CDB

CDB was formed in Melbourne in 1991 as a vocal harmony quartet by Andrew De Silva, Brad Pinto and his brother Gary Pinto, and Danny Williams. CDB performed local gigs around Melbourne for three years including providing backing vocals for Peter Andre when he supported Madonna on her Australian The Girlie Show World Tour. CDB signed to Sony in 1994. CDB's first single "Hook Me Up" was released in October 1994 and peaked at #11 on the Australian ARIA Charts. "Hey Girl (This Is Our Time)" was released in March 1995 and peaked at #14 in Australia followed by a cover version of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Let's Groove" which peaked at #2 in Australia.

CDB released their debut studio album, 'Glide with Me' in November 1995, which debuted and peaked at #6 on the ARIA Albums Chart and #12 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. "Let's Groove" and "Hey Girl (This is Our Time)" both peaked at #1 in New Zealand in 1996. "Don't Stop", peaked the top 30 in both Australia and New Zealand and the album was certified platinum. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 "Let's Groove" won the Highest Selling Single category. In New Zealand it was their second number-one hit.

CDB promoted the album across Asia and toured South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Fiji including a special concert with John Denver, celebrating the South Korean bid to host the 2002 FIFA World Cup. In 1997, Jude Nicholas joined the group replacing Andrew De Silva, who needed to receive cancer treatment. "Good Times" was released in August 1997 and peaked at #28 in Australia. CDB's second studio album 'Lifted' was released in November 1997. The album had a more pop-oriented sound and reached the ARIA top 50. It provided three more singles "Back Then", "Let It Whip" and "So Badd". CDB then collaborated with Tommy Emmanuel and Renee Geyer. They disbanded in 1999.

In 2006 CDB were asked to reunite to play some charity shows, after which they reportedly reformed. The band went on to record songs for Myer shopping centre in the 2006 'Spirit of Christmas' album and for the ABC's Anthems of Australia initiative. In 2008, they released a cover version of Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)". The song was due to be the lead single from their third studio album, 'The Funk Sessions' a covers album paying tribute to their heroes. The album was however cancelled prior to release. The Essential CDB was released in October 2010 and included "P.Y.T.". In April 2017, the band announced they would release a new album titled Tailored for Now. "This Is How We Do It", a cover of Montell Jordan's 1995 hit was released to radio in April 2017. In November 2020, the group will release its first Christmas album, titled 'Christmas Is Here: The CDB Mixtape'.

SINGLES

Hook Me Up

30 OCT '94

#11

Hey Girl (This is Our Time)

19 MAR '95

#14

Let's Groove

29 OCT '95

#2

Don't Stop

17 MAR '96

#28

Good Times

17 AUG '97

#28

Let it Whip

11 MAY '98

#51

After the Love is Gone

Tommy Emmanuel feat. CDB

13 SEP '98

#74

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

Renee Geyer & CDB

14 JUN '99

#92

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDB_%28band%29

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/