# Class Action (band)

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"Phreek" redirects here; not to be confused with [Phreaking](/source/Phreaking), [Freq](/source/Freq_(disambiguation)), [Freek](/source/Freek_(disambiguation)), or [Freak](/source/Freak_(disambiguation)).

Disco and post-disco musical projects

Class Action Phreek Origin New York City, U.S. Genres Garage house post-disco Years active 1978–1983 Labels Sleeping Bag Atlantic Past members Christine Wiltshire Leroy Burgess Patrick Adams Stan Lucas Ken Mazur

**Class Action** and **Phreek** were [disco](/source/Disco) and [post-disco](/source/Boogie) musical projects. The original Phreek comprised Christine Wiltshire, [Leroy Burgess](/source/Leroy_Burgess), [Patrick Adams](/source/Patrick_Adams_(musician)), Stan Lucas, Ken Mazur and others.[1] Class Action was directed by [Larry Levan](/source/Larry_Levan) and featured Christine Wiltshire as vocalist. Both groups are best known for their club hit "Weekend", written by James Calloway and [Leroy Burgess](/source/Leroy_Burgess). The 1983 version was remixed by [Morales and Munzibai](/source/Morales_and_Munzibai) and Larry Levan and produced by [Bob Blank](/source/Bob_Blank) and [Lola Blank](/source/Lola_Blank).

## History

The song "Weekend" was originally recorded on [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records) by [Patrick Adams](/source/Patrick_Adams_(musician))' studio group Phreek of which Wiltshire was a member.[2][3] The song was heavily played by [Larry Levan](/source/Larry_Levan) yet it was commercially unavailable so it did not enter any charts.[4] In the early 1980s, William Socolov, the co-owner of [Sleeping Bag Records](/source/Sleeping_Bag_Records), invited Levan to make a new version of "Weekend". This version, recorded by the studio group Class Action, which also featured Wiltshire, became more successful than the original version, peaking at No. 49 on the British pop chart[4][5] and No. 9 on the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* [Dance chart](/source/Club_Play_Singles).[6] The recording gained more success in 1991, when it was sampled on "I Can't Take The Power" by [Off-Shore](/source/Off-Shore_(band)), which reached the UK top ten.[7]

## Discography

### Phreek

**Albums**

- 1978: *Patrick Adams Presents Phreek* ([Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records))

**Singles**

- 1978: "Weekend / "Have a Good Day" ([Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records))

- 1978: "Weekend / "May My Love Be with You" ([Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records))

- 1983: "Weekend" (original version) ([Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records))

### Class Action

**Singles**

- 1983: "Weekend" ([Sleeping Bag](/source/Sleeping_Bag_Records))

### Track listings

**Phreek version**

12" single Side A: "Weekend" (James Calloway, Leroy Burgess) – 8:12 Side B: "Have a Good Day" (Patrick Adams, Venus Dodson) – 5:44 Mix: Issy Sanchez (A), Patrick Adams (B) Producer: Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams

**Class Action version**

12" single Weekday Side: "Week End" (Vocal) – 9:38 "Week End" (Dub) – 8:34 Weekend Side: "Week End" (Vocal) – 8:21 "Week End" (Acapella) – 3:03 Mix: Sergio Munzibai, John Morales (A1, A2, B2), Larry Levan (B1) Written by: James Calloway, Leroy Burgess Producer: Bob Blank, Lola Blank

### Chart performance

Year Title Label Peak chart positions US Dance [6] UK [5] 1978 "Weekend" (by Phreek) Atlantic ― ― 1983 "Weekend" (by Class Action) Sleeping Bag 9 49

## Legacy

- The Canadian group [Killer Bunnies](/source/Killer_Bunnies_(dance_project)) used the opening lyrics from "Weekend" as the basis for their 1997 single "I Can't Take the Heartbreak", which peaked at No. 36 on *Billboard's* Dance Club Songs chart that same year.

- The song is featured in the 2006 video game *[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_Vice_City_Stories)*, on the [Paradise FM](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_Vice_City_Stories_soundtrack#Paradise_FM) radio station.[8]

- In 1988, the song was covered by [Todd Terry Project](/source/Todd_Terry). This version also appeared in the 2004 video game *[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_San_Andreas)*, on the [SF-UR](/source/SF-UR) radio station.[9]

- In 2004, Class Action's version was reissued on the [Warlock](/source/Warlock_Records) record label.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Production notes on Phreek' records issued by Atlantic Records.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Timmy2_2-0)** Lawrence, Tim (2003). [*Love saves the day: a history of American dance music culture, 1970-1979*](https://archive.org/details/lovesavesdayhist00lawr). Duke University Press, 2003. p. [356](https://archive.org/details/lovesavesdayhist00lawr/page/356). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8223-3198-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8223-3198-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-billby_3-0)** "Nightclubbing". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 95. February 5, 1983. p. 51. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Timmy_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Timmy_4-1) Lawrence, Tim (2009). [*Hold on to your dreams: Arthur Russell and the downtown music scene, 1973-1992*](https://archive.org/details/holdontoyourdrea00lawr). Duke University Press, 2009. p. [226](https://archive.org/details/holdontoyourdrea00lawr/page/226). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-89820-160-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-89820-160-4).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_5-1) ["Class Action - full Official Chart History"](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20413/class-action/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved August 30, 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-VF_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-VF_6-1) ["Class Action Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography"](https://www.musicvf.com/Class+Action.art). *Music VF*. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Off-Shore > I Can't Take the Power"](https://www.whosampled.com/Off-Shore/I-Can%27t-Take-the-Power/). *Who Sampled*. Retrieved October 8, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The Music of GTA: Vice City Stories"](https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/26/the-music-of-gta-vice-city-stories). *[IGN](/source/IGN)*. October 26, 2006. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CMJ_9-0)** "Nightclubbing". *[CMJ New Music Monthly](/source/CMJ_New_Music_Monthly)*. **29**: 6. February 26, 1983. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1074-6978](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1074-6978).

## External links

- [Class Action](https://www.discogs.com/artist/3478) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF Artists MusicBrainz

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