Junior Jack Explained

Junior Jack
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Vito Lucente
Alias:Room 5, Wamblee, Nu Rican Kidz
Birth Date:1971 8, df=yes
Rutigliano, Apulia, Italy
Genre:House, French house, nu-disco
Occupation:DJ, record producer
Years Active:1990 - present
Associated Acts:Benny B, Kid Creme

Vito Lucente (pronounced as /it/; born 31 August 1971), known by his stage name Junior Jack, is an Italian house music producer and DJ based in Belgium.

Biography

In the early years, Vito Lucente produced several acid house and Eurodance projects, mostly in collaboration with Eric Imhauser. However, his more famous project was as producer of the synthpop/rap group Benny B, with vocalist Amid Gharbaoui, DJ Daddy K and dancer Serge "Perfect" Nuet. Lucente left the band after the second album, and he did not produce their last single.

Career

Vito Lucente resided in Belgium in his teen years. In 1995, he abandoned Eurodance and adopted the name "Mr. Jack" (which would later morph into Junior Jack), dabbling in house music. He entered the UK top 40 with the singles "My Feeling", "Thrill Me (Such a Thrill)", "E Samba", "Dare Me (Stupidisco)" and "Da Hype", the latter featuring vocals by Robert Smith from the Cure and uses samples from "I'm So Hot for You" by Bobby Orlando. His album Trust It was released to critical acclaim. "My Feeling" and "Stupidisco" were built around vocal samples from, respectively, "Saturday Love" by Alexander O'Neal and Cherrelle, and "Dare Me" by the Pointer Sisters. His latest single was a remake of "Dare Me (Stupidisco)", with vocals from Shena, which reached #20 in the UK Singles Chart on 25 February 2007

Lucente has also worked with disco artist Oliver Cheatham under the name Room 5, reaching number-one on the UK Singles Chart with the 2003 single "Make Luv"[1] (which used samples from Cheatham's song "Get Down Saturday Night"). "Make Luv" ended up being certified platinum by BPI in 2022.[2]

As a remixer, he has reworked tracks for artists such as Whitney Houston, Moby, Bob Sinclar and Utada. He has worked extensively in this area with partner Kid Creme.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Junior Jack

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
BELAUS
[3]
DENFINFRAITA
[4]
NEDUK
US
Dance

[5]
1999"My Feeling" 4071319Singles only
2000"U Look Fantastic" (vs. Richard Grey)
2002"Thrill Me" (with Erick Morillo and Terra Deva)467829Trust It
2003"E Samba" 2516282734
"Da Hype" (with Robert Smith) 195317871852251
2004"Stupidisco" 144625261
2006"See You Dancin'" 47844Singles only
"Dare Me (Stupidisco)" 1420
2007"Rocktron / Life"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Room 5

Mr Jack

Benny B

All are collaborations with Amid Gharbaoui, Daddy K and Richard Quyssens

Latino Brothers productions

All are collaborations with Terry Logist

Hugh K.

All are collaborations with Hugh Kanza and Eric Imhauser

Other aliases

Production for other artists

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 469.
  2. United Kingdom. single. Room 5 ft Oliver Cheatham. Make Luv. 4133-1329-1. 18 March 2022.
  3. Peaks in Australia:
  4. Web site: Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: J. July 6, 2012. Hit Parade Italia.
  5. Web site: Dance Club Songs Chart. Billboard.com. 25 August 2020.