Double Dee Explained

Double Dee
Origin:Bologna, Italy
Genre:Italo house
Years Active:1990-present
Past Members:Davide Domenella
Donato "Dany" Losito

Double Dee is an Italian dance music duo who scored one hit, "Found Love", which spent a week at #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1990.[1] The single did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did reach #64 on the Airplay chart.

Members of the group were Davide Domenella and Donato "Dany" Losito. "Found Love" was officially credited to 'Double Dee featuring Dany'. "Found Love" was re-issued in 1995, reaching number 33 in the UK Singles Chart.[2] A further single release, "Shining" was a minor hit in 2003.[2]

In Argentina, a cover of "Found Love" called "Fue Amor" by Jazzy Mel was a major hit in the early 1990s.

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
ITAFRA
[3]
NED
BEL
(FLA)
UK
[4]
US
Dance

1990"Found Love" (featuring Dany)24223840631Double Dee
1991"Don't You Feel"9
1992"Hey You"18
"People Get Up!"15Singles only
"The More I Get, The More I Want"
1993"Body Music"
1994"Love Nobody"
1995"Found Love" (re-release)33
"Come Into My Life"
1996"I'm in Love"
2001"You"24
"Can You Feel It"
2003"Shining"58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 82.

  2. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 166/167.
  3. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Double+Dee&titel=Found+Love&cat=s International peaks
  4. Book: Roberts, David . British Hit Singles & Albums . 17th . 2004 . Guinness World Records . London . 0-85112-199-3 . 281 .