Fantasy (group)

American vocal group from New York

Fantasy

Origin| New York City, United States
Genres| Dance-pop, pop, boogie, post-disco
Labels| Pavilion/Epic
Past members| Ken Roberson
Carolyn Edwards
Rufus Jackson
Tamm E Hunt

Fantasy is an urban pop vocal group based in New York City who scored several hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "You're Too Late", which hit number one in 1981.[1]

Group members included Ken Roberson, Tamm E Hunt, Rufus Jackson and Carolyn Edwards. The group's producer, Tony Valor, continued to use the name in 1985 when they released an Italo disco-influenced single called "He's My Number One".

## History

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"You're Too Late" was a number-one dance hit in the United States. It had a five-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in early 1981.[1] It also reached the top 30 on the Soul Singles chart.[2]

In 1982, the band released a pop-soul number entitled "Hold On Tight", which peaked at number 35 on the Dance Club chart, and #1 on the 1982 Billboard Year End Award followed by "Live the Life I Love", boogie song that had reached number 41 on the same chart by 1983.

Their last successful track titled "He's Number One" reached number 37 on the Dance chart in 1986.[1]

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Album  | Year  | Label

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Fantasy | 1981  | Pavilion
Sex and Material Possessions | 1982

### Singles

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Year  | Single  | Peak chart positions[3]

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| US Dance
[1] | US R&B
[2] | US DSS

1981  | "(Hey Who's Gotta) Funky Song"  | —  | —  | 51  | —
"You're Too Late"  | 104  | 1  | 28  | —
1982  | "Hold on Tight"  | —  | 35  | —  | —
1983  | "Live the Life I Love"  | —  | 41  | —  | —
1986  | "He's Number One"  | —  | 37  | —  | 14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

## See also

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* List of number-one dance hits (United States)
* List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003.
2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Joel Whitburn Presents, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004.
3. ^ "Fantasy - Discography". Billboard/AllMusic. Rovi Corporation/Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

## External links

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* Fantasy discography at Discogs

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