Product Details

* Audio CD (August 7, 1990)
* Original Release Date: August 14, 1990
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Elektra / Wea
* Catalog Number: 60957
* ASIN: B000002H8B
* Other Editions: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 26 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,321 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
Yesterday: #29,776 in Music

Listen to Samples
To hear a song sample, click on "Listen" by that sample. Visit our audio help page for more information.

1. Deee-Lite Theme Listen Listen
2. Good Beat Listen Listen
3. Power Of Love Listen Listen
4. Try Me On... I'm Very You Listen Listen
5. Smile On Listen Listen
6. What Is Love? Listen
7. World Clique Listen
8. E.S.P. Listen
9. Groove Is In The Heart Listen Listen
10. Who Was That? Listen
11. Deep Ending Listen
12. Build The Bridge Listen
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
This debut is Deee-Lite's most consistent record, and subsequently their best. By freebasing the previous three decades of pop culture, World Clique is a rush of beats, hooks, and fashion sensibilities. "Groove Is in the Heart" brings one of the best and funkiest bass lines ever to the dance floor. Lady Miss Kier establishes herself as a stylist--both vocally and visually--capable of casting some serious shade. World Clique manages a seamless merger of house beats, a trippy '60s vibe, and an over-the-top '70s funkified sound, thanks in part to DJ Towa Tei. "Good Beat" serves up what its title promises, while "Power of Love" goes one better by adding one of the strongest melodies of the band's career. By punctuating their songs with quirky bleeps and rhythmic kitsch, Deee-Lite predicted the DJ-dominated craze that would spin the latter part of the '90s into a tizzy. --Steve Gdula
Tag this product (What's this?)

Your tags: Add your first tag
Spotlight Reviews
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Search Customer Reviews


4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
My Shameless Confession, May 22, 2002
Reviewer: Tom (Palatine, IL USA) - See all my reviews
I love the song "Groove is in the Heart."

I love the video, I love the song...what can I say? Is it good? I dunno...but it's got a grabby hook and I can't turn it off.

Besides, how cool is any video with a Bootsie cameo? So, I can wax poetic all day about the depth and breadth of the Stones' song writing...but when it call comes down to what really matters, music should be fun, right?

This very silly album is a lot of fun.

It's no Beggar's Banquet...but I digress.

Was this review helpful to you? YesNo (Report this)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Deee-Debut Is Tight!, October 7, 2000
Reviewer: Richard A. Shidler "electronicaveronica" (USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Deee-Lite's intro to the pop and dance music scene is tight. This is a classic among many people, and for good reason.

The album opens with the "Deee-Lite Theme" which is a funky and entertianing tribute to New York. "Good Beat," & "Power of Love," are some fun songs about dancing and loving, what Deee- was all about.

"Smile On" and "Try Me On..." are very cool pop tunes that put a smile on any listener's face and are uplifintg.

"What Is Love" is kind of dubby - but it's trancey and hyptnotic. Lady Kier's sexy French accent in the middle is very cute and classic for fans.

"World Clique" The title-track of the album is a positive tune trying to bring the world together as one, it's also very inspiring.

"E.S.P." may be one of their best songs. It's very trancey and mystifying, and there's, of course, an ode to their home town of NYC in it!

"Groove Is In The Heart" - what can I say that hasn't already been said, I ask?

"Who Was That?" is a cute and fun song about someone sneaking into Kier's house, and among other things, eating her peanut butter! It's really groovy and whacky.

"Build The Bridge" & "Deep-Ending" are sort of the down point. The music is a little darker and the production isn't as good, but they are still very Deee, if you know what I mean. ;)

In the end, Deee's debut is a classic and no one should be without it. It will make you feel good when you're feeling bad, and put a smile on your face, and nothing's better than that! ( )