Friday 27 August 2021

New Atlantic/Berri

New Atlantic was an English rave band from Southport created by Cameron Saunders and Richard Lloyd. They are best known for their hit "I Know", which reached UK #12 in March 1992. The song crossed over to the United States, where it reached #15 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart in June 1992. They would produce Berri's UK top 5 hit, a dance cover of Elkie Brooks' "Sunshine after the rain" (originally written by Ellie Greenwich).
Berri (Rebecca Sleight) is an English singer. Along with "Sunshine after the rain", she had another top 20 hit with "Shine like a star".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1992   12	I Know
Nov 1994   26	The Sunshine After The Rain New Atlantic / U4EA featuring Berri
Sep 1995    4	The Sunshine After The Rain
Dec 1995   20	Shine Like A Star

What happened next?
In 2000, Berri recorded the dance track "Do U Believe" with Plasma. In 2014, Berri provided vocals to "The Perfect Kiss" for Mono Life. In 2017, Berri returned to the stage appearing at the 'Return to the 80s and 90s' festival in Leicester in August 2017. Afterwards, she worked with a number of bands, including Degrassi, hailing from Tooting Bec. Berri also performed and recorded as part of the folk duo The Raggy Anns.
Cameron Saunders more recently has been a part of the group, The Young Punx.

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