Ricardo da Force

Ricardo da Force
Birth name	Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte
Also known as	Mutch Love, Ricardo Lyte, Ricky Rick[1]
Born	(1967-04-30)30 April 1967
Died	8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 45)
Occupation(s)	Singer, rapper, DJ
Years active	1990–2000
Formerly of	The KLF, N-Trance

Jervis Ricardo Alfonso Lyte[2] (30 April 1967 – 8 March 2013), known professionally as Ricardo da Force, was an English vocalist, rapper, and DJ, most notable for contributing vocals to house and dance music tracks of The KLF and N-Trance. He got his stage name from a track he rapped by the band X-10-CIV called "The Force" along with Shola Phillips.

Later in his life, he was resident DJ at 'The Apartment' in Dubai.[3]

Lyte died on 8 March 2013 while in Barbados.[4]

Discography

Artist	Song	Year	Role / Peak position	Ref
Manic MC's	"The Beat"	1990
Adamski	"The Space Jungle"	1990	Credited performer / UK #7	[5][6]
X-10-CIV	"The Force"	1991	Rapper
The KLF	"3 a.m. Eternal"	1991	Credited performer / UK #1
The KLF	"Last Train to Trancentral"	1991	Credited performer / UK #2
The KLF	"Justified & Ancient"	1991	Credited performer / UK #2
Vibes Alive	"The Spoken Word"	1991	Co-writer
(solo)	"Let the House Goes On"	1991		[7]
Adamski	"Back to Front"	1992
Fire Island	"Fire Island"	1992	UK #66
Vitamino	"What I've Got"	1992
Dr Baker	"Global Kaos"	1992
(solo)	"Set Ya Free"	1992
Inside Heaven	"Sex Is the Answer"	1993
International Foot Language	"Life on Loop"	1993		[8]
Clubzone	"Hands Up"	1994
Clubzone	"Passion of the Night"	1995
N-Trance	"Electronic Pleasure"	1995
N-Trance	"Stayin' Alive"	1995	Rapping / UK #2
Trancylvania (featuring Ricky)	"Colour of Love"	1995	NOR #6
Greed	"Pump Up the Volume"	1995	UK #51
(solo)	"Why?"	1996	UK #58
Ramp	"Rock the Discotek"	1996
N-Trance (featuring Rod Stewart)	"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"	1997
N-Trance	"D.I.S.C.O."	1997
N-Trance	"Paradise City"	1998
N-Trance	"Broken Dreams"	1998
England Supporters Band	"The Great Escape 2000"	2000	Rapping	[9]
Atomic Kitten	"I Want Your Love"	2000	Initial copies contained a sample of the KLF's "Justified & Ancient"

References

1. "Ricardo Da Force Discography at Discogs". Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. "Works written by: LYTE JERVIS RICARDO ALFONSO". ACE Title Search. ASCAP. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. James Wilkinson. "Ricardo Da Force". TimeOut Dubai. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
4. Karine Sanche. "Ricardo Da Force biography, discography, recent releases, news - The Eurodance Encyclopædia". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
5. "Adamski – The Space Jungle at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
6. "OFFICIAL SINGLES CHART RESULTS MATCHING: THE-SPACE-JUNGLE at Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
7. "Ricardo* - Let The House Goes On (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
8. "International Foot Language – Life On Loop at Discogs". Discogs. 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
9. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

• Ricardo da Force discography at Discogs
• Ricardo da Force at AllMusic