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Fastlove is a Dance-pop and Funk act. Their sound grew out of Chic, Patrice Rushen, Lisa Stansfield and Dr. Dre. Those roots explain a lot about how Fastlove arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Billie Jean and Words, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Adele, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Fastlove, reaching back through Chic and forward to Adele. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Fastlove" is a song by the English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 22 April 1996 as the second single from his third album, Older (1996). It was written by Michael, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington and Terri McFaddin and produced by Michael and Jon Douglas. It interpolates Rushen's 1982 single "Forget Me Nots". Virgin and Aegean Records issued the song worldwide while DreamWorks Records issued it in the United States.
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Fastlove grew out of Chic, Patrice Rushen, Lisa Stansfield and Dr. Dre, shares an orbit with Billie Jean and Words, went on to shape Adele. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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