Freemasons (band)
| Freemasons | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | BN3, The Alibi, Walken, Funk Fanatics, Pegasus |
| Origin | Brighton, United Kingdom |
| Genres | House, dance, funky House, disco House, eurodance |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Loaded |
| Associated acts |
Phats & Small Katherine Ellis Amanda Wilson Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
| Members |
James Wiltshire Russell Small |
Freemasons are an English DJ band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of the producers Russell Small (who is also one half of the house production duo Phats & Small) and James Wiltshire (who also works with Phats & Small under the alias 'Jimmy Gomez').[1]
History
2005–2007: Early career
Their name is taken from the Brighton pub,[2] Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently visit. The duo also record and remix under the similar-sounding "Freemaison" name, which is also the name of their record label that was founded in 2005. Freemasons have also produced tracks under the names of Alibi, Walken, Funk Fanatics and BN3 (which is part of their hometown of Hove's postal code).
In 2005, the duo transformed Jackie Moore's 1979 #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play track "This Time Baby", and Tina Turner's 2000 hit "When the Heartache Is Over", into an international club hit as "Love on My Mind". A #11 hit in the UK,[3] it was also released in the United States on their U.S. label home, the New York based Ultra Records.
Freemasons were also the remixers on Faith Evans' 2005 #1 Hot Dance Club Play and #4 Hot Dance Airplay hit, "Mesmerized". The Freemason's follow-up, "Watchin'" was released in the United States in 2006 with Amanda Wilson as their lead vocalist for the track. "Watchin'" peaked at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play and within the Top 20 of the Hot Dance Airplay chart. The third original single from the Freemasons, "Rain Down Love" reached the Top 20 of the Hot Dance Airplay chart. Their fourth single (released digitally), "Nothing But a Heartache" featuring vocals from Sylvia Mason-James was released in June 2007. The Freemasons also remixed Beyoncé's original song, "Déjà Vu" in 2006 (for which they were nominated for a Grammy Award). The Freemasons followed this up with further remixes of "Ring the Alarm", "Beautiful Liar" (duet with Shakira), and "Green Light". They also co-produced "The One" on Kylie Minogue's album X with Richard Stannard and remixed the song for single release in May 2008.
2007–2009: Unmixed and Shakedown 2
On 29 October 2007, the Freemasons released Unmixed, an album containing unmixed versions of most of their mixes to date.[4] As a bonus, there is a data track containing samples and a cappella versions of "Unmixed".[5] In 2007, The Freemasons worked with Kelly Rowland, to produce the remix of her single "Work", for the non-American markets. In 2007 they were rumored to be producing an album for Donna Summer, but the project fell through due to scheduling commitments.
The follow-up to their own "Uninvited", "When You Touch Me", was released in the UK on 30 June 2008. The song featured Katherine Ellis. The video premiered in May 2008. The song entered the UK Singles Chart in June 2008 and reached its peak of #23 on 6 July.
Beyoncé's sister, Solange Knowles used the duo's production skills to create her single "I Decided" for its release in 2008.
Freemasons released the song "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor, on 15 June 2009 in the United Kingdom.[6] The single peaked at #13 in the UK, making it their fifth Top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart, and was a smash hit on the club charts. It had success in the European charts. X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke confirmed on her official website that the Freemasons had produced tracks for her debut album.
2010-present: Shakedown 3
The duo released a remix EP Summer of Pride Mix digitally on 15 August 2010 and peaked at 23 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. The single (including an edited version) was released in the UK on 5 December 2010. "Believer" features R&B singer Wynter Gordon.
In April 2012, Russell discussed with fans after a gig in Bournemouth about talk of signing a new contract on Ministry of Sound's label, to release an album in early 2013. He is quoted as saying "It's still early days, however they have said that they will want lots of collaborations. It's something to look forward to."
Discography
Freemasons albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
UK Dance [8] |
UK Comp [9] |
BEL [10] |
NED [11] |
SCO [12] | |||||||||
| Shakedown |
|
81 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Unmixed |
|
58 | 6 | — | 26 | 85 | 88 | |||||||
| Shakedown 2 |
|
— | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Shakedown 3 |
|
— | 10 | 76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Freemasons singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] |
UK Dance [14] |
AUS [15] |
BEL [10] |
FIN [16] |
FRA [17] |
IRE [18] |
NED [11] |
SCO [19] |
US Dance [20] | |||||
| 2005 | "Love on My Mind" (featuring Amanda Wilson) | 11 | 7 | 46 | 27 | — | 70 | 38 | 41 | 22 | 2 | Shakedown | ||
| 2006 | "Watchin'" (featuring Amanda Wilson) | 19 | 2 | — | 34 | 5 | — | 49 | 44 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 2007 | "Rain Down Love" (featuring Siedah Garrett) | 12 | 4 | — | 20 | 8 | — | — | 76 | 9 | — | |||
| "Nothing but a Heartache" (featuring Sylvia Mason-James) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Uninvited" (featuring Bailey Tzuke) | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 11 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
|
Unmixed | ||
| 2008 | "When You Touch Me" (featuring Katherine Ellis) | 23 | 2 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | — | |||
| 2009 | "If" (featuring Hazel Fernandes) | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor) |
13 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 19 | — | 38 | 85 | 5 | — | Shakedown 2 | |||
| 2010 | "Believer" (featuring Wynter Gordon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Shakedown 3 | ||
| 2013 | "Bring It Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dirty Organ" (featuring Joel Edwards) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tears" (featuring Katherine Ellis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | "U Drive Me Crazy" (featuring Joel Edwards) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "True Love Survivor" (featuring Solah) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "Firebird" (Presents F9) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Pegasus singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | "Pegasus" |
| 2013 | "Into My Arms" |
| "Gorecki" (featuring Levana) | |
Pegasus promotional singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2014 | "Pegasus Rising" |
| "True Love Survivor" (featuring Hana) | |
Singles featuring Freemasons remixes
| Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [21] |
AUT [22] |
BEL [23] |
FIN [24] |
FRA [25] |
GER [26] |
NED [27] |
NZ [28] |
SWI [29] |
UK [30] | |||||
| 2004 | B.E.D. (featuring Chloe Myers) | "Before I Leave" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| U-Neeq (featuring Freddie Mercury) | "Love Kills" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | Suntan (featuring Tia) | "The Beach" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Studio B | "I See Girls" | 43 | — | — | 7 | 76 | — | 41 | — | — | 12 | |||
| Jamiroquai | "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance" | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | 82 | 27 | |||
| The Disco Boys | "For You" | — | 45 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Faith Evans | "Mesmerized" | 41 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 48 | |||
| Xavier | "Give Me the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | |||
| Herd & Fitz (featuring Abigail Bailey) | "I Just Can't Get Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| Trick vs Freemasons | "Zap Me Lovely (The Nokia Song)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Steve Mac vs Mosquito (featuring Steve Smith) |
"Lovin' You More" | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | |||
| Studio B | "C'mon, Get It On" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||
| Black Fras | "Movin' Into Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Angie Stone | "I Wasn't Kidding" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2006 | Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) | "Déjà Vu" | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| |
| Beyoncé | "Ring the Alarm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Fatboy Slim | "Right Here, Right Now" | 28 | — | — | — | 56 | 47 | 56 | 25 | — | 2 |
| ||
| Loleatta Holloway | "Love Sensation" | 49 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 35 | — | — | 37 | |||
| Luther Vandross | "Shine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | |||
| Blaze (featuring Barbara Tucker) | "Most Precious Love 2006" | — | — | 44 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| Supafly Inc. | "Moving Too Fast" | — | — | 28 | 8 | — | — | 48 | — | — | 23 | |||
| Heather Headley | "In My Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2007 | Disco Freaks | "Take Me 2 the Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Beyoncé & Shakira | "Beautiful Liar" | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Beyoncé | "Green Light" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 12 | |||
| Patrick Alavi | "Goldbass" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Alibi vs Rockefeller (featuring Marvin Gaye) | "Sexual Healing" | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| Kelly Rowland | "Work" | 6 | 32 | — | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | Gusto (featuring Amanda Wilson) | "Disco's Revenge 2008" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 34 | ||
| Kylie Minogue | "The One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | |||
| Solange | "I Decided" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Sandcastle Disco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Moby (featuring Shayna Steele) | "Disco Lies" | — | 21 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 67 | — | 10 | — | |||
| Eric Prydz | "Pjanoo" | — | 22 | 8 | — | 21 | 34 | 3 | — | 31 | 2 |
| ||
| The Outsiders (featuring Amanda Wilson) | "Keep This Fire Burning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 80 | |||
| Funk Fanatics (featuring Peyton) | "Love Is the Answer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | Whitney Houston | "Million Dollar Bill" | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 58 | — | 40 | 5 |
| |
| Mr. DYF (featuring Shena) | "Hold On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Eurythmics | "Here Comes the Rain Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | Faith Hill | "Breathe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Shakira | "Gypsy" | — | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | |||
| Sophie Ellis-Bextor | "Bittersweet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |||
| Hurts | "Wonderful Life" | — | 6 | 27 | 15 | — | 2 | 83 | — | 4 | 21 | |||
| Shakira (featuring Freshlyground) | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Shakira (featuring Dizzee Rascal) | "Loca" | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 55 | — | — | — | |||
| Pegasus | "Pegasus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| George Michael | "I Want Your Sex" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Rihanna | "Only Girl (In the World)" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | Alexis Jordan | "Good Girl" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 6 |
| |
| Yasmin | "Finish Line" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| Yasmin (featuring Shy FX & Ms. Dynamite) | "Light Up (The World)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | |||
| Nightcrawlers (featuring Taio Cruz) | "Cryin' Over You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Hurts | "Better Than Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 88 | — | 56 | 50 | |||
| 2012 | Adele | "Rolling in the Deep" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Emeli Sandé | "Heaven" | — | — | 23 | — | — | 63 | 69 | — | — | 2 |
| ||
| Rizzle Kicks | "Mama Do the Hump" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| ||
| Katy Perry | "Part of Me" | 5 | 18 | 18 | — | 13 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Christophe Willem | "Starlite" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | Depeche Mode | "Heaven" | — | 22 | 50 | — | 27 | 2 | 95 | — | 18 | 60 | ||
| Hurts | "Exile" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| John Newman | "Cheating" | — | 51 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 56 | 9 | |||
| Pegasus | "Into My Arms" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Rubylux vs Freemasons | "The World Goes Quiet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| London Grammar | "Nightcall" | — | — | 29 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 53 | |||
| 2014 | Pegasus (featuring Levana Wolf) | "Gorecki" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Gorgon City (featuring Jennifer Hudson) | "Go All Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| 2015 | Therese | "Put 'Em High 2015" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | "Come with Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sophie Ellis-Bextor | "Crystallise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. To find chart positions and certifications, use the search engines linked above, and enter the "artist name" and "track title" in the relevant fields. | ||||||||||||||
Production credits
- 2007 "The One" - Kylie Minogue (Freemasons, R. Stannard)
- 2008 "I Decided, Pt. 2" - Solange (Freemasons, The Neptunes)
- 2010 "Bittersweet" - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Freemasons, Biffco)
References
- ↑ IMO Records. "Freemasons Biography", IMO Records, Retrieved on 14 February 2012.
- ↑ Freemasons Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 214. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Louis Pattison (2 November 2007). "Dance Review - Freemasons, Unmixed". BBC. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ↑ "Freemasons Unmixed". I Like Music. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ↑ Freemasons & Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- 1 2 "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ UK Freemason dance albums chart peaks:
- "Shakedown". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Unmixed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Shakedown 2". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Shakedown 3". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ UK Freemason compilation albums chart peaks:
- "Shakedown 2". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Shakedown 3". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Scottish Freemasons albums chart peaks:
- "Unmixed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Freemasons UK dance singles chart peaks:
- "Love on My Mind". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Watchin'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Rain Down Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Uninvited". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "When You Touch Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian chart peaks". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 31st August 2009" (PDF). ARIA Charts (1018): 4. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ↑ Finnish chart peaks "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961:" (in Finnish). Sisältää Hitin - Suomen listalevyt (Timo Pennanen). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Freemasons Scottish singles chart peaks:
- "Love on My Mind". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Watchin'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Rain Down Love". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Uninvited". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "When You Touch Me". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "US dance airplay chart peaks". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian chart peaks". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Belgian (Flemish) chart peaks". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Finnish chart peaks". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "French chart peaks". lescharts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "German chart peaks" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "UK chart peaks". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "German accreditations". musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian accreditations 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Belgian (Flanders) accreditations 2007". BEA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian accreditations 2008". ARIA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Swiss accreditations". IFPI Switzerland. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian accreditations 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Austrian single certifications – Shakira" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Shakira in the field Interpret. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
- 1 2 "Belgian (Flanders) accreditations 2012". BEA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Finnish accreditations - Shakira". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "French accreditations". SNEP. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Belgian (Flanders) accreditations 2011". BEA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian accreditations 2015". ARIA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand accreditation - Rihanna "Only Girl (in the World)"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Australian accreditations 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand accreditation - Adele "Rolling in the Deep"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand accreditation - Katy Perry "Part of Me"". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 25 September 2016.