Lovestation
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{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lovestation
| image =
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| origin = London, England
| years_active = 1992–present
| label = Fresh Records
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members = Dave Morgan
Vicky Aspinall
| past_members =
}}
Lovestation are a British electronic dance music group formed by Vicky Aspinall in 1989, who subsequently worked with co-producer David Morgan.{{Cn|date=November 2019}} Gospel singer-songwriter Lisa Hunt has also appeared on several Lovestation records.{{cite web|author=Artist Biography by Amanda Nusbaum |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lovestation-mn0000299550/biography |title=Lovestation | Biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2013-09-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.foreversoul.com/pages/biography.html |title=Bio |publisher=Foreversoul.com |access-date=2013-09-24}} Active throughout the 1990s, they released their sole debut album, Soulsation in 2000, containing '90s hits such as "Love Come Rescue Me", "Shine on Me" and "Best of My Love". They are best known for their cover of Womack & Womack's "Teardrops", which reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
History
In 1992, Aspinall and Morgan founded the independent dance label Fresh Records (no relation to the post-punk label of the same name), initially for their own Lovestation releases.{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Aspinall+raincoats+lovestation&pg=PA30|title=Billboard|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=1999-08-07|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en|chapter=U.K.'s Fresh Records Spins Out New Sounds}} The releases "Shine on Me" and "Best of My Love" were very popular in the clubs.{{Cn|date=November 2019}} Lovestation caught the music industry's attention in 1995 with their house classic "Love Come Rescue Me". Originally released in 1992, a re-release two years later in 1994 gave the song a moderate charting of #42 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1995. It wasn't till 1998 when the group had major success with a UK garage cover of Womack & Womack's 1988 hit "Teardrops" which reached #14 in the UK. Another single from 1998, "Sensuality", also made the UK top 20, peaking at #16.
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+ ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:14em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Album details |
| scope="row" | Soulsation
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=Singles=
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!rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" | Year !rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title !colspan="7"| Peak chart positions !rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album |
| style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28669/lovestation/ |title=UK Singles |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=2016-07-22}} !style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| AUS !style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| GER
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| NED !style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SCO
!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| SWI !style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| US |
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| rowspan="3" | 1992
| "Love Come Rescue Me" |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|Soulsation |
| "Shine on Me"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| "Reachout"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| "Shine on Me" (1st reissue) |align="center"| 71 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |rowspan=9 style="text-align:left;"|Soulsation |
| "Best of My Love"
|align="center"| 73 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| 1994
| "Shine on Me" (2nd reissue) |align="center"| 93 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| 1995
| "Love Come Rescue Me" (1st reissue) |align="center"| 42 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 52 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| 1997
| "Love Come Rescue Me" (2nd reissue) |align="center"| 91 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| "Teardrops" |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| 49 |align="center"| 66 |align="center"| 52 |align="center"| 33 |align="center"| 47 |align="center"| 10 |
| "Teardrops" (import)
|align="center"| 95 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| "Sensuality"
|align="center"| 16 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 39 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| 2000
| "Teardrops" (1st reissue) |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 27 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |
| align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
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Category:English house music duos
Category:British electronic dance music duos
Category:Male–female musical duos
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