Secret Weapon (group)

For the American pop duo, see Secret Weapons (band). For the punk rock band MxPx album and the title track from the album, see Secret Weapon (album)
Secret Weapon
Origin New York, New York U.S.
Genres Post-disco
R&B
Labels Prelude Records

Secret Weapon is a New York-based R&B group formed by Jerome Prister. The group had a number of hits throughout the 1980s with their most successful single being "Must Be the Music" which hit #24 on the R&B chart[1] and #66 on the dance chart in 1982.[2] Secret Weapon's Djuana "DJ" Thomas is a radio personality on Atlanta's WRDA.[3]

Original members

  • Djuana "DJ" Thomas - vocals
  • Michele Blackmon - vocals
  • Kevin Walker - keyboards
  • Russell Thomas - lead guitar
  • Jeff Bell - rhythm guitar
  • Ricci Paige - drums
  • Sebastian Johnson - percussionist

Former members

  • Stanley Snider - vocals
  • Jerome Prister - vocals
  • Bobby Coleman- vocals
  • Frank Prato - background vocals
  • Calvin Fields - bass guitar
  • Dave Brown - drums

Discography

Albums

Year Single Chart positions
US
R&B		 US
Dance
1983 Secret Weapon — —
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
US
R&B		 US
Dance
1982 "Must Be the Music" 24 66
1983 "DJ Man" 73 —
1984 "Move for Me" (as Output) 88 —
1988 "Say You'll Be" (as Jerome "Secret Weapon" Prister) 89 —
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 229.
  3. ↑ http://www.1057thegroove.com/pages/DJThomas.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D


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