1982 Dazz Band – Let It Whip (US:#5)
“Let It Whip” is a 1982 single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. The single also reached number two on the Dance chart and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1983.
Co-written by producers Reggie Andrews and Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, performed by the Dazz Band, “Let It Whip” features a percolating drum machine rhythm underneath live drums, and a Minimoog bassline, underneath an electric bass guitar.
Album
Keep It Live is the third album by the Dazz Band, released in 1982 on Motown. The Dazz Band is an American R&B, funk band most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group’s biggest hit songs include the Grammy Award-winning “Let It Whip” (1982), “Joystick” (1983), and “Let It All Blow” […]
Musicians
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Produced By
Reggie Andrews
Songwriters
Leon Chancler
Reggie Andrews
Charts
US:#5
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