| Body Shake (Instrumental) | |
| Artist: | T. C. Curtis |
| B-Side: | Body Shake (Vocal) |
| Recorded: | 1981 |
| Label: | Groove Production GP 112 T |
| Producer: | William Alexander Smith Al Williams |
Body Shake aka "Bodyshake" was a 1981 single for T. C. Curtis. It was released on the Groove Production label in the UK and was a hit for Curtis early in the following year.
The track was composed by William Alexander Smith aka T. C. Curtis. Smith co-produced it with Al Williams.[1] [2]
The song appears on the various artists compilation, The Best Of British Jazz-Funk Volume 2.[3] [4]
It was released in the United States and Canada on the Quality and RFC labels, and a brief review in the United States music trade magazine, Record World by Brian Chin in his Disco File column. He referred to it as a bright hyper-electronic number. He noted the length and the few changes of both the vocal and instrumental versions. He also said it was "fast and punchy, like a new, poppier "War Dance".[5]
The April 3, 1982 issue of Billboard showed that "Body Shake" was an add-on to the playlist of WKTU-FM in New York City.[6] On the week of April 10, 1982, James Hamilton reported that "Body Shake" was getting played in the United States on New York urban contemporary radio.[7]
The record made its debut at no. 14 on the Record Business Twelve Inchers chart on the week of January 11.[8] Also that week, it was on its fourth week in the magazine's Disco Top 50 chart. It had moved up from no. 45 to no. 23.[9] On the week of February 1, and at week seven, it was at the peak position of no. 16.[10] [11] It spent a total of eleven weeks in the Disco Top 50 chart.[12]
| Country | Publication | Peak | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Record Business Disco Top 50 | 16 | [13] [14] | |
| UK | Record Business Twelve Inchers | 12 | [15] [16] |