mob | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel Kojo Poku |
| Also known as | Dancin' Danny D, Danny Poku, Danny D |
| Born | Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Hip house, dance-pop, R&B, acid house |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, remixer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | FFRR |
Biography
editThe 1988 hit single "We Call It Acieed" reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and was one of a wave of acid house singles to enjoy success that year. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski. D Mob went on to have a further three top twenty singles in the UK during 1989 and 1990; "It Is Time to Get Funky", which reached No. 9, "C'mon and Get My Love", which reached No. 15, and "Put Your Hands Together", which reached No. 7.[4]
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, D Mob charted five songs on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, four of which went to No. 1, including "We Call It Acieed", "It Is Time to Get Funky", "C'mon and Get My Love" (with Cathy Dennis),[5] and "That's the Way of the World" (also with Dennis).[2] In the U.S., they are best known for the hit "C'mon and Get My Love" featuring Dennis as vocalist, that crossed over to pop radio and hit No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
Aside from Dennis, Dancin' Danny D has collaborated with vocalists Dannii Minogue, Gary Haisman and LRS.[2]
Danny D, together with Tim Blacksmith, founded the publishing company Stellar Songs, as well as Tim & Danny Music, a company which has worked with Charli XCX, Emeli Sande and Labrinth in the past. The duo are known for managing the Norwegian production team Stargate, as well as being the executive producers for hits produced by them.[6]
In 2022, Danny D and Tim Blacksmith were both made MBEs in the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List for their services to music.[7]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8] |
AUS [9] | ||
| 1989 | A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That | 46 | 72 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [8][4] |
US |
IRE | NED | GER [10] |
AUT | SWI | AUS [9] |
NZ | US Dance [11] | |||
| 1988 | "We Call It Acieed" (featuring Gary Haisman) | 3 | — | 16 | 42 | 22 | — | — | 85 | — | 1 | A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That |
| 1989 | "It Is Time to Get Funky" (featuring LRS and DC Sarome) | 9 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "C'mon and Get My Love" (introducing Cathy Dennis) | 15 | 10[3] | 16 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 22 | 1 | ||
| "Put Your Hands Together" (featuring Nuff Juice) | 7 | — | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 71 | — | 13 | ||
| 1990 | "That's the Way of the World" (with Cathy Dennis) | 48 | 59[12] | 28 | — | — | — | — | 98 | 35 | 1 | |
| 1994 | "Why" (with Cathy Dennis) | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "One Day" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
See also
edit- List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart
- List of songs banned by the BBC
- List of Polydor Records artists
- List of house music artists
- List of performances on Top of the Pops
- List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States
References
edit- ^ "Danny Poku". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 69. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ a b "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Official Charts Company: D Mob". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Heilman, Dan. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Stellar Songs co-founder Danny D on making positive change in the industry".
- ^ Paine, Andre (1 June 2022). "Tim Blacksmith and Danny D recognised in Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours". Music Week.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 132. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "D Mob – German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 18 April 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "D Mob – US Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
