Snap!

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Snap! evolved from Power Jam.
After the tremendous success of "The Power", Snap! released their first album, "World Power", which revealed many other hits: "Ooops Up", "Cult Of Snap" and "Mary Had A Little Boy". The latter, a frenetic hip house/piano anthem, revealed to be a huge club hit and the direction taken by Snap! afterwards to follow that path was logical.

Penny Ford and Jackie Harris (a short time vocalist featured on "The Power") decided to back out from the group not long after. A friend of Ford's, Thea Austin, was presented to Anzilotti and Münzing to replace her.
Durron Butler (Turbo B.) tried to convince the producers to make a hip-hop record. "Colour Of Love" announced the release of "The Madman's Return" (1992), but eventually flopped on the charts. A second single, "Rhythm Is A Dancer" came out. Based on the melody of "Auto Man" by Newcleus (1984), the song soon became one of the greatest dance hits of the 1990's.

Unsatisfied, Turbo B. left Snap! as well as did Thea Austin, who broke her contract to go solo. Madonna's vocalist Niki Harris was hired to re-record the last two singles from "The Madman's Return". Both were succesful releases.
In 1994, Snap! decided to go Trance on "Welcome To Tomorrow", with the participation of featured artists such as Summer (Paula Brown) and Rukmani. The formula proved to be as succesful. Around 1996, Eurodance started to collapse. A compilation of greatest hits was released alongside remixes and a new version of "The Power" performed with rapper Einstein (2) (Colin Case).
After four years of silence, Snap! tried a comeback in 2000 with "Gimme A Thrill". The single, which was supposed to reconcile them with Turbo B., flopped, and a whole album called "One Day On Earth" never saw the light of day. A few disagreements between the producers and the featured vocalist, Maxayn Lewis, didn't help.
From 2002 to 2006, Snap! was extensively remixed by a variety of electronic artists and released a couple of club singles which failed to relaunch their success story.
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Albums

World Power

(29 versions)
Logic Records 1990

The Madman's Return (1st Edition)

(23 versions)
Logic Records 1992

Welcome To Tomorrow

(11 versions)
Ariola, BMG Music Canada 1994

Album Sampler

(CD, Album)
BMG, Arista 1996

Singles & EPs

Mary Had A Little Boy

(22 versions)
Logic Records, Ariola 1990

The Power

(40 versions)
Logic Records 1990

Ooops Up

(27 versions)
Logic Records 1990

Cult Of Snap

(16 versions)
Logic Records 1990

Untitled

(CD, Maxi, Promo)
Logic Records 1990

Colour Of Love

(25 versions)
Logic Records, Logic Records 1991

Mega Mix

(9 versions)
Ariola, Logic Records 1991

Rhythm Is A Dancer

(64 versions)
Arista, Arista 1992

Snap! Feat. Niki Haris!* - Exterminate! (18 versions)

Logic Records, BMG Ariola München GmbH 1992

Snap* / Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K - Rhythm Is A Dancer / Move This (12", Promo)

Not On Label 1992

Dr. Alban / Bass Bumpers / Snap! - It's My Life / One Love / Get The Big Bass / Rhythm Is A Dancer (12", Promo)

BMG Ariola München GmbH 1992

Snap! Feat. Niki Haris - Do You See The Light (Looking For) (28 versions)

BMG Ariola München GmbH, BMG Ariola München GmbH, Logic Records 1993

Snap!

(12")
Not On Label 1993

Snap! Feat. Summer - Welcome To Tomorrow (15 versions)

Arista 1994

Snap* / Dr. Alban - Welcome To Tomorrow / Look Who's Talking (12", Promo)

BMG 1994

The World In My Hands

(9 versions)
Anzilotti & Münzing 1995

Snap! Feat. Summer - The First The Last Eternity (Till The End) (14 versions)

Anzilotti & Münzing 1995

Snap! Feat. Rukmani - Rame (9 versions)

Ariola 1996

LP Sampler

(12", Promo, Smplr)
BMG 1996

Snap! Attack

(12", Promo)
Arista 1997

Snap! Featuring Maxayn* And Turbo B. - Gimme A Thrill (4 versions)

Bookmark 2000
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Skywalka Mar 12, 2012 (edited 2 months ago)
Pretty sure the artist profile is incorrect.

If Snap couldn't get permission to use lyrics from "Let the Words Flow" why do some of the lyrics still appear in the finished product?

Wild Pitch were a US hip hop label. I doubt they would have signed a dance group from Germany.

Here is what I have pieced together through reading about what happened through the years:
Snap sampled Chill Rob G's line "It's gettin kinda hectic" from "Let the Words Flow". As a result Wild Pitch approached Snap for damages. Wild Pitch were given permission to use Snap's music to release their own version of The Power with more lyrics lifted from "Let the Words Flow". See Power Jam and Chill Rob G.
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