Coco Jamboo

Coco Jamboo" is a song by German Eurodance group Mr. President.

It was released in March 1996 as the lead single from their
second studio album We See the Same Sun.
The song was a hit in many European countries, reaching the top
ten on many European charts. It also gave them their only chart
entry in the United States, peaking at number 21 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 in September 1997.
Mr. President was a German Eurodance group from Bremen, best
known for their hit "Coco Jamboo" released in 1996. It gave them
their only U.S. chart single, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard
Hot 100. Until 1993, the band was known as Satellite One.
History[edit]
Formation of band and early success[edit]
The band was originally formed in Bremen by DJs Jens Neumann and
Kai Matthiesen in 1991 under the title Satellite One. Although
the band initially performed at clubs without vocalists, the duo
soon realized that they would need singers in order to find
success on mainstream music charts. 18 year old Bremen native
Daniela Haak and American rapper George Jones were hired to front
the band as a duo, but became a trio after 15 year old Judith "TSeven" Hildebrandt was hired a few weeks later. Following
Hildebrandt's insistence to be known as T-Seven on stage, Haak
and Jones were convinced to create stage names for themselves,
and they did, becoming "Lady Danii" and "Sir Prophet",
respectively.
After a few years of performing in clubs without any mainstream
success, Neumann and Matthiesen, now managers as well as
producers, decided to change the name of the band to Mr.
President, the 'Mr' standing for Music and Rhythm. Under the new
band name, the group created an underground dance club hit with
the song "MM" (Marilyn Monroe) in 1993. Although it failed to
chart, "MM"'s popularity was a sign of things to come for the
band.
Up N' Away, lineup change and success in 1995[edit]
Following the success of their earlier single, Mr. President
broke onto the charts with the song Up N' Away. Just as the song
became a success in early 1994, George Jones left the band over
several internal disagreements within the band. Although the
project was briefly abandoned, Neumann hired Delroy "Lazy Dee"
Rennalls in mid-1994 to replace Jones. After several long months
in the studio, Mr. President's first full-length album, Up N'
Away - The Album was released featuring a new version of Up N'
Away with Lazy's voice instead of Jones'. Three additional songs
on the album were selected as singles (I Follow the Sun, 4 On the
Floor and Gonna Get Along), and each one of them entered European
charts.
Coco Jamboo[edit]
1996 saw Mr. President ease away from its dance roots in favour
of a lighter, more exotic sound. The new sound was first featured
on the reggae-inspired 1996 hit Coco Jamboo. Not only did the

song become the band's highest hit to date in Germany, Austria

and Switzerland (where their previous singles charted highest),
Coco Jamboo became the first Mr. President single to chart in the
UK peaking at #8 (but only 2 small hits following) and in the
United States, peaking at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The fulllength album on which Coco Jamboo was released, We See The Same
Sun, boasted two more additional singles which were largely
successful in Europe.