Artful Dodger (UK band)
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| Artful Dodger | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Southampton, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | UK garage R&B |
| Years active | 1997- |
| Label(s) | Blessed Records |
| Associated acts | Craig David |
| Members | |
| Mark Hill MC Alistair DJ Dave Low |
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| Former members | |
| Pete Devereux | |
Artful Dodger is a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through their 2Step hits and gave Craig David's career a boost after he appeared on their #2 hit "Re-Rewind" in December 1999.
The band originally consisted of Mark Hill and Pete Devereux, but Devereux left prior to the release of the single "TwentyFourSeven", and Hill continued from then on to produce records under the Artful Dodger moniker by himself. The UK Garage act, comprising of Mark Hill and MC Alistair, now includes fellow producer and DJ Dave Low. Many Artful Dodger tracks can be found on the UK garage compilation CD series Pure Garage.
The band's name was apparently taken from Lee Haynes, a bedroom DJ popular on pirate radio stations, whose father's name was Roger, which was inspired by the Artful Dodger, a character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- It's All About the Stragglers (November 2001) #18 UK
[edit] Singles
All of their subsequent hit singles have also been collaborations:
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | |||
| 1997 | "The Revenge of Popeye" | - | non-album single |
| "Something" | - | ||
| 1998 | "If You Love Me" | - | |
| "The Messenger" | - | ||
| "What You Gonna Do" (featuring Craig David) | 2 | It's All About the Stragglers | |
| 1999 | "Movin' Too Fast" (featuring Romina Johnson) | 2 | |
| "Re-Rewind" (featuring Craig David) | 2 | ||
| 2000 | "Woman Trouble" (featuring Craig David) | 6 | |
| "Movin' Too Fast (Remix)" (featuring Romina Johnson) | 2 | ||
| "Woman Trouble" (featuring Robbie Craig and Craig David) | 6 | ||
| "Please Don't Turn Me On" (featuring Lifford Davis) | 4 | ||
| 2001 | "Think About Me" (featuring Michelle Escoffery) | 11 | |
| "TwentyFourSeven" (featuring Melanie Blatt) | 6 | ||
| "It Ain't Enough" (Dreem Teem vs Artful Dodger) | 20 | ||
| 2002 | "Ladies" (featuring General Levy and Roachie) | - | non-album single |
| 2003 | "Ruff Neck Sounds" (featuring Sevi G and Richie Dan) | - | |
| 2006 | "Flex" (featuring Vula) | - |
