B.B.E.

{{Short description|French trance music act}} {{other uses|BBE (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = B.B.E. | image = | caption = | image_size = | origin = France<ref name="allmusic guide">{{cite book |author=Bogdanov, Vladimir |title=All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music |edition=4th |year=2001 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=978-0879306281 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad/page/61 61] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoe00vlad/page/61 }}</ref> | genre = {{hlist|Acid trance|dream trance}} | years_active = 1996–2003 | label = Positiva | associated_acts = | website = | past_members = * Bruno Sanchioni * Emmanuel Top * Bruno Quartier * Royal Mike }} '''B.B.E.''' was a French-based trance music act, originally composed of Italian record producers Bruno Sanchioni and Bruno Quartier, and French producer Emmanuel Top.

==Musical career== "Seven Days and One Week" (1996) was a top ten hit in more than ten countries worldwide, reaching number three in the United Kingdom,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 36}}</ref> and in Germany. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name="BPI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |title=BPI: Certified Awards Search |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=2011-12-27 |format=To access, one must enter the search parameter "BBE" and select "Search by Keyword" |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archivedate=2009-09-24 }}</ref>

They had two Top 5 hits in the UK: "Seven Days and One Week" and "Flash". They followed these up with two Top 20 hits: "Desire" and "Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)"; and a 1998 album entitled ''Games''.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

Later in the band's short career, the trio would move into more ethereal trance productions.

Emmanuel Top managed a record label called Attack Records from 1993 to 2003, and produced many dance hits. More recently, he managed a dance club in Belgium. Bruno Sanchioni co produced one of the first trance recordings, "The Age of Love".

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Details ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:45px;"| UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> |- ! scope="row"| ''Games'' | * Release date: 13 July 1998 * Label: Positiva Records * Formats: CD , Vinyl | 60 |- | colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="13"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications (sales thresholds) ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"| AUT <ref name="lescharts">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=B.B.E.|title=lescharts.com - Discographie B.B.E.|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=lescharts.com}}</ref> ! width="35"| BEL (Vl) <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| FIN <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| GER <ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/B.B.E./single|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712173706/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/B.B.E./single|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de|work=musicline.de}}</ref> ! width="35"| IRE <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |work=irishcharts.ie |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602061251/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archivedate=2009-06-02 }}</ref> ! width="35"| ITA <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| NED <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| NOR <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| SPA <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vwkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=bbe+seven+days+spain&pg=PA68|title=Billboard|work=google.ca|date=28 September 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Aw4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=bbe+flash&pg=PA48|title=Billboard|work=google.ca|date=12 April 1997}}</ref> ! width="35"| SUI <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| SWE <ref name="lescharts"/> ! width="35"| UK <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> |- | 1996 | align="left"| "Seven Days and One Week" | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | *FRA: Silver<ref name="France's Silver certifications 1996">{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1996 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730192839/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1996 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |title=Certifications Singles Argent - année 1996 |publisher=Disque en France |accessdate=2010-08-14 }}</ref> *GER: Gold<ref name="Germany's certification database">{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=B.B.E.|accessdate=2011-06-09}}</ref> *UK: Silver<ref name="UK's certification database">{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search: BBE |publisher=BPI |accessdate=2010-08-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archivedate=2009-09-24 }}</ref> | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Games'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1997 | align="left"| "Flash" | 18 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 5 | |- | align="left"| "Desire" | — | 26 | — | — | 71 | 15 | — | 97 | — | — | — | 50 | 19 | |- | 1998 | align="left"| "Deeper Love (Symphonic Paradise)" | — | — | — | — | 61 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |- | 2000 | align="left"| "Seven Days and Four Years" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align="left" rowspan="4"| Singles only |- | 2001 | align="left"| "Orion" (vs. Emmanuel Top) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2002 | align="left"| "Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 2003 | align="left"| "Hollywood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | align="center" colspan="18" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Discogs artist|5584}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bbe}} Category:Italian trance music groups Category:French trance music groups Category:Positiva Records artists