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    The Cleveland-based Dazz Band was one of the more popular funk groups of the early '80s. Bobby Harris formed the group in the late '70s, merging two Cleveland funk bands, Bell Telefunk and Mother Braintree. After myriad lineup changes, the end result was an eight-piece band featuring Harris, Skip Martin III, Pierre DeMudd on horns and vocals, guitarist Eric Fearman, bassist Michael Wiley, drummer Isaac Wiley, keyboardist Kevin Frederick, and percussionist Kenny Pettus. Harris and lead songwriter/guitarist Mike Calhoun's concept for the group was "danceable jazz"; he shortened the description to "dazz" and called the group Kinsman Dazz. Under that name, the group had two small hits in the U.S.A. during 1978 and 1979. After Calhoun left they changed their name to the Dazz Band in 1980 and signed to Motown.

    Invitation to Love, the band's first release for the record label, was released in 1980. Once the group veered away from the more melodic, pop-oriented dance music that dominated their debut and started playing a tougher, more groove-oriented funk, the Dazz Band began racking up the hits. "Let It Whip," taken from their second album Keep It Live (1982), reached number five and won a Grammy Award for Best Performance by an R&B Vocal Duo or Group. While they never reached those heights again, the Dazz Band had a string of six consecutive Top 100 albums that ran until 1986; during that time, they scored two other Top 100 singles, "Joystick" and "Let It All Blow." In 1985, Fearman and Frederick left the band; they were replaced by Marlon McClain and Keith Harrison, respectively. The Dazz Band switched labels to Geffen in 1986. That year they had their final charting album, Wild and Free. Soon after its release, the band switched to RCA. The group failed to have another hit and quietly faded away. Allmusic by Stephen Thomas Erlewine


    Album: Invitation to Love (1980)



    01. Shake It Up
    02. Invitation to Love
    03. Magnetized
    04. Hello Girl
    05. Skate Lovers
    06. Carry On
    07. Do It Again
    08. Sooner Or Later
    09. Beyond the Horizon


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    Album: Let the Music Play (1981)



    01. Let the Music Play
    02. Freaky Lovin'
    03. Knock! Knock!
    04. What Will I Do Without You
    05. Don't Stop
    06. This Time It's Forever
    07. Satisfying Love
    08. Everday Love
    09. I Believe in You


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    Album: Keep It Live (1982)



    01. Let It Whip
    02. Gamble With My Love
    03. I'll Keep On Loving You
    04. Just Can't Wait Till Tonight
    05. Shake What You Got
    06. Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)
    07. Just Believe In Love
    08. Can We Dance
    09. Let Me Love You Until


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    Album: Joystick (1983)


    01. To The Roof
    02. Joystick
    03. Swoop (I'm Yours)
    04. Until You
    05. Rock With Me
    06. Striaght Out Of School
    07. Know That I Have You
    08. Laughin' At You
    09. T Mata (Instrumental)


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    Album: On The One (1983)



    01. Party Right Here
    02. Cheek To Cheek
    03. On The One For Fun
    04. Don't Get Caught In The Middle
    05. A Love Song
    06. Bad Girl
    07. Nice Girls
    08. Stay A While With Me
    09. We Have More Than Love


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    Album: Jukebox (1984)


    01. Let It All Blow
    02. Keep You Comin' Back For More
    03. She's The One
    04. Heartbeat
    05. Dream Girl
    06. Undercover Lover
    07. I've Been Waiting
    08. Main Attraction
    09. So Much Love


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    Album: Hot Spot (1985)


    01. If You Only Were In My Shoes
    02. Hot Spot
    03. Paranoid
    04. All The Way
    05. S.C.L. & P. (Style, Class, Looks & Personality)
    06. She Used To Be My Girl
    07. When You Needed Roses
    08. Slow Rap


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    Album: Wild & Free (1986)



    01. Wild And Free
    02. Body And Mind
    03. Time Will Heal A Broken Heart
    04. The Best That's Right
    05. All I Need
    06. L.O.V.E. M.I.A.
    07. Hooks In Me
    08. Sunglasses
    09. It's All Right
    10. Something You Said


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    Album: Greatest Hits (1986)

    01. Let It Whip
    02. Joystick
    03. Invition To Love
    04. Party Right Here
    05. Swoop (I'm Yours)
    06. Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)
    07. Cheek To Cheek
    08. Knock! Knock!
    09. On The One For Fun
    10. Let It All Blow


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    Album: Rock the Room (1988)



    01. Anticipation
    02. Single Girls
    03. Open Sesame
    04. One Time Lover
    05. Body Drum
    06. Huff and Puff
    07. All the Way
    08. Rock the Room
    09. Once in a Lifetime Love


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    Album: Funkology (1994)


    01. Megamix
    02. Nasty Boogie
    03. There I Go
    04. Ten Toes Up
    05. Swoop (I'm Yours)
    06. Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)
    07. A Love Song
    08. I Might As Well Forget About Loving You
    09. Knock! Knock!
    10. Heartbeat
    11. Let It Whip (Extended 7 Inch Mix)
    12. Joystick (Extended 7 Inch Mix)
    13. Let It All Blow (Alternate Master Mix Edit)
    14. Let The Music Play
    15. Catchin' Up On Love
    16. When You Need Roses


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    Album: Under the Streetlights (1996)



    01. Tryin' to Get My Groove On
    02. Dance With Somebody
    03. Under the Streetlights
    04. Give Me Just a Little Bit
    05. Fly Away
    06. Let's Talk About Funk
    07. Dazz
    08. It's Your Party
    09. Love Is a Bitch
    10. Nasty Boogie
    11. I Like You
    12. Ten Toes
    13. Dazz Mega Mix


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    Album: Double Exposure (1997)



    01. Double ZZ
    02. Swoop
    03. Joystick
    04. Keep It Live
    05. Knock Knock
    06. Heartbeat
    07. There I Go
    08. Let It All Blow
    09. Let It Whip
    10. Double ZZ Reprise


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    Album: Here We Go Again (1998)



    01. Bop Gun
    02. Sho' You Right
    03. Girl Got Body
    04. Do Poppa Do
    05. Downstairs Lounge
    06. Ride
    07. Summer Swim
    08. I Wanna Be With You
    09. The Things I'd Do
    10 Oh What A Night


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    Album: Time Traveler (2001)



    01. You Are My Starship
    02. What's Up in Your World
    03. Ain't Nuthin' But a Jam Y'all
    04. Love Don't Make No Sense
    05. She's My Lady
    06. Girl You Got a Body
    07. Oh What a Night
    08. Do Poppa Do
    09. Get Off My Groove
    10. Nasty Groove


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    Album: 20th Century Masters Collection (2001)



    01. Let It Whip
    02. Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)
    03. Joystick
    04. I Might As Well Forget About Loving You
    05. Party Right Here
    06. To The Roof
    07. Swoop (I'm Yours)
    08. Invitation To Love
    09. Knock! Knock!
    10. Let It All Blow
    11. On The One For Fun


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