Bust -A- Groove, the uncredited artists

[@sentiliam]

5:10 a forgotten masterpiece that brings tears to my eyes. oh the nostalgia ❤️

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

I feel the same with that track. It has something special. When I was a kid I used to feel sad, and after these years... I feel the same!

[@Pilot-the-Radiowave]

Japan unfortunately has a history of not properly crediting foreigners for their work ): I’m glad there’s people like you who have the skill and effort to do what they didn’t!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you! You're right. They never released the soundtrack with the English versions and they were never credited, but now we know!

[@442ndsiegebattalion]

Yo! I’m making a Bust-A-Groove iceberg chart and this video is absolutely perfect! I’ll be sure to credit you with its inclusion!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

For real? Thank you! I'm going to upload a video about facts or curiosities during the following weeks. I want yo see your video! Take a look to the fandom page, some people and me are putting info, one of the wrong info was about the game release. If you need anything, contact me using the e-mail which appears in my profile, OK?

[@Es0ter1c700]

Robbie Danzie is a legendary vocalist in my opinion. If I ever had the luxury of being taught how to sing by her I would be in heaven 🥺 I loved her tracks so much

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

She is! I'm glad she still sings in the US!

[@a_awake]

YESS Robbie Danzie sang my favs songs from this series. She's amazing.

[@Animexcel]

So happy all the uncredited artists are getting recognized now. Thanks for all the hard work!! Sharon Woolf was the cherry on top. Just amazing.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

You're right... it was exhausting, but I did it and we finally know it! Thank you!!

[@MewMuh]

I can’t believe Donna Burke sang “Flyin to your Soul”! Of course it’s Dj Donna… haha!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

That was one of her very first works in Japan, she doesn't even remember (despite saying it was herself!), hahaha.

[@RuusRoom]

SHARON WOOLF!!!!!!!! I just heard a song of her called "Blow Your Mind" and it's defintely her... OMG. Congrats, you just achieved the ultimate goal 💚😂

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

We belong to the same country as you know! hahaha. Gracias amigo! Ha sido un reto gigante, pero por fin lo he logrado... Gracias por tu apoyo y sigue con tus vídeos de AOD, ese juego será siempre muy importante para mí también.

[@RuusRoom]

@@TheNameOfYourVoice Oh, eres de España?? Qué bueno... Enhorabuena por el descubrimiento. Tengo curiosidad por saber cómo llegaste a encontrar su nombre 🤔

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@RuusRoom Es más fácil de lo que parecía. Lo he más o menos dejado escrito en el blog que tienes en la descripción del vídeo, lo que pasa es que si tengo que escribir todo el proceso de mi viaje, daría para un libro, pero lo puedes leer más o menos al final del todo del link que hay! Y sí, de España, en su día vi tu canal y me pareció una maravilla, no sabes la de veces que jugué al AOD...

[@RuusRoom]

@@TheNameOfYourVoice Lo acabo de leer. Es increíble tu esfuerzo y finalmente encontraste a todos los artistas sin acreditar 😍 Me gustaría subir un vídeo del Bust-A-Groove algún día. Tengo algunas ideas interesantes =)

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@RuusRoom Pues anímate, me encantaría verlo! Y sí, MUCHO esfuerzo, plasmarlo todo en escrito es difícil. Su voz en concreto siempre fue un misterio, como aquel vídeo de Charo Soria doblando el take de: "De todos los horrores del mundo actual, el que más me obsesiona es Egipto. Eso y la muerte de Werner". Por aquel entonces no entendía de que había cosas que se doblaban antes que el propio juego terminado y que no se incluían, pero FLIPABA con ese take que nunca salió. Al final alguien ha tenido que estrujarse los sesos para que el resto podamos averiguarlo! Tú me entiendes, jajaja.

[@carlosiagnecz]

The research that must have been taken to find out the unspoken voices of the duology is amazing, but what about Bust-a-Move: Dance Summit 2001?

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Well, in Dance Summit all songs were performed by Japanese artists. Some people and me are working on the FANDOM website, and my friend is a good researcher of Dance Summit. bust-a-groove.fandom.com/wiki/Dance_Summit_2001_Bust_A_Move_Original_Soundtrack Here you can take a look to the soundtrack and many of the artists!

[@futur3juli3]

So far, we know most of the singers involved in the soundtrack. Right now, I'm trying to find any info of 2 Nice, Ellin, D&B, and Miki Takaesu which will be hard since they don't seem to appear anywhere on the internet. Also this is just speculation but I believe Hideki Fujisawa had sang God of Funk but it's not confirmed yet.

[@futur3juli3]

UPDATE* It turns out that Hideki Fujisawa/DANCE☆MAN did in fact sang the main vocals for God Of Funk. Also D&B is an alias of DANCE☆MAN & THE BANDMAN

[@dandodd150]

Well done Adri! It certainly was a trip down memory lane! Thanks for reaching out!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thanks to you! For being part of the production of this beautiful video game and providing me the info I was looking for!

[@jurassica19xx]

What an incredible job! You found even the backing vocals... Thank you so much for finding and crediting the artists. Now we can listen to their music.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you for your support! It was difficult, but I could find them all! Glad you liked it!

[@DancerZone]

Donna Burke tiene canciones en DDR SUPERNOVA

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Y esta canción la grabó antes de ser conocida. Ni ella misma lo recordaba!

[@ccbred]

AWESOME! So nice to finally know everyone. Glad I was able to be of some help with the search 💙

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Yep! You helped me!! Thank you for your support, my friend! Finally we could reach our goal!

[@DancerZone]

Lala Moore, Noriko Fukushima o Adya en bemani es reocnocida por colaborar bstante en betmnia y pop'n music y ahora escucho con atencion las canciones y quede sorprendido y puedo apoyar que es ella!😮

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Claro, la cantante (que nació en alemania), pese a ser japonesa de ascendencia, debió haber aprendido inglés allí. Pese a que no tenga confirmación personal, la voz es igual, no crees? PD: No vi tu comentario hasta ahora, disculpa.

[@Kazemahou]

I loved these games with a passion. The music was astounding, and the gameplay was unique and I wish they would bring these works back in HD. Fantastic job discovering all of the voices on these games - I always wondered. Great job!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much! Yes, I wish Square-Enix would release them in HD, like Tomb Raider this following year, but...I suppose they are more focused on other things, but it's impressive how people never forget about this wonderful game!

[@djramshead]

I am truly blown away! Eventually knew Crystal Kay and Robbie Danzie from my own knowledge of their music in later years. But for all the others, after having both game OSTs for so long, I can finally go into my iTunes library and change the artist names from their pseudonyms to the actual names. Big bravo for your research and confirmations. Love that fans of Bust A Groove keep this music thriving!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you my friend! It was an exhausting but exciting research. I invested A LOT of time and effort, specially for the Bust A Groove track (the Kitty-N's theme). I became interested in knowing about the singer 20 years ago until I found her! Glad you can put the names, some people and me are working in the FANDOM website, we put a lot of info about the game, and now I'm going to put info about the artists! I wish AVEX could release the themes, but despite contacting them, I was ignored... :(

[@brookswilliams5239]

Man this was such an informative video for one of my favorite video games when I was a kid, I had always wondered who did all of those incredible songs! Thank you!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Yes... It took my A LOT of efford to find this, specially the Bust A Groove theme, now I'm glad to share all this with you!!

[@jjohnwords2873]

Glad I could help with the Sharon Woolf one 🤝🏽

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Yep!!! And thanks to Dan Dodd who remembered her name, everything fitted! Thank you for your support!

[@notorioussupremacy177]

POR FIIIIIIIN!! Después de tanto tiempo!!! algo me decia que si era Sharon Woolf!!! Oof le dare un vistazo al blog!! Felicidades te las mereces!! 🥹❤️❤️❤️

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Muchísimas gracias a ti por tu apoyo! Un abrazo!!

[@DancerZone]

Robbie Danzie es incrieble colaboro con Konami en la serie bemani, en DDR , GUITAR FREAKS ENTRE OTROS

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Exacto! Es una gran cantante!

[@codenamekendall2780]

Holy crap I always thought it sounded like crystal key but.... I never actually thought it was her!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

And she was 11 years old!

[@tamaru0]

Hello. great video! I don't think there are any other videos like this. I didn't even know there were uncredited artists. This is the first time I have come across such information. thank you! Greetings from Japan.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it! Japan did a very good job trying to make it look "international". They hired many foreign artists who lived there and created great songs! I wish Square Enix remaster these games or something :(

[@H8orSaints]

Nice work man!.............. NICE WORK!!!!!!!! Tantos artistas talentosos que passaram despercebidos.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Muito obrigado!!! Fue muy difícil, pero finalmente conseguí encontrarlos!

[@nocturneee961]

Oh wow, this is amazing! Thank you for your hard work in finding all the information!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

It was very hard, but I'm glad you liked it!!

[@mallewi]

this is amazing!! thought these artists would never be known and it would be buried in gaming history. i'm so glad the algorithm fed me this

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

And I'm glad you saw this!

[@Rockaway98]

Hooray! Thank you so much for this! Bust a Groove 1 & 2’s soundtracks are literally some of my absolute favorite soundtracks ever. Also, now I’m going to check out the music from these artists. 😊

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

I'm glad you liked it!! Thanks!!

[@xoxovalentine3572]

Woooow de verdad increíble trabajo, por más de 20 años quedé en duda de quien era era bella voz femenina en la versión de inglés del tema de kitty n Me parece injusto que no se les haya mencionado a los cantantes en los créditos de los videojuegos, sabrás por qué? Pero de un verdadero fan de bust a Groove quiero agradecer tu maravilloso trabajo! Gracias!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Muchas gracias!! Y bueno, lmagino que quisieron poner los artistas sólo en la BSO en japonés, y como no se lanzó nunca una en inglés, pues quedó inconclusa. En los créditos sí mencionan los estudios de grabación, pero no los artistas, así que a saber!

[@a_awake]

This video was amazing. I always wondered who the people singing these songs were! You really came through with this one, I appreciate all the work it must have taken. You got a new subscriber 😎

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much! It took me years to find all this, so I'm glad you liked it!

[@mariomixxer2199]

WOW increíble trabajo amigo!!! Por fin conozco a las voces de las canciones de BAG que tanto amo, y que me cambiaron la vida cuando estaba muy deprimido, muchas gracias por esta información, esto es oro!!!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Gracias a ti por tu apoyo! Me ha costado mucho trabajo, pero al final ha valido la pena! Este juego siempre será muy importante para mí también... ^^

[@辰巳良平]

singers are gorgeous!?!? Thanks for uploading the video as I only just found out about it now! （I am Japanese, sorry for my poor English.）

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@辰巳良平 Japan did a great job with this videogame. It will always belong to my heart. Thank you for your comment!

[@pinkaddiction13]

You did it!!! omG!

[@pinkaddiction13]

OK, I got to Crystal Kay and broke down crying. Thank you for this! This game defined my childhood!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@pinkaddiction13 Yes, thank you! She and Donna are the most famous ones, glad you liked it!!

[@augustomena3142]

Gracias... Después de tanto tengo el nombre: Sharon Woolf.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Exacto, ahora lo sabemos!! Gracias a ti por tu apoyo!

[@osricen]

Amazing!! At last we got some important answers!! Thank you for your hard work and this video. Hopefully someday soon we see a remaster/remake of Bust a Groove 1 and 2...

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thanks! That would be amazing. But Square Enix seems not really interested in it! We would really love to see a remaster at least!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Por cierto, te escribí en inglés, pero eres de Bolivia, y yo soy de España, jajaja. Ojalá se animase Square Enix un día, pero parecen más centrados en sus Final Fantasy lamentablemente...

[@osricen]

@@TheNameOfYourVoice Afortunadamente tenemos la emulación. Cada cierto tiempo, juego un poco de Bust 1 y 2. 🙂 Sería increíble un remake de cada uno (o de los 2 en 1) con funciones online y todo lo mejor que fue sucediendo en los últimos años en el mundo de los videojuegos.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@osricen Ojalá, lo malo es que Square-Enix no parece ser muy detallista si no es con su Final Fantasy, quizá si nos movilizásemos... Pero sí, OJALÁ.

[@DevinMoney]

Love the video, artists deserve the love too!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thanks!!! And yes, I agree!

[@soultakersys]

Muchas geacias por tu gran trabajo, alfin se el nombre de aozora no kife en ingles

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Sudé LO QUE NO ESTÁ ESCRITO para encontrarla, pero pude encontrarla y compartírosla! De nada!

[@ericbarbosa8236]

What a great research work my friend!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much!!!

[@pawkyyy]

really cool that you make videos about this game!!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much!

[@keanulysaythong9154]

Hey guys the bust a groove did you know the other vocals by donna burke robbie danzie and lala moore appears on DDR pop'n music and beatmania.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Yes, you're right! And also Donyale.

[@sumirenko]

Thank you so much!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thanks for watching!!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

We reached the 1,000 views! I know it is not a high number, but it's better than what I expected! Thank you very much!

[@BlueBird1994_]

This is awesome! For so many years ever since I was a kid I wondered about the singers for the songs of the first BaG game.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Yes, same here!!! I thought all songs in English were recorded in America, but nope, they were ALL recorded in Japan by foreign English-speakers except for Bust A Groove (Kitty-N's theme), which was recorded in the UK. Thank you for your comment!

[@Molestoso]

Qué buen video

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Costó mucho, pero valió absolutamente la pena! Gracias!

[@lProjectZerol]

So cool omggg that's such a find 😍😍😍

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much!!

[@allaboutbustagroove128]

Great job. I loved it :3

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thanks!, glad you liked it!

[@RazzyAurealis]

How come no pinky love?

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Donyale Fredericks (now Donyale Renee), appeared credited in the OST. I mean, this video is related to those artists who never were credited in the game, and she appeared in the Japanese OST from the game, that's the reason!.

[@karasushiro2636]

Awesome job! this brings back so many good memories !

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much!!!

[@winpipio2708]

Excelente

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Gracias!

[@BlazingAbyss]

Wonderful work as always! It 's too bad that there's still no official confirmation on Lala Moore/Noriko Fukushima yet, though it seems quite likely that it was them. It's very surprising to learn that Terry T & Sweet Jody were actually the same person, did they go by two names on the albulm because they're intersex? I notice that on the albulm that 2 Bad lists just Sweet Jodi, but I Luv Hamburgers and Blue Knife (Bust a Move Edit) list both Terry T & Sweet Jody, any idea why that is? Furthermore, do you know if they were already part of the group "Reveman" while working on Bust A Groove? The albulm says "Performed by: Raveman feat. Terry T & Sweet Jodi" for I Luv Hamburgers, but it would be a bit odd to say "feat." if they were already part of the group at that point. Also, did you have any information on who "Chey" is? They're listed as one of the performers on Chemical Love and they're also part of the chorus in the Japanese version of Shorty's theme. Furthermore, do you had any idea who composed the Character Select and Fever Time BGMs? I'm assuming that it was Devi Kobayashi (aka Hiroshi Kobayashi) since they're listed under "Total Sound Design" in the credits, but I wasn't 100% sure. Lastly, have you considered posting your findings on the VGMdb? It's a good place to preserve and discuss such information and you might even be able to come across others with more info on the game's music production.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much for your message! You know a lot about Bust -A- Groove/Move, isn't it? I was able to talk with them (Terry-T/Sweet Jodi). I can't tell you why they used 2 different names, but they is a very creative person and thought it would be cool. For example, there is a studio that appears in the credits which says "Low End Digital Studio (Las Vegas)", but it is actually from Japan. They thought it would sound cool, hahaha. I think they are a part of Raveman, yes. It is strange, but maybe they wanted to separate the singer from that song or something. About Chey? I tried but nothing. I know she must have been a black singer who also worked in Japan at least until 2007. Her Discogs profile is a bit wrong, because appears another artist. I know she also used the name "Femcee Chey". kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4ulinmZd9OAeM0 I know it's her because if you check that CD on Discogs (cannot put the link for SPAM), you will see there's another person named "Boonie", who sang some song from Avex. Anyway, that CD release is VERY strange. Just a label for that CD? Pseudonyms? Only in USA? Strange. I never thought about the character select or fever time, but you're right. Maybe Devi, because the sound department would be more related to the sound effects more than "music", don't you think so? About VGMdb? Yes, I want, the same with Discogs, BUT, there's a problem. The re-recorded songs never got a release, there's no OST CD, I don't know if I'd be allowed too, but maybe I could add them as "additional info" or something for both pages. You game me an idea! And now that I pay attention, on that website they only mention Takashi, US-Tom & Gee. Anyway, take a look on Google and write "raveman chosen effect on ipfs". Its a bio where they explains better. Well, maybe I will update more info on my blog from the description, but there are many things to write and it's difficult, hahaha. Thank you very much for your support and don't hesitate to make now if you discover anything!

[@BlazingAbyss]

Interesting, thanks a lot for the information. I decided to try taking a deeper look into Raveman, and it appears that they created an albulm back in 1994 titled "PUMPIN'," however for whatever reason it doesn't appear that Terry T was credited on it. Looking around I couldn't find any other instances of them using the Sweet Jodi pseudonym. It's true that the English vocal tracks were never released, but you could always post the information regarding them on the album's discussion page or something. As far as I can tell, a lot of the other info that you've uncovered regarding the official soundtrack and artists for it hasn't been mentioned anywhere on the site either so that additional information could always be updated as well.

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@BlazingAbyss Sweet Jodi's pseudonym was used in a couple of releases, you can check that on Discogs, inside the section "credits". Maybe she/he just collaborated or something, I don't know, but you're right... And OK! I think I'll do that (about putting the info). You can share the info you got too, the more we know, the better!!

[@mariomixxer2199]

Espero que algun dia te animes con bust a groove 2...

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Bueno, realmente del 2 está también todo expuesto aquí. Sólo hubo 2 cantantes no acreditadas, 1 de ellas no es seguro, pero estoy seguro de que es Lala Moore.

[@_C4rl_RM_]

Niceeeeee , buena información

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Gracias!

[@DiscreteWise]

Historical stuff thx

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

That's why I wanted to make this video. Thank you!

[@diskartengpinoy8888]

Thia ia sooo good

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Thank you very much!

[@usuariobox-fj4sb]

excelente

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Gracias!

[@C0nd0rJ03]

To find out that Kaleb James worked with Mariah Carey is definitely.... Something?

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Is it irony or did you find that fact interesting? XD

[@C0nd0rJ03]

@@TheNameOfYourVoice no I genuinely didn't know that and it's kinda odd to have that in my head that the singer of one of my favorite songs met Mariah Carey

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

@@C0nd0rJ03 ​ @Ketchupboi76 Well, Kaleb is such a great artist, I suppose he sang with her as a backing vocalist, but yes, quite impressive!

[@Outrageous9T9]

gostei de saber! Mas para mim, particularmente a regravação das músicas japonesas (Capoeira do 1° jogo e Kelly e Shorty do 2°) são horríveis de se ouvir na minha opinião! elas não ficaram ótimas e nem passam perto da qualidade das originais! Kitty-N do 1 e 2 (ficaram boas com ressalvas) Kelly e Shorty do 1 e Comet do 2 (ficaram melhores que a do original)!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Obrigado pelo seu comentario. Hay mucha gente que le gusta más las versiones japonesas y a otros las adaptadas. Sea como sea, es importante saber quién es el cantante de cada canción, algo que finalmente ya sabemos! Um abraço!

[@place4sam]

Woah so many comments and views this is unexpected!!!

[@TheNameOfYourVoice]

Yes, you're right. It's amazing!