The Original

The Original was an American house music project, created by French DJ Walter Taieb in his studio in New York City. In April 1994, after acquiring a CS2000 Euphonix mixing board for his studio, Taieb invited his friend, the Italian DJ and producer Giuseppe Nuzzo (DJ Pippi), who was the resident DJ of Pacha in Ibiza to come to New York to do a track for the summer. For vocals, Taieb invited another friend, New York session vocalist Everett Bradley. "I Love You Baby (Swing Mix)" was the first release on Taieb's label WT Records in 1994 after Mercury Universal passed on their option to release it. The following year, a remix by Dancing Divaz became a hit single titled as "I Luv U Baby", which reached number 2 in the UK, number 6 in Scotland, number 12 in Ireland and number 25 in the Netherlands. Its follow-up single, "B 2 Gether" was a top 30 hit in the UK reaching number 29 and top 10 on the UK Dance Singles Chart at number 8. The huge success of "I Luv U Baby" prompted Everett Bradley to perform the song live on the BBC flagship music chart programme Top of the Pops on the August 17, 1995 episode.