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1) Passion (New York band) Passion Origin New York, New York, U.S. Genres: Disco, Soul, Boogie, Dance Years active: 1979–1984 Past members: Dwight York, Richard Noriega Jr., Leon Pendarvis Passion was a short-lived disco and post-disco music band featuring cult leader and convicted pedophile Dwight York. Their style mixed funk and Latin rhythms combined with sensual lyrics. An eponymous debut album was released in 1979. Recorded an album in 1979 at Prelude Records produced by Ray Martinez where In New York included caused a stir on dancefloors rather than the a-side smash Don't Bring Back Memories and a bunch of early 80s singles produced by Bert DeCoteaux and Eric Matthew. They continued publishing music until 1984. 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 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. Discography: Albums: (1979) Don't Stop My Love (Prelude; U.S.) (1980) Passion (Prelude; U.S.) (1992) Don't Stop My Love (re-release with new tracks) (Unidisc; Canada) Singles: (1980) Don't Bring Back Memories/In New York (1982) Don't Stop My Love (1984) You Can't Hide (It) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_(New_York_band) https://www.discogs.com/artist/99373-Passion-2 2) Passion exists to glorify God by uniting students in worship, prayer and justice for spiritual awakening in this generation. Passion has encountered millions of students and 18-25 year olds, young people whose lives have been transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. One of the most impactful and stirring aspects of the movement has been the sea of voices uniting together to lift up the name of Jesus, currently helmed by Kristian Stanfill, Brett Younker and Melodie Malone. The band has seen worship leaders such as Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Crowder, Christy Nockels and more unite over the years, writing, recording and leading arenas in worship. Transcending the conferences, songs from Passion have become some of the most recognizable and unforgettable worship anthems of this generation. With more than 1.8 million units sold and a multitude of chart topping singles such as “How Great Is Our God,” “One Thing Remains,” “Even So Come,” and “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” listeners across the world continue to be impacted by the music of Passion. Songs from Passion such as Even So Come, Salvation’s Tide Is Rising, and Worthy of Your Name have become timeless staples in the Church. Their newest offering, Whole Heart, is set to release digitally February 23, 2018. The four time Dove Award winners have had seven albums debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Albums Chart with two hitting the Top 5 on the Billboard 200. Through it all, Jesus continues to remain at the center. 3) Passion is an alias of dreampunk producer Sangam. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.