Passion (band)

Passion was a short-lived disco and post-disco music band featuring convicted cult leader Dwight York. Their style mixed funk and Latin rhythms combined with sensual lyrics. An eponymous debut album was released in 1979. They continued publishing music until 1984.[1][2]

This article is about the Disco band. For the Contemporary Christian Music band, see Passion Conferences.
Passion
OriginNew York, New York, U.S.
GenresDisco
Soul
Boogie
Dance
Years active1979–1984
LabelsPrelude
Past membersDwight York
Richard Noriega Jr.
Leon Pendarvis

Their first single "Don't Bring Back Memories" gained substantial club play when it was released in 1980. The song, written by multi-instrumentalist Ray Martinez and remixed by François Kevorkian, featured background vocals of Dara Norman, David Romero and Martha Roque. The B-side was "In New York", over eleven minutes in length.

In 1982, they released their "biggest"[1] dance hit "Don't Stop My Love", a song written by Kashif Saleem. The band followed up with "You Can't Hide It", a song recorded under the creative control of Eric Matthew in 1984.

Dwight York afterwards released two albums titled New and Re-New under his own label York's Records. The albums contained songs like "Life Is But a Dream" and "I Hurt". He was later imprisoned for multiple crimes including child sexual abuse.[3][4]

Discography

Albums
  • 1979 Don't Stop My Love (Prelude; U.S.)
  • 1992 Don't Stop My Love (re-release with new tracks) (Unidisc; Canada)

Singles
Year Title Label Peak chart positions
U.S. Top 40 U.S. Dance U.S. R&B UK
Top 40
1980 "Don't Bring Back Memories/In New York" Prelude ― #43 ― ―
1982 "Don't Stop My Love" ― ― ― ―
1984 "You Can't Hide (It)" ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References
  1. (((Passion))) - Artists - Biography, Discography. Rovi Corporation, Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-23-04
  2. (((Don't Stop My Love))) - Album - Charts, Credits. Rovi Corporation, Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-23-04
  3. Billboard (r): Dr. York. Billboard/Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 97: 41. 4 May 1985. ISSN 0006-2510
  4. Federal Bureau of Prisons
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