AB Logic | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Baal, Belgium |
| Genres | Eurodance, euro disco1 |
| Years active | 1991–1996 |
| Members | Cedric Murril Marianne Festraets |
AB Logic was a Belgian eurodance project arranged and produced by Jacko Bultinck and Peter Gillis in 1991. Its members included rapper K-Swing (Cedric Murril) and pop music vocalist Marianne Festraets. In 1992, they released the song "The Hitman".2 The same year, they released their self-titled debut album, which received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.3 It fared much better on various mainland European pop charts than on the Billboard 200 album chart. They scored two minor Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1992 with "The Hitman" (#60) and "Get Up (Move Boy Move)" (#83).4 In Australia, "The Hitman" reached the top 10 on the ARIA singles chart in 1993, and was certified gold.5 Another charting single, "AB Logic", was released in 1993.
Although "The Hitman" never made the UK national charts, it was a regional hit in North East England, making the Top 20 of MRIB's chart for Metro Radio in that region.6
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS 7 |
US Hitseekers 8 | |||
| 1992 | AB Logic |
|
63 | 37 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FLA) 9 |
AUS 7 |
FIN 10 |
SWE 11 |
US 4 |
US Dance 12 | |||||||
| 1992 | "The Hitman" | 14 | 6 | — | — | 60 | 20 | AB Logic | ||||
| "Get Up (Move Boy Move)" | — | — | — | — | 83 | 15 | ||||||
| 1993 | "AB Logic" | — | 60 | 6 | 29 | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | "Real World" | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||||
| 1996 | "Welcome to My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. | ||||||||||||
References
References
- "Euro-Disco Music Artists". AllMusic.
- "Allmusic bio". All Media Guide. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- "AB Logic album review". All Media Guide. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- "AB Logic > Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "1993 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "Metro FM Top Twenty", Newcastle Evening Chronicle page 2, 27 June 1992
- Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography AB Logic". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 6.
- "Real World": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- "AB Logic > Chart History > Hitseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Ultratop > AB Logic in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- "swedishcharts.com > AB Logic in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- "AB Logic > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2020.