B.V.S.M.P. | |
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Origin | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. [1] |
Genres | |
Years active | 1987 | –1994
Labels | BCM Records |
Members | Calvin Williams Frederick Byrd Percy Rodgers [2] |
B.V.S.M.P. was an American hip hop group, formed in the 1980s. The band consisted of Percy Rodgers, Calvin Williams and Frederick Byrd. [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.
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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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. |