Planet Patrol

Planet Patrol is an American electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson (lead singer),[1] Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with Melvin Franklin of The Temptations). The group only produced a single album, the self-titled Planet Patrol in 1983, which peaked at #64 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.[2]

Planet Patrol
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresElectro funk, freestyle, old school hip hop
Years active1982–1984; 2006–present
LabelsTommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records

The group's most popular song, "Play at Your Own Risk", was created from tracks that did not make the final version of Afrika Bambaataa's seminal "Planet Rock".[3]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumLabelUS R&B
[2]
1983Planet PatrolTommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records64

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Dance
[4]
US R&B
[5]
UK
[6][7]
1982"Play at Your Own Risk"1021
1983"I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock and Roll)"62
"Cheap Thrills"563064
1984"It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference"
"Danger Zone"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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