Ricardo da Force explained

Background:solo_singer
Ricardo da Force
Birth Name:Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte
Alias:Mutch Love, Ricardo Lyte, Ricky Rick[1]
Birth Date:30 April 1967
Years Active:1990–2000
Past Member Of:The KLF, N-Trance
Occupation:Singer, rapper, DJ

Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte[2] (30 April 1967 – 8 March 2013), known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English vocalist, rapper, and DJ, most notable for contributing vocals to house and dance music tracks of The KLF and N-Trance. He got his stage name from a track he rapped by the band X-10-CIV called "The Force" along with Shola Phillips.

Later in his life, he was resident DJ at 'The Apartment' in Dubai.[3]

Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.[4]

Discography

ArtistSongYearRole / Peak positionRef
Manic MC's"The Beat"1990
Adamski"The Space Jungle"1990Credited performer / UK #7[5] [6]
X-10-CIV"The Force"1991Credited Rapper
The KLF"3 a.m. Eternal"1991Credited performer / UK #1
The KLF"Last Train to Trancentral"1991Credited performer / UK #2
The KLF"Justified & Ancient"1991Credited performer / UK #2
Vibes Alive"The Spoken Word"1991Co-writer
(solo)"Let the House Goes On"1991[7]
Adamski"Back to Front"1992
Fire Island"Fire Island"1992UK #66
Vitamino"What I've Got"1992
Dr Baker"Global Kaos"1992
(solo)"Set Ya Free"1992
Inside Heaven"Sex Is the Answer"1993
International Foot Language"Life on Loop"1993[8]
Clubzone"Hands Up"1994
Clubzone"Passion of the Night"1995
N-Trance"Electronic Pleasure"1995
N-Trance"Stayin' Alive"1995Rapping / UK #2
Trancylvania (featuring Ricky)"Colour of Love"1995NOR #6
Greed"Pump Up the Volume"1995UK #51
(solo)"Why?"1996UK #58
Ramp"Rock the Discotek"1996
N-Trance (featuring Rod Stewart)"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"1997
N-Trance"D.I.S.C.O."1997
N-Trance"Paradise City"1998
N-Trance"Broken Dreams"1998
England Supporters Band"The Great Escape 2000"2000Rapping[9]
Atomic Kitten"I Want Your Love"2000Initial copies contained a sample of the KLF's "Justified & Ancient"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ricardo Da Force Discography at Discogs. 2015. Discogs. 15 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Works written by: LYTE JERVIS RICARDO ALFONSO. ACE Title Search. ASCAP. 2015-01-15.
  3. Web site: James Wilkinson . Ricardo Da Force. TimeOut Dubai. . 2018-05-17.
  4. Web site: Karine Sanche . Ricardo Da Force biography, discography, recent releases, news - The Eurodance Encyclopædia . Eurokdj.com . 2014-02-28.
  5. Web site: Adamski – The Space Jungle at Discogs. Discogs. 13 December 2017.
  6. Web site: OFFICIAL SINGLES CHART RESULTS MATCHING: THE-SPACE-JUNGLE at Official Charts. Official Charts. 13 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Ricardo* - Let The House Goes On (Vinyl) at Discogs. 2015. Discogs. 15 January 2015.
  8. Web site: International Foot Language – Life On Loop at Discogs. 2017. Discogs. 6 February 2017.
  9. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 133.