Raw Silk
| Company type | Dance ensemble |
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| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Defunct | 1983 |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
| Products | Dance music, garage house, boogie |
| Parent | West End Records, Arista Records |
Raw Silk was a dance ensemble from New York City, United States.
History
Raw Silk entered into a contract with West End Records, a well-known label in the garage music scene, and achieved moderate chart success. Their songs were reinterpreted by notable post-disco and R&B producers such as Nick Martinelli and David Todd.
The lineup featured Ron Dean Miller and Bert Reid, both members of Crown Heights Affair, along with vocalists Jessica Cleaves, Tenita Jordan, and Sybil Thomas. Their 1982 garage-boogie single "Do It to the Music" climbed to number five on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. The subsequent release, "Just in Time" (1983), attained position 40 on the US Dance chart and number 49 in the UK rankings. During live performances, Sybil Thomas was succeeded by Valerie Pettiford.
Chart performance
| Year | Track | Record Label | Highest chart rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance | US R&B | UK | |||
| 1982 | "Do It to the Music" | West End | 5 | 65 | 18 |
| 1983 | "Just in Time" | West End | 40 | – | 49 |
Singles
- "Do It to the Music"
| 12" / WES 22148 |
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- "Just in Time"
| 12" / WES 22159 |
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External links
- Articles with short description
- American garage house musicians
- American contemporary R&B musical groups
- American dance music groups
- American boogie musicians
- Musical groups established in 1979
- Musical groups disestablished in 1983
- Musical groups from New York City
- West End Records artists
- Arista Records artists