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Jamiroquai (/ dʒ ə ˈ m ɪr ə k w aɪ / ⓘ jə-MIRR-ə-kwy) are an English acid jazz and funk band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay , and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s.
Jamiroquai are a British funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Fronted by lead singer Jay Kay, Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early 1990s London-based acid jazz movement.
The band's first album was Emergency on Planet Earth. The relationship with Sony ended in 2007. [19] The band has sold more than 26 million albums worldwide. [20] Kay is occasionally referred to as 'Jamiroquai' due to the misconception that the band is a solo artist. [21] [22] Kay is well known for his array of elaborate hats and headgear. [23]
Emergency on Planet Earth is the debut studio album by English funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai, released on 14 June 1993 under Sony Soho Square.Prior its release, the band debuted in 1992 with "When You Gonna Learn" under Acid Jazz Records, and front-man Jay Kay was given a major-label deal with Sony Music.
"When You Gonna Learn" was not actually the first single written and issued by Jay Kay, although it is the first single as Jamiroquai. Kay's first single was a white-label acetate called "Natural Energy", which was pressed only in three copies. [2] [3] [better source needed]
Travelling Without Moving was first released on 28 August 1996 in Japan, [14] then on 9 September 1996 in the United Kingdom on Sony Soho Square. [15] Released on the Work record label in January 1997, [ 16 ] it was the band's first US Billboard 200 entry, [ 17 ] where it reached number 24 and it sold 1,400,000 shipments. [ 18 ]
"White Knuckle Ride" is the first single from British funk/acid jazz group Jamiroquai's studio album Rock Dust Light Star. [1] The single was released via Digital Download on 31 October 2010, with a Limited Edition Vinyl release due to appear on 1 January 2011. [2] The song was written by band frontman Jay Kay and Matt Johnson and produced by Kay.
The Return of the Space Cowboy is the second album by English funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai.The album was released on 17 October 1994 under Sony Soho Square.The album continues the musical direction of their debut, Emergency on Planet Earth (1993), and is characterised by its complex songwriting as a result of Jay Kay's creative block mid-production.