Loft (group) explained

Loft
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Hamburg, Germany
Genre:Eurodance, reggae fusion
Years Active:1994-1999
Past Members:Christiane Eiben
Courtney Williams
Cyborg DMP GmbH
Gina Mohammed
Kim Sanders
Lori Glori
Richard Williams
Sandra Steinborn

Loft was a German electronic music group who had a number of hit singles in the 1990s, including "Summer Summer", "Hold On", "Love Is Magic", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Mallorca" and "Wake the World".

History

The brothers Courtney and Richard Williams, who came from Kingston (Jamaica), founded Loft in 1993. The two rappers were supported by singers Lori Glori, Gina Mohammed, Sandra Steinborn, Kim Sanders and Sue (pseudonym: Suzie Electric). The producers of the project were Michael Eisele and Dietmar Stehle (DMP). Loft designated their music as "roots rock reggae".

Their first single was 1993 "Summer Summer" and became a hit in Europe. Their second single "Hold On" featured vocals from Kim Sanders and was a dance hit in Canada. In April 1994, the debut album Wake the World was released. The second album, Future World was released in May 1995 with vocals provided by Sandra Steinborn and Christiane Eiben. Two more singles were released in 1996, "Mallorca" and "Long John Silver" after which the group decided to take a break.

After five years, the group made a comeback and released the single "Summer Summer (Recall)" in 2003, followed by others.

In November 2019, Loft made a comeback in Mannheim, Germany by performing at the "90's Festival". They announced that singer-songwriter Rosalina Biolan (known as "Rossalina") is their new group member.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
FINGERSWI
Wake the World
  • Release date: April 1994
  • Label: RCA Records
  • Formats: CD
313237
Future World
  • Release date: May 1995
  • Label: RCA Records
  • Formats: CD
91
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[1]
CAN
Dance

[2]
FIN
[3]
GER
[4]
SUI
1993"Summer Summer" 2971036Wake the World
"Hold On" 262192130
1994"Love Is Magic" 2572532
"Wake the World" 15
1995"Don't Stop Me Now" 1761Future World
"Free Me"
"It's Raining Again" 9699
1996"Mallorca" 90Singles only
"Long John Silver"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

  1. Intl. peaks Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  2. Web site: Canadian dance peak . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-08-03.
  3. Book: Nyman, Jake . 2005 . Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja . 1st . Tammi . Helsinki. 951-31-2503-3. Finnish .
  4. Web site: German peak positions . Musicline.de . 2012-08-03.