| Peech Boys | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | New York |
| Genre: | Garage, house, boogie |
| Years Active: | 1980–1984, 1996 |
| Label: | Island, West End |
| Past Members: | Bernard Fowler Steven Brown Robert Kasper Darryl Short Larry Levan Michael de Benedictus |
The Peech Boys, also known as the New York Citi Peech Boys or NYC Peech Boys, were a band that comprised Bernard Fowler, Steven Brown, Robert Kasper, Darryl Short, Larry Levan and Michael de Benedictus.[1] The group formed at the Paradise Garage, being influenced by Larry Levan. They only released four 12" discs with "On a Journey" peaking at #56 in the 1983 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. However, they are most known for their 1982 song "Don't Make Me Wait", which was one of the early hits in the New York house/garage scene, due to Levan's playing it at the Paradise Garage.[1] "Don't Make Me Wait" was their only UK Singles Chart entry, peaking at #49 in November 1982.[2] They were signed to the West End Records label, but in 1984 they split up.[1]
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [4] | US R&B | UK [5] | |||||
| 1982 | "Don't Make Me Wait" | align=center | 6 | align=center | 89 | align=center | 49 |
| 1983 | "Life Is Something Special" | align=center | 12 | align=center | 74 | align=center | — |
| "On a Journey" | align=center | ― | align=center | 56 | align=center | ― | |
| "Dance Sister (Biofeedback)" | align=center | 31 | align=center | ― | align=center | — | |
| 1984 | "Come On, Come On (Don't Say Maybe)" | align=center | 15 | align=center | — | align=center | — |
| "This Magic Feeling" | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — | |
| 1996 | "Stay with Me" | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||