Turbo B
Turbo B | |
---|---|
Centory |
Durron Maurice Butler (born April 30, 1967),
After completing a period of service with the United States Army in Germany, Butler went on tour with the Fat Boys. He was soon discovered by the managers of Snap! and contributed to the albums World Power and The Madman's Return and their respective number-one hits, "The Power" and "Rhythm Is a Dancer".
After leaving Snap!, Butler pursued a solo career and also formed the group
Early years
Born in
Success with Snap!
"The Power" became a major international hit, and Butler became recognizable as the frontman of the group. To promote their debut album, World Power, they toured widely.[2]
In the run-up to the 1992 release of Snap!'s second album,
In 2000, Snap! and Turbo B rejoined for a comeback and released the single "Gimme a Thrill".[5] The song failed to chart, and their planned album One Day on Earth was subsequently never released.[citation needed]
Solo career and Centory
After leaving Snap!, Butler pursued a solo career, releasing the album Make Way for the Maniac in 1993 on Polydor Records. It featured the singles "I'm Not Dead", "Get Wild", "What You See", and "Nice & Smooth".[6]
He went on to form the band
Butler did not issue any more solo material until 2005, when his single "New Day" was released under Holy Chaos Recordings.[7] He has contributed to singles by Victoria Silvstedt, H-Blockx, Master Blaster, and Regi Penxten, among others.
Discography
with Snap!
Albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [8] |
US [9] |
GER | SWE [10] | ||
1990 | World Power
|
10 | 30 | 7 | 20 |
1992 | The Madman's Return
|
8 | 121 | 3 | 21 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS
[11] |
SWI [12] |
FRA [13] |
SWE [14] |
NOR [15] |
NLD
[16] |
AUT [17] |
UK
[8] |
US [18] |
GER [19] | ||
1990 | "The Power" | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
"Ooops Up" | 4 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 2 | |
"Cult of Snap!" | 27 | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | |
"Mary Had a Little Boy" | 18 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | — | 4 | |
1991 | "Mega Mix" | 28 | 5 | — | 17 | — | 5 | 22 | 10 | — | 15 |
" Colour of Love "
|
— | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 54 | — | 9 | |
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
1996 | "Rhythm Is a Dancer '96" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2000 | "Gimme a Thrill" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2003 | "Rhythm Is a Dancer 2003" | — | 35 | — | — | — | 46 | 10 | 17 | — | 7 |
"The Power (of Bhangra)" | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | 76 | 36 | 34 | — | — | |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart |
with Centory
Albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions [20] | |
---|---|---|---|
AUT | SWI | ||
1994 | Alpha Centory
|
40 | 50 |
Singles
Year | Song | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUT [21] |
FRA [22] |
GER [23] |
SWI [24] | |||
1994 | "Point of No Return" | 18 | 19 | 16 | 35 | |
"Take It to the Limit" | 22 | 28 | 22 | 37 | ||
1995 | "The Spirit" | 29 | — | 70 | — | |
"Eye in the Sky" | — | 48 | 99 | — | ||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart |
Solo releases
Albums
Year | Album details |
---|---|
1993 | Make Way for the Maniac
|
Singles
Year | Title |
---|---|
1992 | "I'm Not Dead" |
1993 | "Get Wild" |
"Nice & Smooth" | |
"What You See" | |
2005 | "New Day" |
Collaborations
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWE [25] |
GER
[26] |
AUS [27] |
AUT [28] | |||
1999 | "Rocksteady Love" (Victoria Silvstedt ft. Turbo B) | 10 | — | — | — | |
2002 | "The Power" (H-Blockx ft. Turbo B) | — | 48 | 34 | 51 | |
2003 | "Ballet Dancer" (Master Blaster vs. Turbo B) | — | — | — | 37 | |
2009 | "Don't Cha Know" (Rumanesta & Enchev ft. Turbo B and R.O.O.O.M) | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | "We Be Hot" (Regi & Turbo B ft. Ameerah) | — | — | — | — | |
2013 | "By the Sea" (Rumanesta & Enchev ft. Turbo B, N.A.S.O & Marieta) | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | "Killer Is a Man Who Don't Fuck with the Music" (Susanne Blech ft. Turbo B) | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart |
References
- ^ "Turbo B". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Snap biography". NME. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009.
- ^ "Snap!". Danceartistinfo.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022.
- ^ James Masterton (January 15, 1993). "Uk Top 40 Analysis – Week Ending 16/1/93". Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "Snap! biography". AllMusic.
- ^ "Polydor". discogs. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ "New Day". Trackitdown.net. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Snap! Albums US Charting
- ^ Swedish Album Charting
- ^ ARIA Charts – Snap!
- ^ Swiss Charts – Snap!
- ^ French Charts – Snap!
- ^ Swedish Charts – Snap!
- ^ Norway Charts – Snap!
- ^ Dutch Charts – Snap!
- ^ Austrian Charts – Snap!
- ^ US Charts – Snap!
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de.
- ^ Alpha Centory Charting
- ^ Austrian Charts – Centory
- ^ French Charts – Centory
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de.
- ^ Swiss Charts – Centory
- ^ Swedish Charts – Turbo B
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de.
- ^ Australian Charts – Turbo B
- ^ Austrian Charts – Turbo B