AB Logic

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AB Logic
OriginBaal, Belgium
GenresEurodance, euro disco[1]
Years active1991–1996
MembersCedric Murril
Marianne Festraets

AB Logic was a Belgian Eurodance project arranged and produced by Jacko Bultinck and Peter Gillis in 1991. Its members included rapper K-Swing (Cedric Murril) and pop music vocalist Marianne Festraets. In 1992, they released the song "The Hitman".[2] The same year, they released their self-titled debut album, which received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.[3] It fared much better on various mainland European pop charts than on the Billboard 200 album chart. They scored two minor Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1992 with "The Hitman" (#60) and "Get Up (Move Boy Move)" (#83).[4] In Australia, "The Hitman" reached the top 10 on the ARIA singles chart in 1993, and was certified gold.[5] Another charting single, "AB Logic", was released in 1993.

Although "The Hitman" never made the UK national charts, it was a regional hit in North East England, making the Top 20 of MRIB's chart for Metro Radio in that region.[6]

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[7]
US
Hitseekers

[8]
1992 AB Logic
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Warner Music
63 37

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BEL
(FLA)

[9]
AUS
[7]
FIN
[10]
SWE
[11]
US
[4]
US
Dance

[12]
1992 "The Hitman" 14 6 60 20 AB Logic
"Get Up (Move Boy Move)" 83 15
1993 "AB Logic" 60 6 29
1994 "Real World" 204 Singles only
1996 "Welcome to My Heart"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Euro-Disco Music Artists". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Allmusic bio". All Media Guide. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  3. ^ "AB Logic album review". All Media Guide. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b "AB Logic > Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "1993 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Metro FM Top Twenty", Newcastle Evening Chronicle page 2, 27 June 1992
  7. ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  8. ^ "AB Logic > Chart History > Hitseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2020.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Ultratop > AB Logic in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  11. ^ "swedishcharts.com > AB Logic in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  12. ^ "AB Logic > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 19 January 2020.[dead link]