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| current_members = {{ubl|Marcus Thompson (DJ)|[[Samuelle|Samuelle Prater]] (vocals)}}
| current_members = {{ubl|Marcus Thompson (DJ)|[[Samuelle|Samuelle Prater]] (vocals)}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Michael Marshall (singer)|Michael Marshall]]|Greg Thomas|Craig Samuel|Ocea Savage|Darrien Cleage|Alex Hill|Kevin Moore}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Michael Marshall (singer)|Michael Marshall]]|Greg Thomas|Craig Samuel|Darrien Cleage|Alex Hill|Kevin Moore}}
| associated_acts = [[Club Nouveau]]
| spinoffs = [[Club Nouveau]]
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'''Timex Social Club''' is an [[United States|American]] [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[musical ensemble|group]], formed in 1985 and best known for the 1986 hit single "[[Rumors (Timex Social Club song)|Rumors]]".<ref name="AM1"/>
'''Timex Social Club''' is an American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[musical ensemble|group]], formed in 1985 and best known for the 1986 hit single "[[Rumors (Timex Social Club song)|Rumors]]".<ref name="AM1"/>


==History==
==History==
Originally known as the Timex Crew, members included Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, [[Michael Marshall (singer)|Michael Marshall]], Craig Samuel, and Darrien Cleage. By 1986, Samuel, Cleage, and Thomas had departed, Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added, and the name Timex Social Club was adopted.<ref name="AM1">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/timex-social-club-mn0000506362|title=Timex Social Club - Artist Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Ron|last=Wynn|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> Later in 1986, Ocea Savage was added on keyboards and background vocals. They fused [[funk]] and urban [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] with Washington [[go-go]] beat.
Originally known as the Timex Crew, members included Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, [[Michael Marshall (singer)|Michael Marshall]], Craig Samuel, and Darrien Cleage. By 1986, Samuel, Cleage, and Thomas had departed, Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added, and the name Timex Social Club was adopted<ref name="AM1">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/timex-social-club-mn0000506362|title=Timex Social Club - Artist Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|first=Ron|last=Wynn|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref> (despite the group's name, [[Timex Group USA]] bears no sponsorship of the group). They fused [[funk]] and urban [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]].


In 1986, the group released the ''[[Vicious Rumors (Timex Social Club album)|Vicious Rumors]]'' album on Danya/Fantasy Records (A&M in Canada; Mercury in Germany). Its one major [[hit record|hit]], "[[Rumors (Timex Social Club song)|Rumors]]", peaked at #8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], #13 in the UK,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=560}}</ref> and No. 1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]], [[Hot Dance Club Play]], and Hot Dance/Disco-12&nbsp;inch Singles-Sales charts. The two follow-up singles, "Thinkin' About Ya" and "Mixed-Up World", reached the R&B Top 20.<ref name="VF">{{cite web|title=Timex Social Club Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|url=https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Timex+Social+Club|website=Music VF|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
In 1986, the group released the ''[[Vicious Rumors (Timex Social Club album)|Vicious Rumors]]'' album produced by Jay Logan on Danya/[[Fantasy Records]] ([[A&M Records|A&M]] in Canada; [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] in Europe; [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|CBS/Sony]] in Japan). Its one major [[hit record|hit]], "[[Rumors (Timex Social Club song)|Rumors]]", written by Thompson, Hill, and Marshall, peaked at number 8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], number 13 in the UK,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=560}}</ref> and number 1 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]], [[Hot Dance Club Play]], and [[Dance Singles Sales|Hot Dance/Disco-12&nbsp;inch Singles-Sales]] charts. The two follow-up singles, "[[Thinkin' About Ya]]" and "Mixed-Up World", reached the R&B top 20.<ref name="VF">{{cite web|title=Timex Social Club Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|url=https://www.musicvf.com/songs.php?page=artist&artist=Timex+Social+Club|website=Music VF|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref> Also in 1986 Ocea Savage was added on keyboards and background vocals.


===Tour===
===Tour===
The success of the single "Rumors", prompted hip hop impresario [[Russell Simmons]] to hire the group as the opening act for 38 dates on [[Run DMC]]'s [[Raising Hell (album)|Raising Hell]] tour in 1986.<ref name="Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited">{{cite book|first=Randolph|last= Michaels|year=2005|title=Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited|location=US|isbn=978-0-595-37007-8|pages=196, 198}}</ref> Other acts on the tour were [[Beastie Boys]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Whodini]]. Besides solo dates, the group also opened for [[New Edition]], [[Midnight Star (band)|Midnight Star]], [[the S.O.S. Band]], [[Kool & The Gang]], and [[Jermaine Jackson]].<ref name="How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club">{{cite book|first=Marcus|last=Thompson|year=2011|title=How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club|location=US|isbn=978-1-257-28542-6|pages=6, 173}}</ref>
The success of the single "Rumors" prompted hip hop impresario [[Russell Simmons]] to hire the group as the opening act for 38 dates on [[Run DMC]]'s [[Raising Hell (album)|Raising Hell]] tour in 1986.<ref name="Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited">{{cite book|first=Randolph|last=Michaels|year=2005|title=Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited|location=US|isbn=978-0-595-37007-8|pages=196, 198}}</ref> Other acts on the tour were [[Beastie Boys]], [[LL Cool J]], and [[Whodini]]. Besides solo dates, the group also opened for [[New Edition]], [[Midnight Star (band)|Midnight Star]], [[the S.O.S. Band]], [[Kool & the Gang]], and [[Jermaine Jackson]].<ref name="How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club">{{cite book|first=Marcus|last=Thompson|year=2011|title=How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club|location=US|isbn=978-1-257-28542-6|pages=6, 173}}</ref>


===Split===
===Split===
Timex Social Club disbanded shortly after the success of "Rumors". The band's producer Jay King, [[Denzil Foster]] and [[Thomas McElroy]] formed [[Club Nouveau]], whose first single was "Jealousy", an [[answer song]] to "Rumors" that references Timex Social Club's split. Club Nouveau subsequently had a #1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit in 1987 with a go-go cover of [[Bill Withers]]' "[[Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/club-nouveau-mn0000152228|title=Club Nouveau - Artist Biography|publisher=AllMusic|first=Ron|last=Wynn|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>
Timex Social Club disbanded shortly after the success of "Rumors". The band's producer Jay King, [[Denzil Foster]], and [[Thomas McElroy]] formed [[Club Nouveau]], whose first single was "Jealousy", an [[answer song]] to "Rumors" that references Timex Social Club's split. Club Nouveau subsequently had a #1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit in 1987 with a go-go cover of [[Bill Withers]]'s "[[Lean on Me (song)|Lean on Me]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/club-nouveau-mn0000152228|title=Club Nouveau - Artist Biography|publisher=AllMusic|first=Ron|last=Wynn|accessdate=27 August 2020}}</ref>


===Revival===
===Revival===
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! Year
! Year
! Album
! Album
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=Timex Social Club - Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/timex-social-club-mn0000506362/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117184411/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/timex-social-club-mn0000506362/awards|archive-date=January 17, 2013}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"|<sup>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</sup><br>
|-
|-
| 1986
| 1986
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! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! style="width:45px;"|<sup>[[Billboard Hot 100|US 100]]</sup><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US 100]]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:45px;"|<sup>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</sup><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:45px;"|<sup>[[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]</sup><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:45px;"|<sup>[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]</sup><br>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]</small><br>
! style="width:45px;"|<sup>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</sup><br><ref>{{cite web|title=TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23618/timex-social-club/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23618/timex-social-club/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=3 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1986
|rowspan="3"| 1986
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| align=center | 81
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| "Thinkin' About Ya"
| "[[Thinkin' About Ya]]"
| align=center | —
| align=center | —
| align=center | 15
| align=center | 15
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| align=center | ―
|-
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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! Year !! Source<ref name="How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club"/> !! Song !! Result !! Misc.
! Year !! Source<ref name="How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club"/> !! Song !! Result !! Misc.
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|-
| 1986 || <center>CRIA/[[Music Canada]]</center> ||<center>"Rumors"</center>|| <center>Gold single</center> || <center>Certification/Lable A&M</center>
| 1986 || {{center|CRIA/[[Music Canada]]}} ||{{center|"Rumors"}}|| {{center|Gold single}} || {{center|Certification/Label A&M}}
|-
|-
| 1986 || <center>CRIA/[[Music Canada]]</center> ||<center>"Rumors"</center>|| <center>Platinum single</center> || <center>Certification/Lable A&M</center>
| 1986 || {{center|CRIA/[[Music Canada]]}} ||{{center|"Rumors"}}|| {{center|Platinum single}} || {{center|Certification/Label A&M}}
|-
|-
| 1986 || <center>Commendation </center> ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || Awarded (key to city) || <center>Mayor [[Richard L. Berkley]] Kansas City MO.</center>
| 1986 || {{center|Commendation }} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || Awarded (key to city) || {{center|Mayor [[Richard L. Berkley]] Kansas City MO.}}
|-
|-
| 1986 || <center>[[Proclamation]]</center> ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || <center>Won</center> || <center>Governor [[John D. Ashcroft]] state of MO.</center>
| 1986 || {{center|[[Proclamation]]}} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || {{center|Won}} || {{center|Governor [[John D. Ashcroft]] state of MO.}}
|-
|-
| 1986 || <center>The 1986 [[National Association of Recording Merchandisers|NARM]] Awards</center> ||<center>"Rumors"</center>|| <center>Won</center> || <center>Best Selling New Artist</center>
| 1986 || {{center|The 1986 [[National Association of Recording Merchandisers|NARM]] Awards}} ||{{center|"Rumors"}}|| {{center|Won}} || {{center|Best Selling New Artist}}
|-
|-
| 1986 || <center>Bay Area Top Star Music Awards</center> ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || <center>Won</center> || <center></center>
| 1986 || {{center|Bay Area Top Star Music Awards}} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || {{center|Won}} || {{center|}}
|-
|-
| 1987 || <center>[[American Music Awards]]</center> ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || <center>Nominated</center> || <center></center>
| 1987 || {{center|[[American Music Awards]]}} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || {{center|Nominated}} || {{center|}}
|-
|-
| 1987 || <center>Bammies/[[Bay Area Music Awards]]</center> ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || <center>Nominated</center> || <center></center>
| 1987 || {{center|Bammies/[[Bay Area Music Awards]]}} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || {{center|Nominated}} || {{center|}}
|-
|-
| 1987 || <center>[[Juno Awards]] (CANADA)</center>||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || <center>Nominated</center> || <center></center>
| 1987 || {{center|[[Juno Awards]] (CANADA)}} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || {{center|Nominated}} || {{center|}}
|-
|-
| 1987 || <center>[[Soul Train Music Awards]]</center> ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || <center>Nominated</center> || <center></center>
| 1987 || {{center|[[Soul Train Music Awards]]}} ||"Rumors" / ''Vicious Rumors'' || {{center|Nominated}} || {{center|}}
|}
|}


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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book|first=Marcus A.|last=Thompson|year=2011|title=How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club|location=US|isbn=978-1329954939}}
*{{cite book
*{{cite book|first=Patricia A.|last=Turner|year=1993|title=I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture|location=US|isbn=978-0-520-08936-5|page=260}}
| first= Patricia A.
*{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Stone|year=2005|title=Mad Season: (Changing Stations)|location=US|isbn=978-0-595-37007-8|page=220}}
| last= Turner
| year= 1993
| title= I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture
| location= US
| isbn= 978-0-520-08936-5
| page= 260}}
*{{cite book| first= Joseph
| last= Stone
| year= 2005
| title= Mad Season: (Changing Stations)
| location= US
| isbn= 978-0-595-37007-8
| page= 220}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p23716|label=Timex Social Club}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p23716|label=Timex Social Club}}
* [http://timexsocialclub.com/ Official Website]
* [http://timexsocialclub.com/ Official Website]
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
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[[Category:1985 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Berkeley, California]]

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Timex Social Club
Also known as
  • TSC
  • The Social Club
  • The Timex Crew
OriginBerkeley, California
GenresContemporary R&B, go-go, funk, urban contemporary, soul
Years active1985–1987, 2011–present
LabelsJay Records/ Danya/ Fantasy Records
SpinoffsClub Nouveau
Members
Past members

Timex Social Club is an American R&B group, formed in 1985 and best known for the 1986 hit single "Rumors".[1]

History

[edit]

Originally known as the Timex Crew, members included Marcus Thompson (founder), Gregory "Greg B" Thomas, Michael Marshall, Craig Samuel, and Darrien Cleage. By 1986, Samuel, Cleage, and Thomas had departed, Alex Hill and Kevin Moore were added, and the name Timex Social Club was adopted[1] (despite the group's name, Timex Group USA bears no sponsorship of the group). They fused funk and urban R&B.

In 1986, the group released the Vicious Rumors album produced by Jay Logan on Danya/Fantasy Records (A&M in Canada; Mercury in Europe; CBS/Sony in Japan). Its one major hit, "Rumors", written by Thompson, Hill, and Marshall, peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 13 in the UK,[2] and number 1 on the Billboard R&B, Hot Dance Club Play, and Hot Dance/Disco-12 inch Singles-Sales charts. The two follow-up singles, "Thinkin' About Ya" and "Mixed-Up World", reached the R&B top 20.[3] Also in 1986 Ocea Savage was added on keyboards and background vocals.

Tour

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The success of the single "Rumors" prompted hip hop impresario Russell Simmons to hire the group as the opening act for 38 dates on Run DMC's Raising Hell tour in 1986.[4] Other acts on the tour were Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, and Whodini. Besides solo dates, the group also opened for New Edition, Midnight Star, the S.O.S. Band, Kool & the Gang, and Jermaine Jackson.[5]

Split

[edit]

Timex Social Club disbanded shortly after the success of "Rumors". The band's producer Jay King, Denzil Foster, and Thomas McElroy formed Club Nouveau, whose first single was "Jealousy", an answer song to "Rumors" that references Timex Social Club's split. Club Nouveau subsequently had a #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1987 with a go-go cover of Bill Withers's "Lean on Me".[6]

Revival

[edit]

As of 2011, the current Timex Social Club roster consisted of founding member Marcus Thompson as DJ and Samuelle Prater on vocals.

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
Year Album US R&B
[7]
1986 Vicious Rumors 29

Singles

[edit]
Year Title Peak chart positions
US 100
[3]
US R&B
[3]
US Dance
[3]
CAN
UK
[8]
1986 "Rumors" 8 1 1 1 13
"Mixed Up World" 15 81
"Thinkin' About Ya" 15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Source[5] Song Result Misc.
1986
"Rumors"
Gold single
Certification/Label A&M
1986
"Rumors"
Platinum single
Certification/Label A&M
1986
Commendation
"Rumors" / Vicious Rumors Awarded (key to city)
Mayor Richard L. Berkley Kansas City MO.
1986 "Rumors" / Vicious Rumors
Won
Governor John D. Ashcroft state of MO.
1986
The 1986 NARM Awards
"Rumors"
Won
Best Selling New Artist
1986
Bay Area Top Star Music Awards
"Rumors" / Vicious Rumors
Won
1987 "Rumors" / Vicious Rumors
Nominated
1987 "Rumors" / Vicious Rumors
Nominated
1987
Juno Awards (CANADA)
"Rumors" / Vicious Rumors
Nominated
1987 "Rumors" / Vicious Rumors
Nominated

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Timex Social Club - Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 560. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ a b c d "Timex Social Club Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Michaels, Randolph (2005). Flashbacks to Happiness: Eighties Music Revisited. US. pp. 196, 198. ISBN 978-0-595-37007-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ a b Thompson, Marcus (2011). How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club. US. pp. 6, 173. ISBN 978-1-257-28542-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Club Nouveau - Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Timex Social Club - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

Further reading

[edit]
  • Thompson, Marcus A. (2011). How Do Rumors Get Started: The True Story of Timex Social Club. US. ISBN 978-1329954939.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Turner, Patricia A. (1993). I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor in African-American Culture. US. p. 260. ISBN 978-0-520-08936-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Stone, Joseph (2005). Mad Season: (Changing Stations). US. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-595-37007-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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