Ricardo da Force
Ricardo da Force | |
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| Birth name | Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte |
| Also known as | Mutch Love, Ricardo Lyte, Ricky Rick[1] |
| Born | 30 April 1967 |
| Died | 8 March 2013 (aged 45) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, DJ |
| Years active | 1990–2000 |
| Formerly of | The KLF, N-Trance |
Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte[2] (30 April 1967 – 8 March 2013), known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English vocalist, rapper, and DJ, most notable for contributing vocals to house and dance music tracks of The KLF and N-Trance. He got his stage name from a track he rapped by the band X-10-CIV called "The Force" along with Shola Phillips.
Later in his life, he was resident DJ at 'The Apartment' in Dubai.[3]
Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.[4]
Discography
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| Artist | Song | Year | Role / Peak position | Ref |
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| Manic MC's | "The Beat" | 1990 | ||
| Adamski | "The Space Jungle" | 1990 | Credited performer / UK #7 | [5][6] |
| X-10-CIV | "The Force" | 1991 | Rapper | |
| The KLF | "3 a.m. Eternal" | 1991 | Credited performer / UK #1 | |
| The KLF | "Last Train to Trancentral" | 1991 | Credited performer / UK #2 | |
| The KLF | "Justified & Ancient" | 1991 | Credited performer / UK #2 | |
| Vibes Alive | "The Spoken Word" | 1991 | Co-writer | |
| (solo) | "Let the House Goes On" | 1991 | [7] | |
| Adamski | "Back to Front" | 1992 | ||
| Fire Island | "Fire Island" | 1992 | UK #66 | |
| Vitamino | "What I've Got" | 1992 | ||
| Dr Baker | "Global Kaos" | 1992 | ||
| (solo) | "Set Ya Free" | 1992 | ||
| Inside Heaven | "Sex Is the Answer" | 1993 | ||
| International Foot Language | "Life on Loop" | 1993 | [8] | |
| Clubzone | "Hands Up" | 1994 | ||
| Clubzone | "Passion of the Night" | 1995 | ||
| N-Trance | "Electronic Pleasure" | 1995 | ||
| N-Trance | "Stayin' Alive" | 1995 | Rapping / UK #2 | |
| Trancylvania (featuring Ricky) | "Colour of Love" | 1995 | NOR #6 | |
| Greed | "Pump Up the Volume" | 1995 | UK #51 | |
| (solo) | "Why?" | 1996 | UK #58 | |
| Ramp | "Rock the Discotek" | 1996 | ||
| N-Trance (featuring Rod Stewart) | "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 1997 | ||
| N-Trance | "D.I.S.C.O." | 1997 | ||
| N-Trance | "Paradise City" | 1998 | ||
| N-Trance | "Broken Dreams" | 1998 | ||
| England Supporters Band | "The Great Escape 2000" | 2000 | Rapping | [9] |
| Atomic Kitten | "I Want Your Love" | 2000 | Initial copies contained a sample of the KLF's "Justified & Ancient" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ricardo Da Force Discography at Discogs". Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Works written by: LYTE JERVIS RICARDO ALFONSO". ACE Title Search. ASCAP. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ James Wilkinson. "Ricardo Da Force". TimeOut Dubai. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Karine Sanche. "Ricardo Da Force biography, discography, recent releases, news - The Eurodance Encyclopædia". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ "Adamski – The Space Jungle at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIAL SINGLES CHART RESULTS MATCHING: THE-SPACE-JUNGLE at Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Ricardo* - Let The House Goes On (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "International Foot Language – Life On Loop at Discogs". Discogs. 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
[edit]- Ricardo da Force discography at Discogs
- Ricardo da Force at AllMusic
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