The London Boys were a German-based English dance-pop music duo from Hamburg, Germany that consisted of Edem Ephraim (born on July 1, 1959 in London, England) and Dennis Fuller (born on June 19, 1959 in Jamaica). Although Edem and Dennis had lived near each other in Hamburg, Germany since 1981, they actually met while attending school in Greenwich, London.
The duo formed in 1986 as a vehicle for songwriter/record producer Ralf-Rene Maue. Prior to the duo’s formation, Dennis was a member of the Roxy Rollers rollerskating disco act.
In 1986, the London Boys released their debut single, “I’m Gonna Give My Heart”, which didn’t appear to generate a lot of success.
It wasn’t until 1988 that the duo got their first charting single with the song, “Requiem” which peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart. It also made the music charts in Austria, Germany and Ireland.
The duo’s second single, “London Nights” peaked at #2 on the UK Singles chart, making it their only highest-charting single to date.
Their third single, “Harlem Desire” (which was originally released in 1986 and didn’t chart) was re-released in 1989 and peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart; it also peaked at #6 on the Irish Singles Chart.
In 1989, the London Boys released their debut album, “The Twelve Commandments of Dance” which peaked at #2 on the UK Albums chart, staying on the chart for 29 weeks.
Another one of their singles, “My Love” (which was also originally released in 1986) was also re-released, peaking at #46 on the UK Singles Chart and #15 on the Irish Singles chart.
In 1990, the duo released the single, “Chapel of Love” which peaked at #75 on the UK Singles chart. Their next single, “Freedom” peaked at #54 on the UK Singles chart and #29 on the Swiss Singles chart.
In 1991, the London Boys released their sophomore album, “Sweet Soul Music” which managed to chart in Switzerland and Austria. The title song peaked at #11 on the Austrian Singles chart and topped the music charts in Finland.
In 1993, the duo released their third studio album, “Love 4 Unity” which didn’t appear to make any album charts.
The singles “Moonraker” and “Baby Come Back” (which peaked at #27 in Austria) were released in Germany, but failed to make any impact on the music charts there.
After being dropped from their record label, the London Boys effectively split up, but they released a crossover album called “Hallelujah Hits” under the name “New London Boys” which flopped.
Sadly on January 21, 1996, Edem, Dennis and Edem’s wife, Bettina were killed in a car accident while travelling in the Austrian Alps on a mountain road on their way to a skiing holiday. Edem and Bettina left behind a son, Stevie, who was 3 years old at the time and Dennis left a 10-year-old daughter named Laura.
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In February of 1990, he released his debut album, “Stone by Stone” which peaked at #72 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
By 1992, Tim had moved on to Giant Records and in August of that same year, he released his sophomore album, “This Ol’ Heart” which didn’t make the album charts at all.
These days, Tim continues to be active in music, performing & touring. In 2019, he released his second Christian music album, “His Name is Jesus.”
Joy Lynn White (born on July 24, 1961 in Arkansas) is a country music singer from the ’90s.
(from her 1994 album, “On The Attack”)
(from her self-titled 1999 album)
(from her 1990 album, “Make the Difference”)
(from their 1991 album, “Coolin’ At The Playground Ya’ Know”)
(from their 1994 self-titled album)
(from their 1994 album, “Mind, Body & Song”)
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