{{short description|Belgian Eurodance project by Jacko Bultinck and Peter Gillis}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = AB Logic | image = | origin = Baal, Belgium | genre = Techno, euro disco<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/euro-disco-ma0000013407/artists|title=Euro-Disco Music Artists|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> | years_active = 1991–1996 | label = | current_members = Cedric Murril<br>Marianne Festraets }}
'''AB Logic''' was a Belgian Techno project arranged and produced by Jacko Bultinck and Peter Gillis in 1991. Its members included rapper K-Swing (Cedric Murril) and pop music vocalist Marianne Festraets. In 1992, they released the song "The Hitman".<ref>{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p21633|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic bio|publisher=All Media Guide|accessdate=20 February 2010}}</ref> The same year, they released their self-titled debut album, which received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.<ref>{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r70589|pure_url=yes}}|title=''AB Logic'' album review|publisher=All Media Guide|accessdate=20 February 2010}}</ref> It fared much better on various mainland European pop charts than on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. They scored two minor ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits in 1992 with "The Hitman" (#60) and "Get Up (Move Boy Move)" (#83).<ref name=billboard/> In Australia, "The Hitman" reached the top 10 on the ARIA singles chart in 1993, and was certified gold.<ref name=aria93>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/1993/singles-chart|title=1993 ARIA Singles Chart|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref> Another charting single, "AB Logic", was released in 1993.
Although "The Hitman" never made the UK national charts, it was a regional hit in North East England, making the Top 20 of MRIB's chart for Metro Radio in that region.<ref>"Metro FM Top Twenty", ''Newcastle Evening Chronicle'' page 2, 27 June 1992</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! width="35"|<small>AUS</small><br><ref name=aus/> ! width="35"|<small>US<br>Hitseekers</small><br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/ab-logic/chart-history/TLN|title=AB Logic > Chart History > Hitseekers Albums|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=19 January 2020}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- | scope="row"|1992 | scope="row"|''AB Logic'' | * Release date: 1992 * Label: Warner Music | 63 | 37 |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| BEL<br>(FLA)<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=AB+Logic|title=Ultratop > AB Logic in Ultratop Vlaanderen|language=Dutch|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref> ! width="35"| AUS<br><ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: *Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=AB+Logic|title=australian-charts.com > Discography AB Logic|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=23 May 2019}} *Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=6}} *"Real World": {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/q1abuq2.gif|title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 24 May 2016|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> ! width="35"| FIN<br><ref name="FIN">{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language= fi |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki}}</ref> ! width="35"| SWE<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=AB+Logic|title=swedishcharts.com > AB Logic in Swedish Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref> ! width="35"| US<br><ref name=billboard>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/ab-logic/chart-history/HSI|title=AB Logic > Chart History > Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=19 January 2020|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606155711/https://www.billboard.com/music/ab-logic|archivedate=6 June 2019}}</ref> ! width="35"| US<br>Dance<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/ab-logic/chart-history/DSI|title=AB Logic > Chart History > Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=19 January 2020}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 1992 | align="left"| "The Hitman" | 14 | 6 | — | — | 60 | 20 | *AUS: Gold<ref name=aria93/> | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''AB Logic'' |- | align="left"| "Get Up (Move Boy Move)" | — | — | — | — | 83 | 15 | |- | 1993 | align="left"| "AB Logic" | — | 60 | 6 | 29 | — | — | |- | 1994 | align="left"| "Real World" | — | 204 | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="2"| Singles only |- | 1996 | align="left"| "Welcome to My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | colspan="13" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ab Logic}} Category:Musical groups established in 1991 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Category:Belgian Eurodance groups Category:Belgian dance music groups Category:Hip house music groups Category:Eurodisco groups Category:1991 establishments in Belgium Category:1996 disestablishments in Belgium Category:English-language Belgian musical groups