Nomad (band)
Nomad was a house music duo from the United Kingdom who had several hits on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart as well as successes on the UK Singles Chart. Group members were Damon Rochefort (Nomad is Damon spelled backwards, thus the group's name), Steve McCutcheon and Sharon D. Clarke.[1]
Nomad | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | House music |
| Past members | Damon Rochefort Steve McCutcheon Sharon D. Clarke |
In 1991, they hit number 1 on the US Dance chart and number 2 in the UK with the song "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion", billed as Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom.[2] Their follow-up single, "Just a Groove", reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Another single was "Something Special", also from the album Changing Cabins.[1] Then followed "Your Love Is Lifting Me" and "24 Hours a Day".[1] A second album, titled Different Drum, was discussed, but it never materialised.
Discography
Album
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] | ||
| Changing Cabins |
|
105 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5][3] |
AUT | BEL (FL) |
GER [6] |
IRE | NED | SWE | SWI | US Dance [7] | |||
| 1989 | "The Raggamuffin Number" (featuring Daddae Harvey) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Changing Cabins |
| 1990 | "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (featuring MC Mikee Freedom) |
2 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1991 | "Just a Groove" | 16 | 76 | 29 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 10 | — | |
| "Something Special" | 73 | 146 | — | 43 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 37 | ||
| 1992 | "Your Love Is Lifting Me" | 60 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "24 Hours a Day" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion (Remixes)" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion" (Spike vs. Nomad) |
179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 242. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 397. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 2 December 1991". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- "Official Charts Company: Nomad". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- Peaks in Australia:
- "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion": "Discography Nomad". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- "Just a Groove": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 205.
- "Nomad – German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- "Nomad – US Dance Club Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 13 April 2014.