B.V.S.M.P.
American hip hop group
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B.V.S.M.P. was an American hip hop group, formed in the 1980s. The band consisted of Percy Rodgers (born 3 October 1966), Calvin Williams (born 28 November 1965) and Frederick Byrd (born 11 December 1966).[2]
B.V.S.M.P. | |
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| Origin | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1987–1994 |
| Label | BCM Records |
| Members | Calvin Williams Frederick Byrd Percy Rodgers[2] |
B.V.S.M.P. (short for Baby Virgo Shocking Mister P) is best remembered for the hit single "I Need You", which became a worldwide hit in the summer of 1988. It spent 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 3 in August 1988.[3] The background music and vocal was also sampled on the hit dance song, "The Electric Slide".
B.V.S.M.P. are also mentioned by name in the track, "Roller Disco" on Goldie Lookin Chain's Greatest Hits album.
Discography
Studio albums
- The Best Belong Together (1988)
- Shake That Thang (1993)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
IRE |
FRA [5] |
NED [6] |
BEL (FLA) [7] |
GER [8] |
AUT [9] |
SWI [10] |
SWE [11] | |||||||
| 1988 | "I Need You" | 3 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 14 | The Best Belong Together | ||||
| "Be Gentle" | — | — | — | 15 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Anytime" | 86 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 22 | — | ||||||
| 1989 | "On and On (Can We Go On)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1991 | "Hold Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shake That Thang | ||||
| 1993 | "Dodo Monster" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Need You '93" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "I'm in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1998 | "98'Er Megamix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of B.V.S.M.P. | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||
