Joe Smooth
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Biography
Joseph Lorenzo Jr. Welbon, known professionally as Joe Smooth, was born on 9â¯Mayâ¯1963 in the United States of America. A selfâtaught musician, he began producing electronic tracks at age 12 and entered the Chicago club scene as a DJ in his teens, gaining early recognition at venues such as Smart Bar, Limelight, and Charlie Club. In the late 1980s, Smooth released the single "Promised Land", which became a house music milestone; the track peaked at Number 56 on the UK Singles Chart in Februaryâ¯1989 and later appeared in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictional radio station SFâUR. The same year he issued the album Rejoice, featuring the hit "They Want to be Free". Smooth continued to influence the genre throughout the 1990s and beyond, collaborating with artists across pop, R&B, and dance such as Destinyâs Child, Whitney Houston, and New Order, and earning gold and platinum certifications for his work. In 2015 he founded the record label Indie Art Music, which merged with the Atlantic Traxx Group in 2023 to form IAMâ¯TRAXX, expanding his impact on contemporary electronic and dance music.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Promised Land
- Rock Yo Body
- We've Got To Love featuring Joe Smooth
- Get Back To Your Love
- Promised Land (ARNXT013) [Armada Classic]
- Our House Is Funkdified featuring Joe Smooth
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body
- Rock Yo Body by Steve "Silk" Hurley
- Move Yo Body 2013
- Promised Land (ARNXT006) [Armada Classic]
- Nobody's Fault But Mine
- He'll Lift You Up
- We've Got To Love by Paris Brightledge
- Promised Land by Joe Smooth
- Power
- Let's Dance
- They Want to Be Free
- Overcome featuring Angie Brown
