Valley Style
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| A-side = Valley Style
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| label = Capo Records 764
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| composer = M. Jackson, T. Cox, G. Adams
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| producer = Judy Mason and Glen Adams
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"Valley Style" is a 1983 single for American rapper T-Ski Valley. It became a hit for him that year. Registering on the UK disco chart, it stayed in the chart for six weeks.
Background
"Valley Style" has been described as a "Billie Jean" spin off.Music & Video Week, August 13, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1983/Music-Week-1983-08-13.pdf News, Disco Commentary by Barry Lazell] The single backed with a dub version was released in the United States on Capo 764.Music Metason - [https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=T-Ski%20Valley&title=Valley%20Style ArtistInfo, T-Ski Valley, Valley Style]
Reception
T-Ski Valley's single "Valley Style" was reviewed in the 30 July 1983 issue of Record Mirror. The reviewer referred to the recording as an answer to Michael Jackson's song "Billie Jean" . It was referred to as a great out of club house.Record Mirror, July 30, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-07-30-OCR.pdf Page 28 Discos from page 27, LYDIA MURDOCK:]Record Mirror, July 30, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-07-30-OCR.pdf Page 28 Discos from page 27, T.SKI VALLEY:]
Barry Lazell commented on "Valley Style" in the 13 August issue of Music Week. He said with the record being half rap and half instrumental, DJs could get inventive.Music & Video Week, August 13, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1983/Music-Week-1983-08-13.pdf News, Disco Commentary by Barry Lazell] He would comment on the song again in a later issue.Music Week, August 27, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1983/Music-Week-1983-08-27 Page 14 News, Disco commentary by Barry Lazell]
Charts
It was reported by Record Mirror in the 6 August issue that "Valley Style" was a breaker and bubbling under the Disco 85 chart.Record Mirror, August 6, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-08-06-OCR.pdf Page 31, Discos, Breakers, Bubbling under the Disco 85 are], On 13 August, "Valley Style" debuted at no. 64 in the Record Mirror Disco chart.Record Mirror, August 13, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-08-13-OCR.pdf Page 30 Record Mirror Disco, 64 -, Valley Style (Billie Jean), T. Ski Valley, US Capo 12in
(Note: Page 30 at the top incorrectly has August 6, 1983 printed instead of August 13, 1983),] It peaked at no. 38 on 27 August.Record Mirror, August 27, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-08-27-OCR.pdf Page 36 Record Mirror Disco, 38 45 Valley Style (Billie Jean), T. Ski Valley, US Capo 12in]Record Mirror, September 3, 1983 - [https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/83/Record-Mirror-1983-09-03-OCR.pdf Page 30 Record Mirror Disco, 61 38 Valley Style (Billie Jean), T. Ski Valley, US Capo 12in]
References
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External links
- Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/release/375679-T-Ski-Valley-Valley-Style T. Ski Valley* – Valley Style]
- dertaubedj channel, Jun 15, 2012 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufI5koA4_S8 T Ski Valley - Valley Style Original 12 inch Version 1983 (audio)]
Category:Song recordings produced by Glen Adams