Happy Clappers
British house studio project
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Happy Clappers were a house studio project from the UK, featuring Chris Scott, Graeme Ripley, Martin Knotts and Mark Topham, with Sandra Edwards on vocals.
- PWL International
- Coalition Recordings
- Shindig
- Provocative Music
Happy Clappers | |
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| Origin | UK |
| Genres | House music, Eurodance |
| Years active | 1995–1997 |
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Biography
Happy Clappers scored chart success in the UK and Ireland from 1995 to 1997.
Their highest peak in the UK charts was number seven with "I Believe". Other UK hits included "Hold On", "Can't Help It" and "Never Again".
Their debut album "Games" which includes all their hit singles including the 97 remix of "I Believe" was released in 1997 without chart success.
"I Believe" was never released in the US until American producer Chris Cox remixed it in 2002. It achieved major club success peaking at number-one on the US Club Play charts.
Discography
Studio albums
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| Games |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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UK Dance [2] |
IRE [3] |
SCO [4] |
US Club Play [5] |
US Dance Sales [6] | |||||||||
| 1995 | "I Believe" | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | Games | ||||||
| "I Believe" (1st re-release) | 21 | 1 | — | 48 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Hold On" | 27 | 2 | — | 37 | — | — | ||||||||
| "I Believe" (2nd re-release) | 7 | 1 | 25 | 14 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1996 | "Can't Help It" | 18 | 3 | — | 23 | 2 | — | |||||||
| "Never Again" | 49 | 6 | — | 60 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997 | "I Believe '97" | 28 | 8 | — | 31 | — | — | |||||||
| 2003 | "I Believe" (Chris Cox remix) | 140 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 15 | Non-album single | ||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||