Jean Jacques Smoothie

Jean Jacques Smoothie is a British disc jockey, born in Gloucester as Steve Robson.[1][2]

Jean Jacques Smoothie from 2010

Biography

He has been DJing since 1994, beginning his DJing in the back bar of a nightclub titled "the Cheesey Club".

He became a surprise one-hit wonder in later 2001 for the song "2 People" (with two different music videos), sampled from "Inside My Love" by Minnie Riperton, in the UK.

In 1997, he founded the record label Plastic Raygun, on which he released his first single, "The Magnificent", under the name Brinkley Paste. Robson remarked "Don't ask me why I used that name. Basically it was badly produced big beat, but it sold 1,500 copies".[2] His follow-up single, "Night Time", "combined disco with the funkier end of house". At this time, the Jean Jacques Smoothie stage name was first used, as Robson later remarked "So I decided to come up with a cheeky French name, and Jean Jacques Smoothie was born!".

Jean Jacques Smoothie also released a single in 2002 entitled "Love & Evil". There was also an "Acoustic Mix" of this single, which features on V2 Music's Acoustic 02 compilation album.

His biggest hit "2 People" was also remixed by Moloko as well as Mirwais.

Discography

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[3]		 UK
Dance
[4]		 UK
Ind.
[5]		 AUS
[6]		 BEL
(FL)
[7]		 BEL
(WA)
Tip
[8]		 EU
[9]		 SCO
[10]
"The Magnificent" 1998 ———————— Non-album singles
"Nite Time" ————————
"2 People" 2001 1353631895114
"Love & Evil" 2002 832118————85
"Keep It Movin'" 2003 ————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes
  • 2001, "Mirwais Extended Mix" (of "2 People")
  • 2001, "Moloko's Maxique Mix" (of "2 People")
  • 2001, "Louis La Roche Mix" (of "2 People")
  • 2002, "Acoustic Mix" (of "Love & Evil")

References
  1. "BBC - Wales - Music - Jean Jacques Smoothie". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. "BBC Wales - Music - Jean Jacques Smoothie - Biography". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. "Jean Jacques Smoothie". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. Peak chart positions for singles on the UK Dance Singles Chart:
  5. Peak chart positions for singles on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 257.
  7. "Discografie Jean Jacques Smoothie". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "Discographie Jean Jacques Smoothie". ultratop.be (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 43. 20 October 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. Peak chart positions for singles on the Scottish Singles Chart:
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