The Adventures of Stevie V was a British dance music act from Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, it scored several hits on the UK Singles Chart and the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, most notably with the song "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)".
History Assembled by producer Steve Vincent (formerly of Brit-funk band Touchdown), the group consisted of Vincent, Mick Walsh and singer Melody Washington. Their most successful single was "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)", a 1990 dance hit that crossed over to pop radio and hit No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as peaking at No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. An album, Adventures of Stevie V followed, with a further two singles reaching the charts – "Body Language" reaching the UK Top 40, and "Jealousy" reaching both the UK and US charts.
Vincent released a second album, Satisfy Me in 1993, which featured a host of different singers, including soul divas Thelma Houston, Gwen Guthrie, Ruby Turner and Beverlei Brown and featuring the singles "Push 2 the Limit" and "Paradise".
Discography Albums + List of albums, with Australian chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS Adventures of Stevie V Released: 1990 Format: CD, LP, Cassette Label: Mercury 83 Satisfy Me Released: 1993 Format: CD Label: WEA -
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album UK IRE NED BEL(FLA) GER AUT SWI AUS NZ US US R&B US Dance 1990 "Dirty Cash (Money Talks)" 2 10 1 3 20 13 16 18 34 25 75 1 Adventures of Stevie V 1990 "Body Language" 29 23 14 — — — — 108 40 — — — 1991 "Jealousy" 58 — — — — — — — — 94 — 2 "That's the Way It Is" — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 "Push 2 the Limit" — — — — — — — — — — — — Satisfy Me 1994 "Paradise" — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 "Dirty Cash (Money Talks) '97" (remix) 69 — — — — — — — — — — — Single only "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
See also List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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