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Edem Ephraim and Dennis Fuller, both true Londoners from the east end, were christened The London Boys in 1986. Discovered whilst working as dancers in Hamburg, producer Ralf-René Maué instantly saw their potential for pop stardom.
The duo enjoyed several hits in Europe and Asia, but it was the single ‘Requiem’ that caught on internationally, thanks to Pete Waterman, who persuaded The London Boys U.K. label to release the record domestically.
‘Requiem’ rose to number 4 on the charts and was swiftly followed by the #2 hit ‘London Nights’. Both were included on the near-double-platinum album, “The Twelve Commandments Of Dance”, that also hit #2.
Further hits followed in the UK and around the world with ‘Harlem Desire’, ‘My Love’, ‘Freedom’ and ‘Chapel Of Love’.
Now for the first time, we celebrate the memory of The London Boys with a new 5-disc box set, featuring three albums, expanded with a host of extra material.
• Showcases the albums “THE TWELVE COMMANDMENTS OF DANCE”, “SWEET SOUL MUSIC” and “LOVE 4 UNITY”
• Includes the huge hits ‘Requiem’, ‘London Nights’ and ‘Harlem Desire’
• Features a brand new, 2021 interview with writer/producer Ralf-René Maué
• Includes a wealth of remixes, edits and instrumental versions
• Many mixes are new-to-CD from the original master tapes
• Previously unreleased mixes
• The London Boys Story liner notes
Tracklist
DISC ONE:
THE TWELVE COMMANDMENTS OF DANCE
1. REQUIEM
2. KIMBALEY (MY MA-MAMA SAY)
3. HARLEM DESIRE
4. CHINESE RADIO
5. WICHITAH WOMAN
6. MY LOVE
7. LONDON NIGHTS
8. I’M GONNA GIVE MY HEART
9. EL MATINERO
10. DANCE DANCE DANCE
11. SANDRA
12. THE MIDI DANCE
13. HELPLESS
14. TALK! TALK! TALK!
15. HEARTACHE
16. REQUIEM (Continental Edit)
17. LONDON NIGHTS (PWL 7” Remix)
18. HARLEM DESIRE (7” Mix)
19. MY LOVE (7” Remix)
20. REQUIEM (Special U.K. Mix Edit)
DISC TWO:
THE TWELVE COMMANDMENTS OF DANCE DISC II
1. I’M GONNA GIVE MY HEART (Maxi Mix)
2. HARLEM DESIRE (Maxi Mix)
3. DANCE DANCE DANCE (Maxi Mix)
4. MY LOVE (Maxi Mix)
5. REQUIEM (Continental Mix)
6. LONDON NIGHTS (Extended Version)
7. HARLEM DESIRE (Extended Remix)
8. MY LOVE (Extended Remix)
9. REQUIEM (London Remix)
10. LONDON DAYS (Instrumental)
DISC THREE:
SWEET SOUL MUSIC
1. SWEET SOUL MUSIC
2. TONIGHT! TONIGHT!
3. FREEDOM
4. IS THIS LOVE
5. BOB MARLEY
6. WAS?! (JUST AN ILLUSION)
7. LOVE TRAIN
8. HIGH FIDELITY
9. CHAPEL OF LOVE
10. CHEROKEE
11. REGGAE-REGGAE, RASTA RASTA (Reprise)
12. CHAPEL OF LOVE (Radio Mix)
13. IS THIS LOVE (7” Remix)
14. FREEDOM (Eight-O-Eight Mix)
15. SWEET SOUL MUSIC (Soul Kitchen Mix)
16. CHAPEL OF LOVE (Hot Mix #2)
17. FREEDOM (Instrumental)
18. CHAPEL OF LOVE (Jungle Mix) (Previously Unreleased)
DISC FOUR:
LOVE 4 UNITY
1. BABY COME BACK
2. I HAVE A DREAM
3. PHILADELPHIA ‘69
4. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK
5. MOONRAKER
6. OH, TRACEY
7. WE’RE CALLING THE WORLD
8. DREAMS OF GLORY
9. WALK ON BY
10. MY PRAYER
11. A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE EARTH (Deep-Affinity Remix)
12. BABY COME BACK (Rapino 7” Handbag Mix)
13. MOONRAKER (Friendship 7 Mercury Mix)
14. BABY COME BACK (Please Come Home Extended Version)
15. MOONRAKER (Tribale-Base Mix)
16. BABY COME BACK (Teryjaky With Rapino Brothers Club Mix)
17. MOONRAKER (The Instrumental)
DISC FIVE:
DANCE! DANCE! DANCE!
1. THE LONDON BOYS MEGAMIX
2. HARLEM DESIRE (Extended Mix)
3. I’M GONNA GIVE MY HEART (Remix)
4. LONDON NIGHTS (London Remix)
5. CHAPEL OF LOVE (Hot Mix #1)
6. REQUIEM (Hamburg Mix)
7. IS THIS LOVE (Come On Jamaica Remix)
8. HARLEM DESIRE (Instrumental)(Previously Unreleased)
9. I’M GONNA GIVE MY HEART (Instrumental)
10. MY LOVE (Instrumental)
11. CHAPEL OF LOVE (Instrumental)
12. DANCE DANCE DANCE (Instrumental)
13. GOSPEL TRAIN TO LONDON