The Floaters

The Floaters were an American R&B group. They formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1976. The group members were Paul Mitchell, Ralph Mitchell, Larry Cunningham and Charles Clark.

James Mitchell, the brother of Paul, took part in forming The Floaters. The group's only major hit song was "Float On" in 1977. The song hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart, in New Zealand and the United States' R&B chart. It was #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other songs that followed didn't do as well.

"Float On" was covered by other music groups. Those include Full Force and Stetsasonic. It was also sampled for other songs, including the MC ADE song "Romantic Rhyme" in 1987 and "Float On" from the Dream Warriors in 1996.

Larry Cunningham (born June 23, 1951) died on January 10, 2019 at age 67.

The group broke up in 1982.

 Discography 

Singles
 Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B AUS CAN IRE NLD NZ UK1976 "I Am So Glad I Took My Time" — — — — — — — —  Floaters1977 "Float On" 2 1 16 4 5 2 1 1 
 RIAA: Gold
 BPI: Silver "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" — 28 — — — — — — 1978 "I Just Want to Be with You" — 36 — — — — — —  Magic "The Time Is Now" — — — — — — — — 1979 "Levitation" — — — — — — — —  Float into the Future1981 "For Your Love" — — — — — — — —  Get Ready for the Floaters & Shu-Ga "Get Ready" — — — — — — — —  "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

Category:1976 establishments in the United States
Category:1970s establishments in Michigan
Category:Disestablishments in Michigan
Category:1982 disestablishments in the United States
Category:American R&B bands
Category:Musical groups from Detroit
Category:Musical groups established in 1976
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1982
Category:1970s American music groups
Category:1980s American music groups