Light of the World | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Jazz-funk, Brit funk [1] |
Years active | 1978–present |
Labels | Ensign, EMI |
Light of the World are a British jazz-funk band. [1] [2]
The band was formed in London in 1978. [3] They were originally a forerunner of the late 1970s/early 1980s British jazz-funk movement. The band's name is taken from the 1974 Kool and the Gang album, Light of Worlds. [1] [4] The original line-up consisted of Jean-Paul Maunick, drummer Everton McCalla, bassist Paul Williams, guitarist Neville McKreith, percussionist Chris Etienne, keyboardist Peter Hinds, trumpet player Kenny Wellington and saxophonist David Baptiste. [3]
The band's debut single "Swingin'", peaked at No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart. This was later followed up by two top 40 hits: a cover of the Bob Marley and the Wailers song " I Shot the Sheriff" (#40), and the double A-side single "I'm So Happy" / "Time" (#35). [5] [6] Their debut album was released in 1979 on Ensign Records. Their second album Round Trip was released in late 1980 and peaked at No. 73 in the UK Albums Chart. [5]
In 1981 Baptiste, Wellington, and McKreith left the group to form Beggar & Co. [3] In 1982, the band released a third album titled Check Us Out. [3] A greatest hits album was issued by Ensign Records in 1985. [3] In 1999 Light of the World briefly reunited and recorded an album titled Inner Voices with Richard Bull as producer and Kenny Wellington as co-producer.
Year | Album | Label |
UK [5] [6] |
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1979 | Light of the World | Ensign | — |
1980 | Round Trip | 73 | |
1981 | Remixed | Mercury | — |
1982 | Check Us Out | EMI | — |
1999 | Inner Voices | Sanctuary | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Song |
UK [5] [6] | ||||
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1979 | "Swingin'" | 45 | ||||
"Midnight Groovin'" | 72 | |||||
1980 | "The Boys in Blue" | — | ||||
"London Town" | 41 | |||||
" I Shot the Sheriff" | 40 | |||||
"I'm So Happy" / "Time" | 35 | |||||
1981 | "Ride the Love Train" | 49 | ||||
1982 | "Famous Faces" | — | ||||
"Check Us Out" | — | |||||
"I Can't Stop" | — | |||||
"No. 1 Girl" | — | |||||
1983 | "Jealous Lover" | 80 | ||||
1990 | "One Destination" | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Light of the World | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Jazz-funk, Brit funk [1] |
Years active | 1978–present |
Labels | Ensign, EMI |
Light of the World are a British jazz-funk band. [1] [2]
The band was formed in London in 1978. [3] They were originally a forerunner of the late 1970s/early 1980s British jazz-funk movement. The band's name is taken from the 1974 Kool and the Gang album, Light of Worlds. [1] [4] The original line-up consisted of Jean-Paul Maunick, drummer Everton McCalla, bassist Paul Williams, guitarist Neville McKreith, percussionist Chris Etienne, keyboardist Peter Hinds, trumpet player Kenny Wellington and saxophonist David Baptiste. [3]
The band's debut single "Swingin'", peaked at No. 45 in the UK Singles Chart. This was later followed up by two top 40 hits: a cover of the Bob Marley and the Wailers song " I Shot the Sheriff" (#40), and the double A-side single "I'm So Happy" / "Time" (#35). [5] [6] Their debut album was released in 1979 on Ensign Records. Their second album Round Trip was released in late 1980 and peaked at No. 73 in the UK Albums Chart. [5]
In 1981 Baptiste, Wellington, and McKreith left the group to form Beggar & Co. [3] In 1982, the band released a third album titled Check Us Out. [3] A greatest hits album was issued by Ensign Records in 1985. [3] In 1999 Light of the World briefly reunited and recorded an album titled Inner Voices with Richard Bull as producer and Kenny Wellington as co-producer.
Year | Album | Label |
UK [5] [6] |
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1979 | Light of the World | Ensign | — |
1980 | Round Trip | 73 | |
1981 | Remixed | Mercury | — |
1982 | Check Us Out | EMI | — |
1999 | Inner Voices | Sanctuary | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Song |
UK [5] [6] | ||||
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1979 | "Swingin'" | 45 | ||||
"Midnight Groovin'" | 72 | |||||
1980 | "The Boys in Blue" | — | ||||
"London Town" | 41 | |||||
" I Shot the Sheriff" | 40 | |||||
"I'm So Happy" / "Time" | 35 | |||||
1981 | "Ride the Love Train" | 49 | ||||
1982 | "Famous Faces" | — | ||||
"Check Us Out" | — | |||||
"I Can't Stop" | — | |||||
"No. 1 Girl" | — | |||||
1983 | "Jealous Lover" | 80 | ||||
1990 | "One Destination" | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |