Brick (band)

Brick
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Funk, R&B, disco
Years active	1972–present
Labels	Bang, Magic City

Brick is an American band that created a successful merger of funk and jazz in the 1970s. Their most popular single was "Dazz", (#3 U.S. Pop, #1 U.S. R&B, #36 UK Singles Chart^[1]) which was released in 1976.

History

Brick was formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1976 from members of two bands - one disco and the other jazz. They coined their own term for disco-jazz, "dazz". They released their first single "Music Matic" on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, "Dazz", (#3 Pop, #1 R&B) was released in 1976. The band continued to record for Bang records until 1982. Other hits followed: "That's What It's All About" (R&B #48) and "Dusic" (#18 Pop, #2 R&B) in 1977, and "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (#92 Pop, #7 R&B) in 1978. Their last Top Ten R&B hit was "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" in 1981.

Under the leadership of Belinda Pervall from Total Event Management, the group is currently performing at venues around the world.

Members

• Regi Hargis – guitar, bass, vocals
• Jimmy Brown – lead vocals, saxophone, flute, trombone^[2]
• Darryl Rouse, keyboard and background vocals
• Eric Florence, bass guitar
• Victor Alexander, drums and percussion

Former Members Include Ray Ransom (lead vocals / bass / keyboards / percussion) Donald Nevins (vocals / Acoustic Piano / Clavinet / Moog) Eddie Irons (lead vocals / drums / keyboards)

Discography

Studio Albums

• Good High (1976) #1 R&B; #19 US
• Brick (1977) #1 R&B; #15 US
• Stoneheart (1979) #25 R&B; #100 US
• Waiting on You (1980) #31 R&B; #179 US
• Summer Heat (1981) #13 R&B; #89 US
• After 5 (1982)
• Too Tuff (1988)

Compilation Albums

• The Best of Brick (1995)
• Super Hits (2000)

Singles

• "Music Matic" (1976) #82 R&B
• "Dazz" (1976) #1 R&B; #3 US
• "Dusic" (1977) #2 R&B; #18 US
• "That's What It's All About" (1977) #48 R&B
• "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" (1978) #7 R&B; #92 US
• "Dancin' Man" (1979) #47 R&B
• "Raise Your Hands" (1979) #34 R&B
• "All The Way" (1979) #38 R&B; #106 US
• "Push Push" (1979) #21 R&B
• "Sweat (Til You Get Wet)" (1981) #10 R&B
• "Wide Open" (1981) #58 R&B
• "Free Dancer" (1982) #62 R&B
• "Stick by You" (1982)

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 78. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Jimmy Brown played trombone on the song "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody."

The Coolest Music Book Ever Made aka The MC 500 Vol. 2: Celebrating 40 Years of Sounds, Life, and Culture Through an All-Star Team of Songs

External links

• Brick at AllMusic

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