Montgomery Helps Leroy
Original Release Date: 1st August 1986 (U.K.), 27th July 1986 (U.S.)
Re-Release Date: 2nd
October 1995 (U.K.)
Label: A&M
Records
Original Catalogue
Numbers: UK 7" AM337, UK7" Pic disc pack AMS337, UK12" AMY337,
U.S7" AM2855, U.S12" SP12193
Re-Release Catalogue
Numbers: UK Ltd Ed CD1 5819252, UK Ltd Ed CD2 5816912, UK 12" 1 Ltd Ed
5819251, UK 12" 2 Ltd Ed 5816911
Written By James Harris III, Terry Lewis,
Produced By James
Harris III, Terry Lewis
Formats: 7inch,
12inch & 7inch pic disc pack, Blue Vinyl 12inch
Albums: Control,
Control The Remixes, Design of a Decade, Number Ones
B Side: Mixes, Pretty boy, Come Give Your Love To Me
Certification:
Platinum in U.S.
Lyrics:
Mixes:
Album Version (3.56)
Dance Remix (6.25)
Dub A Cappella
Version (3.15)
Extra beats (2.00)
Instrumental (4.00)
Morales House Mix
'95 Ext (7.41) 1995
Morales House Mix
’95 UK 7” Edit (3:31) 1995
Morales House Mix
’95 (4:33) 1995
Morales Classic Club
Mix (6:57) 1995
Morales Jazzy mix UK
Edit (10:18) 1995
Drum Mix (5.04) 1995
Crazy Love Mix
(8.44) 1995
Incredible Boss Dub
(7.08) 1995
Deep Dish Chocolate
Mix (9.38) 1995
Deep Dish Quiet
Storm Dub (7.52) 1995
Dished Out Bums
(11.22) 1995
Heller & Farley
Project Mix (10.45) 1995
Junior Trackhead
Joint (7.09) 1995
Original air date in U.S.A 19th October 1985
Original air date in U.K. on The Children's Channel Broadcast early 1993.
Original air date in Italy 11th September 1987
Original air date in France 15th February 1996
Name: Derrick Brice
D.OB. 23rd November
1962
Home Town: New York
Date if Death: 5th
June 1987 from HIV related illness.
Fame Dancer: 1982 to
1984
Seasons 1 to 4. He
also performed with the cast during their European Tours in 1982/83.
Fame Character:
Billy Hall
In the season 3
episode "Knockout" Derrick played Billy Hall an undisciplined student who spoke street talk. The teachers
were struggling with him but Leroy stepped in to coach him to take the lead in
a show. In "Consequences" Billy also gets some lines talking to Danny
as he grades the tests.
Also Appeared in:
- Doctor Detroit as
a dancer in 1983
- Fast Forward as a
gang member 1985
- Dancing in the
Wings as a dancer in 1985
- Return of the
Living Dead as Gunnery Sergeant in 1985
- Hill street Blues
as Kid / Lester Eagleton in 1985/86
- Captain EO as a
dancer in 1986
Episode 20 of season
2 "The Kids From fame Live In the U.K. Special" was broadcast in America. The Episode would
be the Highest rated episode in the U.S. at that point in time.
4th March 1983
The last day of
filming on Season 2 with the final scenes from the episode "U.N.
Week". At this point in time a decision on the show's future was still to
be made. NBC had cancelled the show and it looked like the show would be
ending.
Also "A Special
Place" was first broadcast in The Netherlands.
5th March 1983
"Come One Come All", was first broadcast in Italy.
6th March 1983
"Tomorrow's Farewell" first broadcast in Spain.
10th March 1983
Episode 21 of season
2 "Help from My Friends" was broadcast in America.
11th March 1983
"A Big Finish" was first broadcast in The Netherlands.
12th March 1983
"The Crazies" first broadcast in Italy.
13th March 1983
"Alone in the
Crowd" first broadcast in Spain.
18th March 1983
"Come One Come All", was first broadcast in The Netherlands.
19th March 1983
"Expose" first broadcast in Italy.
20th March 1983
Debbie Allen attends
the opening night of Dream Girls at the Shubert Theatre in Century City
California. Pictured at the after show party with Jennifer Holliday.
Also "To Soar and Never Falter" first broadcast in Spain.
25th March 1983
"The Kids From
Fame Live In the U.K. Special" was
first broadcast in The Netherlands.
26th March 1983
"A Musical Bridge" was first broadcast in Italy.
27th March 1983
Carlo Imperato,
Debbie Allen, Lori Singer and the Fame dancers arrive at Manchester
airport in the U.K. for the second Kids
From Fame tour. Gene Anthony Ray and Lee
Curreri are not with them sparking press speculation of problems with the Tour.
Also "The Sell Out" was first broadcast in Spain.
28th March 1983
Gene Anthony Ray and Lee Curreri arrive in the U.K. at Heathrow airport and then travel on to Blackpool and straight into Rehearsals.29th March 1983
On the eve of the second Kids From Fame U.K. tour the cast, dancers and Waters appeared in rehearsals at the Blackpool Opera House on the Russell Harty Show broadcast on BBC2 at 9.00pm.
30th March 1983
31st March 1983
Episode 22 of season
2 "Ending On A High Note" was broadcast in America.
Memorial Shown at the Fame Family Experience - We Remember the Fame fans, the crew, the dancers and the cast that we have lost over the ye...