Freeez were an English electronic music group, initially known as one of the UK's main jazz-funk bands of the early 1980s before transitioning to an electro style.
Career
The jazz-funk band Freeez started in North London in 1978. In the UK, the band then moved to recording company Beggars Banquet Records on a more permanent basis.
Freeez's last and biggest hit (top 5 in many countries worldwide) was the song "IOU", which was written and produced by Arthur Baker with lyric contributions and lead vocals by Rocca and remixed by Jellybean Benitez and Baker. and was number 2 on the UK Singles Chart during the summer of 1983. It was followed by other releases from the album such as "Pop Goes My Love" / "Scratch Goes My Dub", which was a U.S. top 5 hit. During 1987, a remix of "I.O.U." reached number 18 on the U.S. Dance chart and number 23 on the UK Singles Chart.
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| 1981
| Southern Freeez (Beggars Banquet)
|align="center"| 17
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| rowspan="2"|1983
| Gonna Get You (Beggars Banquet)
|align="center"| 46
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|I.O.U. (Streetwise, Beggars Banquet)
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| 1984
| Anti-Freeez (Beggars Banquet)
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| 1985
| Idle Vice (Beggars Banquet)
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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Singles
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Song title / Label
! scope="col" colspan="6"|Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Certifications
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! width="35"| <small>AUS</small><br>
! width="35"| <small>US Dance</small><br>
! width="35"| <small>UK</small><br>
! width="35"| <small>US R&B</small><br>
! width="35"| <small>BEL</small><br>
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| rowspan="2"|1980
| "Keep in Touch" (Pye)
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|align="center"| 49
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| "Stay" / "Hot Footin' It" (Pink Rhythm)
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| rowspan="3"|1981
| "Southern Freeez" (Beggars Banquet)
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|align="center"| 8
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- BPI: Silver
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| "Flying High" (Beggars Banquet)
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|align="center"| 35
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| "Anti-Freeez (Set Me Free)" / "Mountain Man" (Beggars Banquet)
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| 1982
| "One to One" (Beggars Banquet)
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| rowspan="3"|1983
| "I.O.U." (Beggars Banquet)
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 3
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- BPI: Gold
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| "Pop Goes My Love" / "Scratch Goes My Dub" (Beggars Banquet)
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|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 26
|align="center"| 47
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| 10
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| "Love's Gonna Get You" (Beggars Banquet)
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|rowspan="2"| 1984
| "That Beats My Patience" (Beggars Banquet)
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| "Train of Thoughts" (Beggars Banquet)
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| rowspan="2"|1987
| "I.O.U." (remix) (Citybeat)
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|align="center"| 37
|align="center"| 23
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| "Southern Freeez" (remix) (Total Control)
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|align="center"| 63
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| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart