| Soul II Soul | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Dance/Club, R&B |
| Years active | 1988 – 1997 |
| Members | |
| Jazzie B Caron Wheeler Simon Law Daddae Nellee Hooper | |
| Former members | |
| Rose Windross Do'Reen Waddell (deceased) Melissa Bell | |
Soul II Soul is a 2-time Grammy winning act that emerged at the end of the 1980s from London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal Trevor Beresford Romeo OBE, known as Jazzie B, is a DJ and Music producer. Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963 is a two-time Grammy Award -winning British R&B / soul Singer, who gained fame by writing Simon Law (born 1961, Luton, England) was the keyboardist for Soul II Soul. Daddae (born Phillip Harvey 18 Jan 1964, London, England) is the guitarist percussionist and keyboardist with Soul II Soul. Nellee Hooper (born 1963 Bristol, England) is a British producer / Remixer Composer best-known for his work with Rose Windross originally began as a Singer-songwriter on the UK Reggae scene Melissa Bell (real name Melissa Burke born 1964 Islington, London is an English Singer, best known as lead singer of Soul II Soul The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The group initially attracted attention as a sound system, playing records at house and street parties (where their clothing style - dubbed "Funki Dred" - quickly made a splash, inspiring them to start a line of clothing). A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one often playing and producing one particular kind of Music. Founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians - notably Nellee Hooper, Simon Law, Phillip 'Daddae' Harvey and Caron Wheeler - Soul II Soul's experiments in music-making of their own resulted in the dub plate "Fairplay," which secured them a deal with Virgin Records. Trevor Beresford Romeo OBE, known as Jazzie B, is a DJ and Music producer. Nellee Hooper (born 1963 Bristol, England) is a British producer / Remixer Composer best-known for his work with Simon Law (born 1961, Luton, England) was the keyboardist for Soul II Soul. Daddae (born Phillip Harvey 18 Jan 1964, London, England) is the guitarist percussionist and keyboardist with Soul II Soul. Caron Wheeler (19 January 1963 is a two-time Grammy Award -winning British R&B / soul Singer, who gained fame by writing Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell They had huge hits in 1989 with the singles "Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)," both from their debut album Club Classics Vol. I. "Keep on Movin'" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. These songs (both featuring Wheeler on vocals) set the tone for early 90s mainstream dance music in the UK. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music.
Their follow-up album, Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade, yielded the hits "Get A Life" and "A Dream's A Dream," the latter featuring operatic vocals by Victoria Wilson-James. Vol II 1990 - A New Decade is a 1990 Album by Soul II Soul. The album was #1 in the UK during early 1990 While their U. S. following declined somewhat following its release, Soul II Soul continued to have hits in the UK, including 1992's #4 single, "Joy. "
Soul II Soul reached Volume 5 of their series for Virgin in 1995, then released 2 more albums for Island Records. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica.
In October 2004 "Keep on Movin" appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on R&B, Soul radio station CSR 103.9. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game developed by Rockstar North The soul, according to many religious and philosophical beliefs is the self-awareness, or Consciousness, unique to a particular living The soundtrack of the computer and video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, which is set in 1992 in the fictional U
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Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Club Classics Vol. I | 1 | 14 |
| 1990 | Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade | 1 | 21 |
| 1992 | Just Right Vol. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Vol II 1990 - A New Decade is a 1990 Album by Soul II Soul. The album was #1 in the UK during early 1990 III | 3 | 88 |
| 1993 | The Classic Singles 88-93 Vol. IV | 10 | - |
| 1995 | Believe Volume. V | 13 | - |
| 1995 | Time for Change | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | UK | U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Fairplay" | Club Classics Vol. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco I | 63 | - | - | 9 |
| 1988 | "Feel Free" | Club Classics Vol. I | 64 | - | - | - |
| 1989 | "Keep on Movin'" | Club Classics Vol. "Keep on Movin'" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. I | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" | Club Classics Vol. "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul. I | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | "Jazzie's Groove" | Club Classics Vol. I | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| 1989 | "Get a Life" | Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade | 3 | 54 | 5 | 9 |
| 1990 | "A Dream's a Dream" | Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade | 6 | 85 | 19 | 3 |
| 1990 | "People" | Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade | - | - | 44 | 3 |
| 1990 | "Missing You" | Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade | 22 | - | 29 | 39 |
| 1992 | "Joy" | Just Right Vol. III | 4 | - | 14 | - |
| 1992 | "Move Me No Mountain" | Just Right Vol. III | 31 | - | 33 | 29 |
| 1992 | "Just Right" | Just Right Vol. III | 38 | - | - | - |
| 1993 | "Wish" | The Classic Singles 88-93 Vol. IV | 24 | - | - | - |
| 1995 | "Love Enuff" | Believe Vol. V | 12 | - | - | - |
| 1995 | "I Care" | Believe Vol. V | 17 | - | - | - |
| 1996 | "Keep on Movin'" (remix) | - | 31 | - | - | - |
| 1997 | "Represent" | Time of Change | 39 | - | - | - |
| 1997 | "Pleasure Dome" | Time of Change | 51 | - | - | - |
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
External links
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