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Brass Construction Wiki Information
Brass Construction
was a funk group from Brooklyn, New York. Signed in 1975 by Sid Maurer, and former Epic Records promotion man Fred Frank, they scored two Billboard Hot 100 entries in 1976 - the most successful being "Movin'," which hit #14. They had much more success on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, with nine chart entries, including "Movin'," which reached #1. Vocalist and keyboardist Randy Muller went on to score a number of R&B hits with Skyy.
Brass Construction members included Wade Williamston, Sandy Billups, Morris Price, Larry Payton, Jesse Ward, Michael "Micky" Grudge, Wayne Parris, Joseph Arthur Wong, and Randy Muller.
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BRASS CONSTRUCTION TICKETS
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Discography
Albums
- 1975 - Brass Construction
- 1976 - Brass Construction II
- 1977 - Brass Construction III
- 1978 - Brass Construction IV
- 1979 - Brass Construction V
- 1980 - Brass Construction VI
- 1982 - Attitudes
- 1983 - Conversations
- 1984 - Renegades
- 1985 - Conquest
- 2006 - Something For The Weekend
(Stateside Records) [1]
Singles
- 1976-"Movin'" U.S. #14, U.S. R&B #1
- 1976-"Changin'" US R&B #24
- 1977-"Ha Cha Cha (Funktion) US HOT #51, US R&B #8
- 1977-"What's On Your Mind (Expression)" US R&B #69
- 1977-"Message (Inspiration)" US R&B #42
- 1978-"L-O-V-E-U" US HOT #104, US R&B #18
- 1978-"Celebrate" US R&B #77
- 1978-"Help Yourself" US R&B #58
- 1979-"Get Up" US R&B #56
- 1980-"Right Place" US R&B #41
- 1980-"How Do You Do (What You Do To Me)" US R&B #71
- 1982-"Can You See The Light" US R&B #23
- 1982-"Attitude" US R&B #59
- 1983-"Walkin' The Line" US R&B #28
- 1984-"Never Had A Girl" US R&B #38
- 1984-"Partytime" US R&B #53
- 1985-"Give And Take" US R&B #76
UK Chart Hits
| Date entered chart
| Title
| UK Singles Chart [2]
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| 28 March 1976
| "Movin'"
| 23
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| 30 January 1977
| "Ha Cha Cha (Funktion)"
| 37
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| 20 January 1980
| "Music Makes You Feel Like Dancing"
| 39
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| 22 May 1983
| "Walkin' The Line"
| 47
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| 10 July 1983
| "We Can Work It Out"
| 70
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| 1 July 1984
| "Partyline"
| 56
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| 21 October 1984
| "International"
| 70
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| 3 November 1985
| "Give and Take"
| 62
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| 22 May 1988
| "Movin' 1988" (remix)
| 24
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See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- Statesiderecords.com
- British Hit Singles & Albums
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