BILLBOARD
CHART ACHIEVEMENTS:
Maxi-Singles Sales: # 1
Hot 100 Singles: # 3
Dance Club Play: # 3
Top 40 Mainstream: # 3
Rhythmic Top 40: # 7
GLOBAL CHART ACHIEVEMENTS: # 11in Sweden # 22 in
Germany # 24
in Austria # 25 in
Switzerland
Top Five at MATT RADIO
Real McCoy, formerly known as M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy,
was the most influential group in modern Euro-dance music.
1983-1989
The story starts sometime around 1983, when O-Jay met Quickmix,
a Berlin DJ. After working some parties together, they decided to
try
and get into the recording business. Right from the start
they produced their own material and released it in
cooperation with an independent distributor on their own label,
Freshline
Records. In 1988 they started to collaborate with Wind
Studios
in Berlin and its owner, Juergen Wind (Jay Wind). In 1989
they released a cover version of the Technotronic classic "Pump
up the Jam." This was actually the first time that the name
M.C.Sar
& the Real McCoy appeared on the scene. They jumped on position 16
on the German top 75 Billboard charts. ZYX then asked for an
image of the artist
and this is how M.C. Sar & the Real McCoy was born. "M.C.
Sar" is a play on words with M.C. (Master of Ceremonies) and
Caesar.
There is no person called "M.C. Sar." O-Jay added in "& the
Real McCoy" to represent the
rest of the people who were working in the background.
1990-1992 In 1990 they released their second single, "It's on You."
After some follow-ups and an album, On the Move, they
took a break to prepare their new material and reorganize the structure
of the band.
1993-1996
In June 1993 their first single in two years, "Another
Night," turned into a worldwide smash, followed by the second
release, "Run Away." At this point the group was re-named to
simply Real McCoy. It was felt that M.C. indicated the
group being too much of a rap group.
Shortly after the album Another
Night was released,
Vanessa, who was a background vocal singer for Real McCoy, became a part
of the stage crew with Patsy and O-Jay.
In late 1996, after the release of The Remixed Album, Patricia
Peterson left the group to continue her career as a solo artist,
releasing one song, "Money 4 Me." She was replaced with Lisa
Cork.
1997-1998
In 1997 Real McCoy released a new album called One More
Time. The first single from that album was the title
track,
a song in the same style as "Run Away" & "Another Night."
In June the second single "I Wanna Come With You" was
released.
Vanessa left, Lisa left, and finally O-Jay left (still
producing Real McCoy but
not a member of the stage crew anymore).
On April 20, 1998 an album called Love And Devotion was
released. The album is a compilation of their greatest hits,
featuring
some previously unreleased mixes.
1999-2000
Real McCoy was back with a release on May 30, 1999 in Germany, a
remake of their first European hit
"It`s On You."
New members of the Real McCoy: Gabi, Jason &
Ginger.
Real McCoy released a single called "Hey Now" in
February 2000.
