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{{Short description|US musical group}}
'''The Daou''' were a [[New York City|New York]]-based [[dance music]] quintet composed of [[Peter Daou]] (keyboards), [[Vanessa Daou]] (vocals), Mike Caro (guitar), [[Leon Lee Dorsey|Leon Dorsey]] (bass), and former [[24-7 Spyz]] member Anthony Johnson (drums). Their only album ''Head Music'' was released in 1992, with its debut single "Surrender Yourself" rising to number one on the U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart, where it remained for 11 weeks.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=70}}</ref><ref>Billboard - Jul 7, 2001 - Page 32 Card-carrying members of the club community surely remember the Daou's genre-defying debut, 1992's Head Music (Columbia), and its single "Surrender Yourself," which topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.</ref>
Creative disagreements with record label [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] would see the Daou negotiate out of their contract and subsequently release Head Music's next two singles for the independent Tribal Records. The group disbanded before the release of a second project, and Vanessa Daou would reemerge as a solo act with 1994's Peter Daou-produced [[Zipless]].{{cn|date=May 2016}}
==Discography==
''[[Head Music (The Daou album)|Head Music]]'', album Columbia 1992
;Singles:
*"Surrender Yourself"
*"Give Myself To You"
*"Are You Satisfied?"
*"Sympathy Bouquet"
==See also==
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]
==References==
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[[Category:Electronic music groups from New York (state)]]
[[Category:American dance music groups]]
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