Editing 5000 Volts

{{Short description|British disco recording act}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = 5000 Volts
| image           =
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| landscape       = yes
| alias           = Airbus
| origin          = London, England
| years_active    = 1974–1977, 2012
| genre           = [[Disco]]
| label           = [[Philips Records]]
| associated_acts =
| website         =
| current_members =
| past_members    = [[Tina Charles (singer)|Tina Charles]]<br />Linda Kelly<br />Martin Jay<br />Martin Cohen<br />Kevin Wells<br />Mike Nelson<br />[[Luan Peters]]
}}

'''5000 Volts''' is the name of a British [[disco]] recording act that achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s.  The [[band (music)|group]] consisted of vocalists [[Tina Charles (singer)|Tina Charles]] and Martin Jay, with a changing group of [[session musician]]s.

==Career==
They released several [[single (music)|singles]] in the mid-1970s, but did not achieve success until [[radio station]]s began playing the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] to their 1975 single, "Bye Love".  The song, "[[I'm on Fire (5000 Volts song)|I'm on Fire]]", was released in its own right and became a major [[hit record|hit]] throughout Europe, peaking at number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]];<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
| pages= 204
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5}}</ref>
and at [[chart-topper|number 1]] on the German [[Top100 Singles]] [[record chart|chart]] and the [[List of Swedish number-one hits|Swedish chart]]  and also number 10 in [[South Africa]].  It was also a major top 10 hit in [[Australia]] and [[record chart|charted]] in the United States where it reached number 26, competing against [[Jim Gilstrap]]'s version of the song, which hit number 78.

Although [[Tina Charles (singer)|Tina Charles]] provided the [[human voice|vocals]], she was not publicly acknowledged as the group's singer and for the band's 1975 appearance on [[BBC Television]]'s ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' they were fronted by singer/actress [[Luan Peters]].

In 1975, the group was expanded by [[record producer]] Tony Eyers into a permanent five piece, with the inclusion of Martin Cohen (bass and vocals), Kevin Wells (drums) and Mike Nelson (keyboards).  Subsequent singles failed to attract widespread interest in the UK, although the group became popular in South Africa and [[Germany]]. Charles left the group after a dispute with the [[record label]] and continued with her solo career.<ref name="AMG"/> She was replaced by Linda Kelly.

The next single "[[Doctor Kiss Kiss]]" reached number 8 in the United Kingdom,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> and number 6 in South Africa, but the band struggled to maintain public interest.  The group disbanded in 1978.<ref name="AMG"/>

Martin Jay launched a solo career without success, before returning to his earlier role as a session musician, working for bands such as [[Enigma (British band)|Enigma]], [[Tight Fit]] in 1981 and the [[UK Mixmasters]] in 1990.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/5000-volts-mn0000919894/biography|title=5000 Volts - Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>

In 2012, Tina Charles and Martin Jay reunited to re-record some of their hits. The album ''Reunited'' was the result of their reunion.

==Discography==
===Albums===
*1976: ''5000 Volts'' (Philips Records 9109-215) – [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] #30<ref>{{Cite web|title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal|url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=5000+volts&cat=a|access-date=2021-12-17|website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref>
*1997: ''5000 Volts'' (Rem!nd Records 5300211 - The Netherlands, compilation)
*2012: ''Reunited''

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" |Year
! colspan="14" scope="col" |Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=5000 VOLTS {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15445/5000-volts/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus2">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|edition=illustrated|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|page=113|author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Ultratop|BE (FLA)]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=5000+volts|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.ultratop.be}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Ultratop|BE (WA)]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?cat=s&search=5000+volts|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.ultratop.be}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement|access-date=2021-12-17|website=irishcharts.ie}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Dutch Single Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=5000+volts|access-date=2021-12-17|website=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=5000+volts&cat=s|access-date=2021-12-17|website=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=5000+volts&cat=s|access-date=2021-12-17|website=charts.nz}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Springbok Radio|SA]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=South African Charts 1969-1989: Artists (0-9)|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(1).html|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.rock.co.za}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal|url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=5000+volts&cat=s|access-date=2021-12-17|website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch|url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=5000+volts|access-date=2021-12-17|website=swisscharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|title=5000 Volts Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|url=https://www.musicvf.com/5000+Volts.art|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.musicvf.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[Zimbabwe Music Awards|ZIM]]<br /><ref>Kimberley, C. ''Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book''. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |"Fly Away" <small>(as Airbus; Germany and Denmark-only release)</small>
|1974
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|-
! scope="row" |"[[I'm on Fire (5000 Volts song)|I'm on Fire]]" <small>(originally released in Germany and Italy as Airbus)</small>
| rowspan="2" |1975
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |1
|5
|1
|9
|5
|10
|7
|10
|1
|3
|26
|2
|-
! scope="row" |"Motion Man" <small>(Germany-only release)</small>
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|24
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! scope="row" |"Bye Love"
| rowspan="4" |1976
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|17
|47
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! scope="row" |"[[Doctor Kiss Kiss]]"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |45
| align="center" |30
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|6
|24
|10
|36
|6
|17
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|3
|-
! scope="row" |"Light the Flame of Love"
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! scope="row" |"Take Me Back"
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! scope="row" |"(Walkin' on a) Love Cloud"
| rowspan="2" |1977
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|1
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|2
|-
! scope="row" |"[[Can't Stop Myself from Loving You]]"
| align="center" |—
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|12
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|18
|-
! scope="row" |"I'm on Fire" <small>(New Version 97; France-only release)</small>
|1997
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| colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714011104/http://www.lyricsday.com/5000_Volts-Doctor_Kiss_Kiss_Lyrics-lyrics-36666269.html "Doctor Kiss-Kiss" lyrics]

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[[Category:British disco groups]]
[[Category:British dance music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1977]]
[[Category:Philips Records artists]]