B.V.S.M.P.

B.V.S.M.P. was an American hip hop group, formed in the 1980s. The band consisted of Percy Nathan Rodgers, Calvin Williams and Frederick Eugene Byrd.

B.V.S.M.P.
OriginFort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.[1]
GenresPop rap
Years active1987 (1987)–1994
LabelsBCM Records
Associated actsStevie B
MembersCalvin Williams
Frederick Eugene Byrd
Percy Nathan Rodgers

B.V.S.M.P. (short for Baby Virgo Shocking Mister P) is best remembered for the hit single "I Need You", which became a worldwide hit in the summer of 1988. It spent 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 3 in July 1988.[2] The background music and vocal was also sampled on the hit dance song, "The Electric Slide".

Goldie Lookin Chain's 2004 hit "You Knows I Loves You" is, in part, based around "I Need You", containing many of the same lyrics, for instance "I'm after your heart/Oh don't you see" (which on the B.V.S.M.P. original, concludes with "I'm not out to get your virginity", and on the Goldie Lookin' Chain version becomes "and your three kids doesn't bother me"), and "What's it gonna take to get your attention?" (which concludes with "You keep my mind hanging in suspension" on the original, and on the Goldie Lookin Chain version concludes with "track suit, gold chain and seven inch erection").

B.V.S.M.P. are also mentioned by name in the track, "Roller Disco" on Goldie Lookin Chain's Greatest Hits album.

Discography

Studio albums
  • The Best Belong Together (1988)
  • Shake That Thang (1993)

Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album
UK
[3]		 IRE FRA NED BEL
(FLA)		 GER
[4]		 AUT SWI SWE
1988 "I Need You" 37327133252514 The Best Belong Together
"Be Gentle" ———152812———
"Anytime" 86————21—22—
1989 "On And On (Can We Go On)" —————————
1991 "Hold Me" ————————— Shake That Thang
1993 "Dodo Monster" —————————
"I Need You '93" —————————
"I'm In Love" —————————
1998 "98'Er Megamix" ————————— The Best Of B.V.S.M.P.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
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References
  1. "Home Away" (PDF). Billboard. November 16, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 37. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "Official Charts Company: B.V.S.M.P." Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  4. "B.V.S.M.P. - German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 2014-05-21.


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