Raw Silk
{{Short description|American band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Raw Silk
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| origin = New York City, U.S.
| genre = Post-disco, boogie, R&B
| years_active = 1979–1983
| label = West End Records, Arista Records
| Associated Acts =
| past_members = Jessica Cleaves, Sybil Thomas, Tenita Jordan
}}
Raw Silk was an American dance band which originated in New York.
History
Raw Silk first signed to West End Records, a popular garage label for which they recorded songs that became moderate hits. Their songs were remixed by post-disco/R&B production duo Nick Martinelli and David Todd.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}
Raw Silk consisted of two Crown Heights Affair members, Ron Dean Miller and Bert Reid; and three female vocalists; Jessica Cleaves, Tenita Jordan and Sybil Thomas. They are best known for their 1982 garage-boogie hit, "Do It to the Music". It had some success, "Do It to the Music" reached number five on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, "Just in Time" (1983) peaked lower, at number 40 on the same chart. "Do It to the Music" was more successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 18.{{cite book|last1=McAleer|first1=Dave|last2=Gregory|first2=Andy|last3=White|first3=Matthew|title=The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles, Volume 2|date=November 15, 2010|publisher=Random House|page=387|isbn=9780753522455}}
Chart performance
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| rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Song ! rowspan="2"|Label ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions |
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| style="width:40px;" align=center|US Dance {{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Raw+Silk.art|title=Raw Silk Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|website=Music VF|accessdate=December 13, 2020}} ! style="width:40px;" align=center|US R&B ! style="width:40px;" align=center|UK |
| 1982
| "Do It to the Music" | West End | align=center | 5 | align=center | 65 | align=center | 18 |
| 1983
| "Just in Time" | West End | align=center | 40 | align=center | – | align=center | 49 |
Discography
=Singles=
;"Do It to the Music"
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| bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 12" / WES 22148
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;"Just in Time"
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| bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 12" / WES 22159
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References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/6055-Raw-Silk Raw Silk] at Discogs.
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Category:American garage house musicians
Category:American contemporary R&B musical groups
Category:American dance music groups
Category:American boogie musicians
Category:Musical groups established in 1979
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1983
Category:Musical groups from New York City