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S'Express

{{Short description|British dance music group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = London, England

| genre = House

| years_active = 1988–1994

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| associated_acts = Billie Ray Martin

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S'Express (pronounced ess-express; sometimes spelled S'Xpress or S-Express) was a British dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre.

"Theme from S'Express", which contained elements from Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After", was one of the earliest recordings to capitalize on the emergence of sampling culture. The song went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in April 1988. It made the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US (also scraping into the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number 91). In 2016 Mark Moore released a remix album called Enjoy This Trip which retooled S’Express’s music for the 21st century through working with guests such as Punks Jump Up and Chris & Cosey. {{Cite web |date=2016-05-19 |title=S'Express on ecstasy, acid house and why drag is the new punk |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/19/s-express-ecstasy-acid-house-why-drag-new-punk |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}

Biography

The main player in the act was disc jockey and producer Mark Moore. In 1989, the group released its debut album, Original Soundtrack, which featured a line-up of Moore, Pascal Gabriel, Jocasta, Mark D, Linda Love, and Michellé. The album consisted of slightly longer versions of S-Express's "Theme", its follow-up hits "Superfly Guy" (UK No. 5) and a cover version of Sly and the Family Stone's "Hey Music Lover" (UK No. 6; its b-side was remixed by minimalist composer Philip Glass).{{Cite episode |title= But Is it Music? |series= In Their Own Words; 20th Century Composers |network= BBC |date= 2014-03-21 |number= 2 }}

By the release of the second album Intercourse, the act was reduced to a duo of Moore with new vocalist and DJ Sonique. Although not as successful as its debut, Intercourse spawned several mid-charting UK singles and club hits, including "Nothing to Lose", co-written with Martin Gordon, as were several other tunes{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sexpress-mn0000827139/songs|title=S'Express | Songs|website=AllMusic|access-date=27 June 2021}} on the record. Sonique, already a successful DJ, eventually embarked on a solo career and produced one of the biggest club hits of the late 1990s ("It Feels So Good"). Moore went on to release many singles, remixes and albums on his own and also formed the band Needledust.{{cite web |title=Mark Moore |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/31077-Mark-Moore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621170859/https://www.discogs.com/artist/31077-Mark-Moore |website=Discogs |archive-date=21 June 2018 |access-date=8 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=Mark Moore |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-moore-mn0001977587 |website=AllMusic |access-date=8 March 2020}}

Discography

=Albums=

==Studio albums==

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details

! colspan="8" |Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK
{{Cite web |title=S'EXPRESS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17644/s%27express/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK Indie
{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |year=1997 |isbn=0-9517206-9-4}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS
Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:

  • Top 50 peaks: {{cite web |title=australian-charts.com > S-Express in Australian Charts |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=S%2DExpress |access-date=2016-09-28 |publisher=Hung Medien}}
  • "Hey Music Lover"
  • "Mantra for a State of Mind": {{cite web |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015 |url=http://i.imgur.com/oyPN1pW.jpg |access-date=2015-08-18 |publisher=Imgur.com}}
  • Original Soundtrack: {{cite web |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016 |url=http://i.imgur.com/4zSXLew.gif |access-date=2016-09-28 |publisher=Imgur.com}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | FIN
{{Cite web |date=12 August 2015 |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit SEN - SIG |url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/sen-sig.html |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Sisältää hitin}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER
{{Cite web |title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL
{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=s%27express&cat=a |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=dutchcharts.nl}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
{{Cite web |title=charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=s%27express&cat=a |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=charts.nz}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWE
{{Cite web |title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal |url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=s%27express&cat=a |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=swedishcharts.com}}

scope="row" |Original Soundtrack

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|5

|1

|69

|19

|58

|85

|41

|31

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  • UK: Gold{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=S-Express|access-date=12 June 2022}}
scope="row" |Intercourse

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  • Released: August 1991
  • Label: Rhythm King, Sire
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC

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scope="row" |Enjoy This Trip

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colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

==Compilation albums==

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! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title

! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details

scope="row" |Ultimate S'Express

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  • Released: August 1998
  • Label: BMG/Camden
  • Formats: CD
scope="row" |Themes from S'Express – The Best Of

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  • Released: February 2004
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD

=EPs=

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! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details

!scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS
{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/08/week-commencing-10-august-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 10 August 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=12 August 2024}}

scope="row" |Find 'Em, Fool 'Em

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  • Released: May 1992
  • Label: Rhythm King
  • Formats: CD, 12"

|43

|179

scope="row" |Excursions

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  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Needle Boss
  • Formats: 12", digital download

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colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" | Year

! colspan="11" |Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" |Certifications

! rowspan="2" |Album

scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | UK

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | AUS

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | BEL
(FL)
{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=s%27express |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=www.ultratop.be}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | GER

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | FIN

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | IRE
{{Cite web |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=irishcharts.ie}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NL
{{Cite web |title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=s%27express&cat=s |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=dutchcharts.nl}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | NZ
{{Cite web |title=charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=s%27express&cat=s |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=charts.nz}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | SWI
{{Cite web |title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch |url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=s%27express |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=swisscharts.com}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US
{{Cite magazine |date=2013-01-02 |title=Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | US Dance

scope="row" |"Theme from S'Express"

| rowspan="2" |1988

|1

|11

|1

|2

|2

|2

|2

|7

|1

|91

|1

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  • UK: Silver

| rowspan="3" |Original Soundtrack

scope="row" |"Superfly Guy"

|5

|35

|12

|13

|2

|8

|15

|12

|11

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|2

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scope="row" |"Hey Music Lover"

| rowspan="2" |1989

|6

|53

|31

|29

|12

|6

|33

|31

|25

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|6

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scope="row" |"Mantra for a State of Mind"

|21

|141

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|14

|12

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| rowspan="3" |Intercourse

scope="row" |"Nothing to Lose"

|1990

|32

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|15

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|9

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scope="row" |"Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Forget 'Em"

|1991

|43

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scope="row" |"Theme from S'Express – The Return Trip" {{Efn|Remixes by Tony De Vit, Aquarius and Carl Craig available in Australia through Central Station Records (also released in the UK and Europe through Rhythm King), and accredited to Mark Moore presents S'Express.|group=upper-alpha}}

|1996

|14

|42

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|24

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| rowspan="5" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" |"Stupid Little Girls" {{Efn|Initially only released in France as a 12" single.|group=upper-alpha}}

|2008

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scope="row" |"Last Mission Helsinki" (as Eon vs S'Express)

|2010

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scope="row" |"Funky Killer" (Red Snapper remix)

|2016

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scope="row" |"Sneakin'" (as S'Express x Lady Bunny x T-Total)

|2021

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colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

{{notelist-ua}}

References

{{Reflist}}

Further reading

  • {{cite magazine|title=S' Express|page=40|magazine=Music Technology|date=February 1989|volume=3|issue=4|issn=0957-6606|oclc=24835173}}

External links

  • [http://www.markmoore.com/ Mark Moore's official website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110709081739/http://www.sonique.co.uk/ Sonique]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/markmoore.sexpress Mark Moore/S'Express Facebook]
  • [https://twitter.com/markmoore01/ Mark Moore's Twitter]
  • [http://www.discogs.com/artist/S%27Express Discogs: S'Express]
  • [http://www.worldmusicdatabase.org/profile.php?id=S%B4%20Express&tag=ONzfhOcf-g9MjRi S'Express at WorldMusicDatabase]

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