E.Y.C. (band)

E.Y.C.
Background information
Origin United States
Genres Pop, R&B
Years active 1992–1999
Labels Sony Music (1990–1996), MCA
Members Damon Butler
Dave Loeffler
Trey Parker

E.Y.C. (also known as Express Yourself Clearly) was an American pop/R&B group. Its members were Damon Butler, Dave Loeffler and Trey Parker.[1][2]

E.Y.C. failed to find success in their home country, but became more popular abroad in the United Kingdom and Australia. They were also the first to win the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party[3] best roadshow act, which launched the careers of Boyzone, Backstreet Boys and many more in the following years. The band also toured with Whitney Houston[4] and Prince.[5]

They scored six top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart before disbanding.[6] Their first single, "Feelin' Alright" sold over 60,000 copies in the UK[7] and peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] Their biggest hit was "Black Book", which peaked at number 13 in the UK.[8] E.Y.C.'s debut album Express Yourself Clearly peaked at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart.[9]

The band sold over 500,000 records outside the US.[10] They also starred in a Dr Pepper commercial in the US.[11][12]

They also appeared on the Childliners single, "The Gift of Christmas", alongside acts such as Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, MN8, Sean Maguire, Deuce, Ultimate Kaos, Let Loose, East 17, Peter Andre, Michelle Gayle and Dannii Minogue.

Discography

Albums

  • 1993: Express Yourself Clearly - UK #14[13]
  • 1995: EYC Ya! (Japan only)[14]
  • 1995: EYC Ya! - The Express Remixes (Asian only release)[15]
  • 1996: Put It On (European only release)[13]
  • 1999: I Feel It (US only release)[6]

Singles

  • 1993: "Feelin' Alright" - UK #16, Australia #7
  • 1994: "The Way You Work It" - UK #14, Australia #41
  • 1994: "Number One" - UK #27
  • 1994: "Black Book" - UK #13, US Dance Club Songs #21,[16] Australia #25
  • 1995: "One More Chance" - UK #25
  • 1995: "Ooh-Ah-Aa (I Feel It)" - UK #33
  • 1995: "In the Beginning" - UK #41[6]
  • 1999: "This Thing Called Love"
  • 1999: "Only a Dream"

Video

  • 1994: The Video Express (Japan only)

References

  1. ↑ EYC Express Yourself Clearly Damon Trey David. "EYC Members: Dave, Trey and Damon!". Eyc.zacharywoodlee.com. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  2. ↑ Bush, John. Biography of E.Y.C. at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Express Yourself Clearly: I Feel It!". EYC Nostalgia Pie. Nostalgia pie.
  4. ↑ "E.Y.C. Biography". oldies.com.
  5. ↑ "E.Y.C. discography". discogs.
  6. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 175. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ↑ Colin, Larkin. "E.Y.C. Biography". oldies.com. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
  8. 1 2 "EYC full official chart history". Official Charts. Official Charts Company.
  9. ↑ Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 April 1994. p. 46.
  10. ↑ Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 July 1999. p. 20.
  11. ↑ Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 3 July 1999. p. 20.
  12. ↑ "E.Y.C. - The Way You Work It". iMusic.
  13. 1 2 Discography for E.Y.C. at AllMusic
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ E.Y.C Profile
  16. ↑ "EYC Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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