Ruff Driverz were the aliases of British DJ / remixers Brad Carter and Chris Brown. The duo also recorded under the names 2000BC and Transit.
In the late 1990s, the duo scored six dance hits in the UK. Two of these were also major successes on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States, where they were released on Tommy Boy Records. The flamenco-inspired "Dreaming" (featuring Katherine "Arrola" Ellis and credited as "Ruff Driverz Presents Arrola"), a Top Ten hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaked at #20 in the United States, and "Waiting For The Sun," which was their highest charting record, peaked at #2.
Carter continues as a solo producer and remixer. Brown continues to organise, promote and book for events and festivals in the UK and Europe. The act reunited in 2019 for a brief show with Ellis.
Discography
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
US [2] | |||
| 1998 | "Don't Stop" | 30 | — | In-Fidelity |
| "Deeper Love" | 19 | — | ||
| "Shame" | 51 | — | ||
| "Dreaming" | 10 | 20 | ||
| 1999 | "La Musica" | 14 | — | |
| "Waiting for the Sun" | 37 | 2 | ||
Ruff Driverz singles
"Don't Stop"
| "Don't Stop" | ||||
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| Single by Ruff Driverz | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
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| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | Inferno | |||
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Track listing
- CD single, UK (1997)
- "Don't Stop" (Eat Me Radio Edit) – 3:29
- "Don't Stop" (Ballistic Bass Mix) – 7:01
- "Don't Stop" (Scott Garcia Remix) – 8:27
Critical reception
Chris Finan from Record Mirror Dance Update gave "Don't Stop" five out of five, writing, "Pulse 8's new offshoot Inferno beats off hefty competition for one of the best house tracks around at the moment. Chris Brown & Bradley Carter produce a real cracker of a record that's been buzzing about in small numbers since November '97 and now boasts a Scott Garcia mix. It is still the original Deepah Mix that does the trick, with effortlessly good percussion, annoyingly infectious bass and a touch of vocal with an end result that is far stronger than many of its contemporaries."[3]
References
- ↑ "The Official Charts Company - Artist - Ruff Driverz". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ "Billboard - Chart History - Ruff Driverz". Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Finan, Chris (24 January 1998). "Hot Vinyl" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2023.