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Born in Yorkshire in 1971 but transpla… Read Full Bio ↴Christian Jay Bolland
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Born in Yorkshire in 1971 but transplanted to Belgium when he was only three, CJ Bolland received an early education in dance music; his parents ran a club in Antwerp, and his mother DJed there. He grew up listening to the synthesizer music of several eras โ from Jean-Michel Jarre to Front 242 and the Neon Judgement โ but began devoting most of his time to house and techno by the late '80s. Bolland began producing in 1988, when a drummer friend gave him access to the right gear, and his tracks were soon heard on several Belgian pirate radio stations. He then sent demos to several labels, and finally heard back from R & S Records.
CJ Bolland's first production for R & S, the Project's "Do That Dance", jump-started his career, and he soon saw releases from his projects Pulse, Space Opera (with the Advent's Cisco Ferreira), Cee-Jay, Ravesignal and Sonic Solution. His 1992 "Ravesignal 3 EP" (specifically, the track "Horsepower") made Bolland one of the hottest names in the new global dance community.
Bolland made his album debut soon after, with "The 4th Sign". His 1993-94 schedule also included production work for Mundo Muzique, Dave Angel and Joey Beltram as well as remixing for Orbital, The Prodigy, Sven Vรคth, WestBam, Tori Amos and Baby Ford, among others. His second album "Electronic Highway" was released in 1995, after which Bolland signed a mammoth five-album deal with Internal Records. The first fruits of the contract, "The Analogue Theatre", were released in late 1996 to critical praise and dance-chart success, thanks to the excitable single "Sugar Is Sweeter".
He founded his own label "Mole Records" in 2002.
Sites:
cjbolland.com
Albums
The 4th Sign R & S Records, R & S Records 1992
Electronic Highway R & S Records 1995
The Analogue Theatre Internal, Internal 1996
The 5th Sign โ(12xFile, AAC) Wack Attack Barrack 2006
500โฌ Cocktail โ(CD) Wikkid Records 2009
500โฌ Cocktail โ(12xFile, WAV, Album) Wikkid Records 2009
Singles & EPs
The Ravesignal 6 versions R & S Records 1990
Ravesignal Vol. II R & S Records 1990
Ravesignal III 6 versions R & S Records 1991
Project, The (3) / Ceejay* - Get Busy Time / Here We Go โ(12", Promo, Ltd) R & S Records 1991
Live At Universe 30-04-93 R & S Records 1993
Camargue (The Remixes) R & S Records 1993
Neural Paradox R & S Records 1995
The Starship Universe E.P. Internal, Internal 1995
There Can Be Only One โ(12", S/Sided) Internal LXXDJ 22 1995
The Prophet / Sugar Is Sweeter Internal 1996
Sugar Is Sweeter Internal, Internal 1996
Desolate 1 / The Tingler โ(12", Promo) Internal EXXDJ5 1996
The Prophet FFRR 1997
CJ Bolland / Orgy - Sugar Is Sweeter / Blue Monday Warner Bros. Records 1996
It Ain't Gonna Be Me Essential Recordings 1998
Jennifer Love Hewitt / CJ Bolland / Jory Eve - How Do I Deal โ(CD, Single) 143 Records 1998
CJ Bolland / Psilocybin - Inside Out / Cyrus โ(12") Rewind The Classics RTC007 2000
AWeX / CJ Bolland - Dark Side / Camargue โ(12") Rewind The Classics RTC 002-6 2000
See Saw 2 versions Mole Records 2002
The Prophet 2002 โ(Acetate, 12") Perfecto 2002
Oakenfold* / CJ Bolland - Prophet 1 / The Prophet โ(12", Promo) Perfecto 2002
The Digger โ(12") Mole Records 2003
Riot GS2 2006
T99 / CJ Bolland - Radar Remixes 03 โ(12") Radar Records 2011
Broken Showroom 1 โ(12") Broken Music 2012
Into My Brain/The Prophet/Are Am I โ(12", W/Lbl)
Sugar is Sweeter
CJ Bolland Lyrics
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I want your lovin' so come on and give it to me
Sugar daddy, sugar daddy oh
Look at me I'm begging for more more more....
Sugar daddy set me free.
Sugar daddy come for me.
Uh-huh come on and sugar Now
The lyrics of CJ Bolland's song 'Sugar is Sweeter' convey the message of an individual craving for the attention and affection of their lover, whom they are addressing as 'sugar daddy.' The lyrics begin with a plea for their enigmatic lover to provide them with love as they yearn for it, both physically and emotionally. As there is a hint of desperation and longing in the lyrics, it is evident that the singer's love for their sugar daddy is all-encompassing and unique. As the lyrics of the few lines progress, the song's tone changes from supplication to assertion and reflects the singer's growing confidence. The phrase "sugar daddy set me free" implies that the singer seeks liberation from their emotions and is willing to let their lover control them. The last line of the chorus, "come on and sugar now," explicitly emphasizes the singer's desire to be showered with their lover's sweet, sweet love.
Line by Line Meaning
Sugar daddy, come on and sugar me
I crave your affection, oh dear 'sugar daddy', please shower me with your love
I want your lovin' so come on and give it to me
I yearn for your attention, please don't hesitate to give me your affection
Sugar daddy, sugar daddy oh
I'm asking for your love, hoping you'll be my devoted 'sugar daddy'
Look at me I'm begging for more more more....
I'm craving for your attention and more time with you, please fulfill my desires
Sugar daddy set me free.
I feel trapped without your love, please set me free with your affection
Sugar daddy come for me.
Please rush to me and fulfil my desires, oh dear 'sugar daddy'
Uh-huh come on and sugar Now
I'm eagerly waiting for your affection, please don't keep me waiting 'sugar daddy'
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CORNELIA VAN LIEROP, CHRISTIAN JAY BOLLAND, KRIS VANDERHEYDEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Theo Sanders
When this came out and I played it the first time, the people on the dancefloor left during the break. Only to storm right back when that bassline hit. Ended up playing this 3 times that night. Legendary track in Aruba.
BOiTOBOiTO
They left 1 min into the track? How fast do you mix
Theo Sanders
No I didn't mix that fast. I like to let songs play. Especially when new and really good.
Anyhow... I guess you didn't know there's also a long version of this. About 8 or 9 minutes long I think.
You see, in the long version the break starts at around 2 minutes. The break itself is about a minute long on it's own.
During that one minute people left the dancefloor, but... As I explained previously, they came right back when the bassline hit.
Maybe you understand better now.
dev
@BOiTOBOiTO Sounds like he's actually really fun at parties. The fun lives and dies with him in fact.
Gavin Paisley
@dev he was trying to take the piss out of all this 'when I got the record the minute it came out and i played it in the club before everyone else and i shocked the crowd and they needed me to play it again twice me me me me' anecdote
cheesyquaver
Sugar is Sweeter (Armand Remix) mixed into Professional Widow (Armand Trunked up Remix) and finally into The Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Bootleg of Lisa Stansfield's People Hold on. Didn't matter who was playing or what club you found yourself in, practically every set featured this trio of absolute bangers played back to back end of '96.
majestik101
25+ years later and this is still an amazing tune. I've always loved that break from 2:39-2:54
Chris L
If you are mid 30s to mid 40s you had tunes like this to listen to in the club at release date ๐
Cainedbutable
Yes