D. Train

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For the baseball player nicknamed "D-Train", see Dontrelle Willis.

D. Train (sometimes written as D Train, D-Train or "D" Train) was actually James Williams, a R&B/dance music record producer from Brooklyn, New York. D Train's most memorable hit was "You're the One For Me," which hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1981 and has been re-released successfully since. However, the dance floor anthem "Music" was equally as popular. More dance chart entries followed throughout the 1980s, including "Keep On," which peaked at #2.

In 1984 D Train had his only Billboard Hot 100 entry: "Something's On Your Mind," which climbed to #79.

D Train's hard funky style featured fat bass synthesiser rhythms that influenced other artists. However, by the late 1980's, as jazz funk fell out of fashion, D Train's cheesy image became hard to shrug off - and yet, 'You're the One for Me' and 'Music' continued to stir dancefloors. Also, D. Train recently has reissued all his albums on CD's through Unidisc Music Inc.

D Train infamously contributed to the Pokémon anime's "Pokérap" on the official television soundtrack, 2BA Master.

James D Train Williams is currently a DJ for Heart & Soul Channel 51 on the Sirius Satellite Radio service based in New York City.

[edit] See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart