Fantasy is an urban pop vocal group based in New York City who scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "You're Too Late", which hit number one in 1981.[1]

Fantasy
OriginNew York City, United States
GenresDance-pop, pop, boogie, post-disco
LabelsPavilion/Epic
Past membersKen Roberson
Carolyn Edwards
Rufus Jackson
Tamm E Hunt

Group members included Ken Roberson, Tamm E Hunt, Rufus Jackson and Carolyn Edwards. The group's producer, Tony Valor, continued to use the name in 1985 when they released an Italo disco-influenced single called "He's My Number One".

History

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"You're Too Late" was a number-one dance hit in the United States. It had a five-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 1981.[1] It also reached the top 30 on the Soul Singles chart.[2]

In 1982, the band released a pop-soul number entitled "Hold On Tight", which peaked at number 35 on the Dance Club chart, and #1 on the 1982 Billboard Year End Award followed by "Live the Life I Love", boogie song that had reached number 41 on the same chart by 1983.

Their last successful track titled "He's Number One" reached number 37 on the Dance chart in 1986.[1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Album Year Label
Fantasy 1981 Pavilion
Sex and Material Possessions 1982

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart positions[3]
US
US Dance
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US R&B
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US DSS
1981 "(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song" 51
"You're Too Late" 104 1 28
1982 "Hold on Tight" 35
1983 "Live the Life I Love" 41
1986 "He's Number One" 37 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn Presents, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004.
  3. ^ "Fantasy - Discography". Billboard/AllMusic. Rovi Corporation/Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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