Smith & Mighty

Smith & Mighty are an English trip hop group from Bristol, England, consisting of Rob Smith and Ray Mighty.[1] Their first releases, in the late 1980s, were breakbeat covers of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "Walk On By".[2] Both songs entered the UK Singles Chart.[3] Their work was associated with the Bristol sound, a precursor to trip hop.[4]

Smith & Mighty
OriginBristol, England
GenresTrip hop
Years active1987–present
LabelsStudio !K7, Three Stripe, Beatmaster Records
MembersRob Smith
Ray Mighty
Peter D Rose

They produced Massive Attack's first single, "Any Love" released in 1988.[5][6] In 1989, they produced "Wishing on a Star" for Fresh Four, which charted in the UK at number 10.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

DJ mix albums

EPs

  • Stepper's Delight (Three Stripe/London/PolyGram, 1992)
  • Remember Me (Three Stripe/London/PolyGram, 1994)

Singles

  • "Walk On..." (Three Stripe, 1988)
  • "Anyone..." (Three Stripe, 1988)
  • "Same" (More Rockers, 1996)
  • "No Justice" (Studio !K7, 1999)
  • "Seeds" (Studio !K7, 1999)
  • "Life Has a Way" / "B-Line Fi Blow" (Studio !K7, 2002)
  • "Maybe It's Me" (Studio !K7, 2002)

Productions

Remixes

References
  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 313/4. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  2. Bush, John. "Smith & Mighty". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. "Smith & Mighty". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "Smithy & Mighty". Bristolarchiverecords.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. Webb, Peter (October 2007). "Once Upon A Time In Bristol: Bristol Blues and Roots". Red-lines.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  6. "Dug Out // Sound & Vision // Rob Smith and Smith & Mighty". Electricpavilion.org. Retrieved 12 October 2010.


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