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Lil Louis | |
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_(cropped).jpeg) Lil Louis in 2015 | |
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| Birth name | Marvin Louis Burns |
| Born | (1962-05-13)May 13, 1962 (age 62) Chicago,Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | House |
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Marvin Louis Burns[1] (born May 13, 1962), known by his stage nameLi'l Louis (sometimes expanded toLi'l Louis & the World andLi'l Louis & the Party), is a Chicago-bornhouse-music producer and DJ .[2] He scored a number ofhits on theBillboardHot Dance Music/Club Playchart in the 1980s and 1990s, three of which hit#1.[3]
His best known song, "French Kiss" spent two weeks at No. 1 on the U.S.Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. Originally an instrumental, the track features a several-minutes-long breakdown in which thetempo gradually slows down to a stop. As the song gained popularity, vocals byShawn Christopher were added. Even with its erotic sound, it crossed over to some pop radio stations and climbed to No. 50 on theBillboard Hot 100. It was a big success throughout Europe reaching No. 2 in theUK Singles Chart,[2] despite being banned by theBBC,[4] and in Germany, and No. 1 in the Netherlands. The video was directed by Marek Budzynski. British Drum 'n' Bass producersEd Rush &Optical later produced a remix.
In the track "Teachers" from the 1997Homework album byDaft Punk, Lil Louis is one of the many musicians mentioned.
Laurent Garnier's 1997 single "Flashback" contained a remix made by Lil Louis called "Lil Louis Civilized Instrumental Painting."
In 2000, fellow producerJosh Wink released "How's Your Evening So Far?"—credited to Wink Featuring Lil Louis—a track that heavily sampled "French Kiss". The song peaked at No. 3 on the dance chart. The song was alsosampled in 2000 byhip hop emceeLil' Kim on the track "Custom Made (Give It To You)," which was featured onThe Notorious KIM.
In 2013,John Legend released the song "Made to Love", which features a prominent sample of the Lil' Louis song "Video Clash",[5] onKanye West'sG.O.O.D. Music label.
On January 24, 2015, Louis suffered permanent sound-inducedhearing loss in his left ear during asoundcheck inManchester, England, when acompressed air horn was let off in close proximity to him.[6][7]
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US [8] | US Dance [9] | AUS [10] | NED | BEL (FL) | FRA | GER [11] | AUT | SWI | SWE | IRE | UK [12] | |||
| 1987 | "Frequency / How I Feel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | singles only |
| 1988 | "The Original Video Clash / Music Takes U Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "7 Days of Peace / War Games"(as Lil' Louis and the Diamond Corp.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "French Kiss" | 50 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | French Kisses – The Complete Mix Collection EP |
| 1990 | "I Called U (But You Weren't There)" | — | — | — | 66 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | From The Mind of Lil' Louis (as Lil' Louis & The World) |
| "Nyce & Slo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | ||
| 1992 | "Club Lonely"(featuring Joi Cardwell) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Journey with the Lonely (as Lil' Louis & The World) |
| "Saved My Life"(featuring Joi Cardwell) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | ||
| 1997 | "Clap Your Hands"(as Lil' Louis & The Party) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | Singles only |
| 2000 | "How's Your Evening So Far?"(withJosh Wink) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | |
| 2001 | "Blackout"(Li'l Louis vs.Hydrogen Rockers) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
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