AB Logic explained

AB Logic
Origin:Baal, Belgium
Genre:Eurodance, Techno[1]
Years Active:1991–1996
Current Members:Cedric Murril
Marianne Festraets

AB Logic was a Belgian Techno project arranged and produced by Jacko Bultinck and Peter Gillis in 1991. Its members included rapper K-Swing (Cedric Murril) and pop music vocalist Marianne Festraets. In 1992, they released the song "The Hitman".[2] The same year, they released their self-titled debut album, which received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.[3] It fared much better on various mainland European pop charts than on the Billboard 200 album chart. They scored two minor Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1992 with "The Hitman" (#60) and "Get Up (Move Boy Move)" (#83). In Australia, "The Hitman" reached the top 10 on the ARIA singles chart in 1993, and was certified gold.[4] Another charting single, "AB Logic", was released in 1993.

Although "The Hitman" never made the UK national charts, it was a regional hit in North East England, making the Top 20 of MRIB's chart for Metro Radio in that region.[5]

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
BEL
(FLA)

[7]
AUS
[8]
FIN
[9]
SWE
[10]
US
[11]
US
Dance

[12]
1992"The Hitman" 1466020

Gold

AB Logic
"Get Up (Move Boy Move)" 8315
1993"AB Logic" 60629
1994"Real World" 204Singles only
1996"Welcome to My Heart"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Euro-Disco Music Artists. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p21633|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic bio]. All Media Guide. 20 February 2010.
  3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r70589|pure_url=yes}} ''AB Logic'' album review]. All Media Guide. 20 February 2010.
  4. Web site: 1993 ARIA Singles Chart. ARIA. 23 May 2019.
  5. "Metro FM Top Twenty", Newcastle Evening Chronicle page 2, 27 June 1992
  6. AB Logic > Chart History > Hitseekers Albums. Billboard. 19 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Ultratop > AB Logic in Ultratop Vlaanderen. Dutch. Hung Medien. 23 May 2019.
  8. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  9. Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2006 . Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . fi . 1st . Tammi . 978-951-1-21053-5 . Helsinki.
  10. Web site: swedishcharts.com > AB Logic in Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. 23 May 2019.
  11. AB Logic > Chart History > Hot 100. Billboard. 19 January 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190606155711/https://www.billboard.com/music/ab-logic. 6 June 2019.
  12. AB Logic > Chart History > Dance Club Songs. Billboard. 19 January 2020.