Tuesday 30 November 2021

Tina Turner

Anna Mae Bullock Tina Turner is an American born (Nov 26) singer, actress and author, often referred to as the "Queen of Rock n Roll". During the 1990s, she possibly best known for singing the theme tune for "Goldeneye". Her biggest UK hit was the duet with Rod Stewart on the cover of Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston's "It takes two". Another top 10 was for "I don't wanna fight", which was on the soundtrack for her autobiographical film, "What's love got to do with it"

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1990   13	Steamy Windows
Aug 1990   31	Look Me In The Heart
Oct 1990   28	Be Tender With Me Baby
Nov 1990    5	It Takes Two (with Rod Stewart)
Sep 1991   23	Nutbush City Limits
Nov 1991   13	Way Of The World
Feb 1992   29	Love Thing
Jun 1992   22	I Want You Near Me
May 1993    7	I Don't Wanna Fight
Aug 1993   12	Disco Inferno
Oct 1993   16	Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
Nov 1995   10	Goldeneye
Mar 1996   23	Whatever You Want
Jun 1996   13	On Silent Wings
Jul 1996   12	Missing You
Oct 1996   27	Something Beautiful Remains
Dec 1996   32	In Your Wildest Dreams (featuring Barry White)
Oct 1999   10	When The Heartache Is Over

What happened next?
Tina Turner's last studio album was "Love Songs" in 2014 and she has retired from tours. However, she put together the musical, "Tina" based on her life story with help from Phyllida Lloyd and that opened in London in 2018 with Adrienne Warren in the lead role. Tina Turner came out of retirement in July 2020 to collaborate with Norwegian producer Kygo on a remix of "What's Love Got to Do with It". With the release, she became the first artist to have a top 40 hit in seven consecutive decades in the UK when it peaked at #31. In 2021, Turner appeared in the documentary film "Tina" directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin.

Monday 29 November 2021

Tina Moore

Tina Moore is an American born (Oct 17) singer. She scored two Top 20 hit singles in the UK in 1997 with "Never Gonna Let You Go" and "Nobody Better". Both singles were UK garage remixes of songs from her 1995 album Tina Moore. "Never gonna let you go" also spent 1 week at #1 on UK Dance Chart in August 1997.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Aug 1997    7	Never Gonna Let You Go
Apr 1998   20	Nobody Better

What happened next?
Tina Moore released two further albums, "All in my vibe" (1999) and "Time will tell" (2002).

Sunday 28 November 2021

The People Movers

The People Movers was project created by Greg Zwarich, Paul Mintsoulis and Michael Scroccaro (Mr Happy). Zwarich and Mintsoulis were also known as The Stickmen and had their own label StickMan Records. They are best known for the house song "C-Lime Woman", which bizarrely a cover of sorts of Nina Simone's "See Line Woman".

What happened next?
Zwarich and Mintsoulis from The People Movers continued their work as The Stickmen and record label, Stickman Records, which was still producing tacks like Matteo DiMarr/Inaya Day's "My Life" in 2021.
This is where it gets a little confusing (hence why I delayed posting!) There are a couple of other Stickmen outfits. I don't believe they are the Irish one who have released songs like "Lullaby" and "Sunshine" in 2021.
I am not sure whether they are Stickmen Project who have produced some interesting lockdown mixes, including this one, which has a number of references to late 90s dance music (e.g. Strike's "U sure do", Perfecto's "Papa's got a brand new pig bag", Delirium's "Silence"...)

Saturday 27 November 2021

Temperance

Temperance was a Canadian musical group that originally created Mark Ryan (H.A. Der-Hovagimian) and Lorraine Reid. They are best known for its 1996 cover of the Alphaville song "Forever Young". Mark Ryan left the project for a solo project as DerHova after the release of the first album, "Virtues of Life". Nick Fiorucci took over and "Hands of time" was #1 on Canada Dance Chart in September 1998.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	 CanDan	Song
Aug 1994    7	Music Is My Life
Nov 1995   16	Never Let You Go
Mar 1996   15	Let Me Take You Away
Jul 1996    8	Forever Young
Mar 1997   10	Lost in Love
Sep 1998    1	Hands of time
Feb 1999    5	Dancing in the key of love
Aug 1999   12	If you don't know
Dec 1999   19	Chains of love

What happened next?
DerHova moved Armenia, where composed the song "Qele Qele" for Sirusho, which was the country's entry in Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 (and finished 4th). In 2010, he produced Vladimir Arzumanyan's "Mama", which won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2010. Lorraine Reid's last album release was "Lessons learned" in 2008.

Friday 26 November 2021

Technotronic

Technotronic was the creation of Belgian producer Thomas De Quincey (Jo Bogaert) who had previous projects with Nux Nemo and Acts Of Madmen. Founded in 1989, that immediate success with debut "Pump Up The Jam". Origins of that started as "Technotronic" for the outfit The Pro 4's and featured Eddie Murphy samples.
In the 1990s, they are best known for "Get up", which reached the top of the Canada Dance chart and UK#2 in 1990. This featured the vocal rap of Ya Kid K (Manuela Kamosi). She'd go on to feature on most Technotronic's hits from the debut album "Pump up the Jam". MC Eric (Eric martin) contributed the vocal rap for the follow-up "This Beat Is Technotronic." For the second studio album, "Body to Body", Ya Kid K had left to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Reggie (Rejane Magloire), which spawned a couple more semi-hits with "Move that body" and "Work" in 1991. In 1992, due in part to a Revlon advertising campaign, "Move this" from their first album was released and reached #5 on the US Billboard chart. Their third album, "Recall," was released 4 years later and fitted in the Eurodance parameters of the era. It featured the return of Ya Kid K on vocals and the inclusion of Daisy Dee (Daisy Rollocks) and Black Diamond (C Davis).

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1990    2	Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) (featuring Ya Kid K)
Apr 1990   14	This Beat Is Technotronic (featuring MC Eric)
Jul 1990    9	Rockin' Over The Beat (featuring Ya Kid K)
Oct 1990    6	Megamix
May 1991   12	Move That Body (featuring Reggie)
Aug 1991   40	Work (featuring Reggie)
Dec 1996   36	Pump Up The Jam (remix)

What happened next?
From 1999 to recent days, Technotronic recorded with Monday Midnite (Monday Osaigbovo Agbonze) and Ya Kid K. Many remixes of their old hits still entertain clubbers today.

Thursday 25 November 2021

Tatjana

Tatjana Simic or just Tatjana is croatian born (Jun 9) dutch singer and actress. She is best known in eurodance circles for the song "Santa Maria" (reached #10 on Canada's Dance chart) in 1995. It scraped into the UK top 40. DJ Milano featuring Samantha Fox covered "Santa Maria" with what sounded like the backbeat to DJ Quicksilver (Belissima) song. That version reached #31 on the UK chart in March 1998.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Sep 1996   40	Santa Maria

What happened next?
Tatjana made a brief revival when she released the dutch song, "Ik Laat Je Gaan", which got to #11 in native Holland.

Wednesday 24 November 2021

Tasmin Archer

Tasmin Archer is an English born (Aug 3) singer who is best known for her international hit, "Sleeping Satellite" that spent 2 weeks at #1 in the UK in October 1992. Further hits followed from the successful album, "Great Expectations".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Sep 1992    1	Sleeping Satellite
Feb 1993   16	In Your Care
May 1993   26	Lords Of The New Church
Aug 1993   30	Arienne
Jan 1994   40	Shipbuilding

What happened next?
Tasmin Archer released an album, "On" in 2006. Kim Wilde covered the song "Sleeping Satellite" on her 2011 album of cover versions, "Snapshots."

Tuesday 23 November 2021

Tamperer

The Tamperer is an Italian dance/house projects of producerts Alex Farolfi and Mario Fargetta, This enlisted the vocals from American born singer Maya Days. They are best known for sampling the Jacksons "Can you feel it" on the UK and Canada Dance #1 hit, "Feel it" in 1998. The follow-up "If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better" that sampled Madonna's "Material World" reached the top 3 in the UK. Both songs were

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Apr 1998    1	Feel It	(featuring Maya)
Nov 1998    3	If You Buy This Record Your Life Will Be Better (featuring Maya)	

What happened next?
The Tamperer would a further hit with "Hammer to the heart" in February 2000, when it reached #6 in the UK. The producers also used the Tamperer alias to produce and remix other artists, such as Crystal Waters. Maya went on to be primarily a broadway actress (including Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar and Aida) and has made the odd TV appearances in dramas, "Damages," "Law and Order" and "Melange"

Monday 22 November 2021

Take That

Take That are an English boy band that originally consisted of Gary Barlow (Jan 20), Robbie Williams (Feb 13), Mark Owen (Jan 27), Howard Donald (Apr 28), Jason Orange (Jul 20). They are best known as a group for 8 UK# 1s including "Babe" and "Back for good". Both Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams had 2 solo UK #1s after they disbanded the first time. After a year of formation, Take That made an auspicious debut when "Promises" creeped into the Top 40. Their follow-up "It only takes a minute" drew a lot of attention in the summer of 1992 when it gave them their first Top 10. They covered Barry Manilow's "Could it be magic", which gave them their first top 3. Finally, they scored their first charttopper with "Pray". Their follow-up with Lulu "Relight my fire" also made #1. In fact, Take That would go on to score a sequence of 4 consecutive #1 before "Love ain't here anymore" only made #3. Once again they scored another sequence of 4 consecutive #1s ending with their final song before they split the first time (announced in an infamous press conference to address 'the rumour was true' on February 13 1996), the old Bee Gees track "How Deep Is Your Love". Robbie had already left in 1995 to pursue a solo career when the group split in 1996 for solo projects. Mark Owen had two top 3 hits, while Gary Barlow continued the sequence of UK #1s with "Forever Love" and "Love won't wait" (6 in a row including Take That). Robbie Williams scored two chart toppers with "Millienium" and "She's the one", although arguably he is best known for "Angels".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Nov 1991   38	Promises
Jun 1992    7	It Only Takes A Minute
Aug 1992   15	I Found Heaven
Oct 1992    7	A Million Love Songs
Dec 1992    3	Could It Be Magic
Feb 1993    2	Why Can't I Wake Up With You
Jul 1993    1	Pray
Oct 1993    1	ReLight My Fire (featuring Lulu)
Dec 1993    1	Babe
Apr 1994    1	Everything Changes
Jul 1994    3	Love Ain't Here Anymore
Oct 1994    1	Sure
Apr 1995    1	Back For Good
Aug 1995    1	Never Forget
Mar 1996    1	How Deep Is Your Love
90 Hits for Gary Barlow (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1996   1	Forever Love
May 1997   1	Love Won't Wait
Jul 1997   11	So Help Me Girl
Nov 1997   7	Open Road
Jul 1999   16	Stronger
Oct 1999   24	For All That You Want
90 Hits for Robbie Williams (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Aug 1996   2	Freedom
Apr 1997   2	Old Before I Die
Jul 1997   8	Lazy Days
Sep 1997   14	South Of The Border
Dec 1997   4	Angels	Robbie Williams
Mar 1998   3	Let Me Entertain You
Sep 1998   1	Millennium
Dec 1998   4	No Regrets / Antmusic
Mar 1999   4	Strong
Nov 1999   1	She's The One / It's Only Us
90 Hits for Mark Owen (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Nov 1996   3	Child
Feb 1997   3	Clementine
Aug 1997   29	I am what I am

What happened next?
Take That announced on November 25, 2005 in another press conference that the rumour was true about a reformation. This was without Robbie Williams. In mid 2010, Robbie Williams rejoined but left again in 2014. Later in 2014, Jason Orange decided to leave for good. This left up until the time of writing Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald.Their last effort was the 30th anniversairy "Odyssey" tour in 2018/2019. In May 2020, the group with Robbie performed a virtual performance hosted by price comparison website comparethemarket.com, to raise money for the music charity Nordoff Robbins and Crew Nation. Gary Barlow released an album "Music played by humans" and is going on a UK tour in 2021 with Leona Lewis as guest. He has also put together the "Crooner Sessions" videos where he has dueted a number of stars, past and present, which is a good listen if you want a little nostaglia Howard Donald has been doing odd bit of DJ-ing (appeared at the BST Rave on March 27 2021) amongst some TV appearances.

Sunday 21 November 2021

Tag Team

Tag Team is an American rap duo Steve Roll'n (Steve Gibson) and DC, The Brain Supreme (Cecil Glenn).

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jan 1994   34	Whoomp! (There It Is)

What happened next?
The success of "Whoomp! (There It Is)" represented a milestone in the history of hip-hop because it has been enjoyed by culturally and generationally diverse audiences and demonstrated that there is more to hi-hop than inflammatory lyrics. "Whoomp! There it is" has been featured in a number of tv shows, films and advertisements over the years. The song itself has also endured as a mainstay at sporting and arena events particularly in North America. Tag Team got back together and performed at the San Francisco 49ers Halftime Show, Super Bowl Live by Verizon Wireless, and the 2019 Hammer House Party Tour.

Saturday 20 November 2021

Sybil

Sybil Lynch or just Sybil is an American born R&B and pop singer–songwriter. She is the cousin of former En Vogue singer Maxine Jones She had success in the late 80s with "Don't make me over" and "Walk on by". The latter was still in the UK chart at the start of the 90s. She had 2 more UK top 5 hits with "The love I lost" and "When I'm good and ready". Sybil achieved the unfortunate feat of narrowly missing the UK top 40 twice when both "Beyond Your Wildest Dreams" and "Stronger Together" reached #41 (Vanessa Mae is only other act during the 90s to achieve that feat with "Classical Gas" and "I feel love")

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jan 1990    6	Walk On By
Jan 1993    3	The Love I Lost (West End featuring Sybil)
Mar 1993    5	When I'm Good And Ready

What happened next?
These days Sybil works in education, formerly teaching lyric & songwriting composition and creative writing, and is now a program coordinator and lead achievement coach at Guilford Technical Community College in Greensboro, N.C. Sybil still does gigs and releases the occasional single. Her last release was with Four Kings on "Together you and I" in 2016.

Friday 19 November 2021

SWV

SWV are an American all-female new jill swing trio comprised of three school friends, Coko (Cheryl Gamble), Taj (Tamara Johnson), and Lelee (Leanne Lyons). Their name is an acronym for Sisters With Voices. They are best known for the version of "Right here" mixed with Michael Jackson's "Right here". "Right here" was actually their debut release in 1992 and was semi-hit in the States reaching the top 20 on the R&B chart and the Hot 100 singles chart. "I'm so into you" gave them international success as well reaching #6 in states. The follow-up "Weak" gave SWV their first and only US chart topper. The second vesion of "Right Here/Human Nature" reached #2 in the states but was their biggest UK hit, reaching #3. "Anything" featured on the movie soundtrack for "Above the Rim" in 1994. In 1996, SWV returned with the album "New Beginning", which was preceded by the release of the US R&B number one hit "You're The One".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
May 1993   17	I'm So Into You
Jun 1993   33	Weak
Aug 1993    3	Right Here
Feb 1994   19	Downtown
Jun 1994   24	Anything
May 1996   13	You're The One
Dec 1996   36	It's All About U
Apr 1997   18	Can We
Sep 1997   34	Someone	(featuring Puff Daddy)

What happened next?
In 2017, SWV collaborated with Bell Biv DeVoe on the song "Finally" which was released as the second single off their album Three Stripes. They were awarded the "Lady of Soul Award" at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards. In 2019, SWV partnered with hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa in the creation of the reality series called 'Ladies Night'.

Thursday 18 November 2021

Sunscreem

Sunscreem English electronic techno/house band. The nucleus of the group is lead vocalist/cellist/keyboardist Lucia Holm and fellow keyboardist Paul Carnell. The group has also, at times, included Darren Woodford, Rob Fricker, Sean Wright, Nick Slingsby (aka "Bongo Ted"), and DJ Dave Valentine. The band was named after a sound on a Yamaha synthesizer. Best known for "Love u more" and "Perfect Motion". Sunscreem were popular on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Love u more" (1993), "Pressure Us" (1993) and "When" (1996) all #1s in the 90s.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1992   23	Love U More
Oct 1992   18	Perfect Motion
Jan 1993   13	Broken English
Mar 1993   19	Pressure Us
Nov 1995   40	Exodus
Jan 1996   25	White Skies
Mar 1996   36	Secrets

What happened next?
Sunscreem's most recent album was "Out of the woods" in 2018.

Wednesday 17 November 2021

Strike

Strike were an English dance outfit consisting of producers Matt Cantor and Andy Gardner with female vocalist, Victoria Newton. They are best known for the dance hit, "U Sure Do" (which sampled Donna Allen's "Serious") when it eventually made No 4 on second release in the UK Top 40 in 1995. Both times, it reached #1 on the UK dance chart. Another notable release was their dance version of Paula Abdul's "My love is for real."

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Dec 1994   31	U Sure Do
Apr 1995    4	U Sure Do (re-entry)
Sep 1995   38	The Morning After (Free At Last)
Jun 1996   27	Inspiration
Nov 1996   35	My Love Is For Real
May 1997   17	I Have Peace

What happened next?
Strike appear to quietly disbanded after "I have peace" with everyone going on to different projects. Matt Cantor went on to become one half of Freestylers and had semi-hits with "B-Boy Stance" (#23 in 1998) and "Push up" (#22 in 2002). He later trained to be psychotherapist dealing with mental health issues.
Andy Gardner went on to be a member of Plump DJs Victoria Newton launched a solo career but failed to chart with All about Eve's "Martha's Harbour". Her last release appears to a hits collection called "Live for today" in 2016. She did an insightful rockyoumentally interview in 2011. She still performs more in the jazz scene and here is a recentish gig at 606 Club but looks to have returned to Perth, Australia

Tuesday 16 November 2021

Stone Roses

Stone Roses were an English indie band. The band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani and drummer Reni. Stone Roses are best known for the UK Top 10 hits, "Elephant Stone" (1990), "One Love" (1990), "Love spreads" (1994) and the various remixes of "Fools gold" (1990/1995/1999).

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Mar 1990    8	Elephant Stone
Mar 1990   20	Made Of Stone
Mar 1990   34	She Bangs The Drum (re-entry)
Jul 1990    4	One Love
Sep 1990   22	What The World Is Waiting For / Fool's Gold (re-entry)
Sep 1991   20	I Wanna Be Adored
Jan 1992   27	Waterfall
Apr 1992   33	I Am The Resurrection
Dec 1994    2	Love Spreads
Mar 1995   11	Ten Storey Love Song
Apr 1995   25	Fool's Gold (2nd re-issue)
Nov 1995   15	Begging You
Mar 1999   25	Fool's Gold (remix)

What happened next?
Stone Roses broke up in 1996. THere was a reunion in 2011 but fans had to wait until 2016 for new material. The band members continued to tour until June 2017, at which point cryptic remarks by Brown indicated the band had split again, later confirmed in a 2019 interview with Squire.

Monday 15 November 2021

St Etienne

Saint Etienne are an English band consisting of Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs, Sarah Cracknell. The name comes from the French football team of the same name. They are best known for the song, "He's on the phone", which was a reworking of Etienne Daho's "Week-end a Rome."
Their early releases were more dance oriented as 'indie dance' with "Only love can break your heart" and "Nothing can stop us" both reaching #1 on the US Dance chart in 1992. "You're in a bad way" marked their biggest hit in the UK in this time. After a change of style into folk music laced with electronica, "He's on the phone" in 1995 returned them

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Sep 1991   39	Only Love Can Break Your Heart / Filthy
May 1992   21	Join Our Club / People Get Real
Oct 1992   40	Avenue
Feb 1993   12	You're In A Bad Way
May 1993   23	Hobart Paving / Who Do You Think You Are
Dec 1993   37	I Was Born On Christmas Day (co-starring Tim Burgess)
Feb 1994   28	Pale Movie
Oct 1994   32	Hug My Soul
Nov 1995   11	He's On The Phone (featuring Etienne Daho)
Feb 1998   12	Sylvie
May 1998   27	The Bad Photographer

What happened next?
St Etienne's latest recent was the Xmas 2020 EP.

Sunday 14 November 2021

Stereo MCs

Stereo MCs is an English Electronic dance group founded by vocalist Rob Birch and DJ/producer Nick Hallam. Drummer Owen If (Ian Rossiter) and backing vocalist Cath Coffey. Their first bit of success was actually in the states when "Lost in music" spent 1 week at #1 on US Dance Chart in October 1991. BUt commercial success followed with their third studio album, "Connected". The title track was the lead single and reached the top 20 in both the UK and the States. The follow-up, "Step it up" gave them their biggest UK hit. "Ground level" and "Creation" were two more UK Top 20 hits.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Sep 1992   18	Connected
Dec 1992   12	Step It Up
Feb 1993   19	Ground Level
May 1993   19	Creation

What happened next?
Stereo MCs released a fourth album, "Deep down and dirty." Once again, the title track was the lead single and gave Stereo MCs another UK Top 20 hit in 2001. Their last release was with Adam Port on the track, "Changes" in 2017. The story behind the song Connected has also been discussed.

Saturday 13 November 2021

Steps

Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans (Jan 28), Claire Richards (Aug 17), Lisa Scott-Lee (Nov 5), Faye Tozer (Nov 14) and Ian "H" Watkins (May 8). They are best known for their version of the Bee Gees' "Tragedy", which along with "Heartbeat" reached #1 in the UK. Their first hit the chart with the debut country line dance song (similar to Rednex's "Cotton eye Joe"), "5,6,7,8." in November 1997 and that came with the album, "Step One". They'd have 8 UK Top 20 hits in the last two years of the decade with "One for sorrow," "Better best forgotten" and "Love's got a hold on my heart" all reaching UK#2. A second album, "Stepcular" was #1 on the UK album chart in 1999.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Nov 1997   14   5-6-7-8
May 1998    6	Last Thing On My Mind
Sep 1998    2	One For Sorrow
Nov 1998    1	Heartbeat / Tragedy
Mar 1999    2	Better Best Forgotten
Apr 1999    4	Thank Abba For The Music (Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched, Billie)
Jul 1999    2	Love's Got A Hold On My Heart
Oct 1999    5	After The Love Has Gone
Dec 1999    4	Say You'll Be Mine / Better The Devil You Know	

What happened next?
Steps had a second UK chart topper with "Stomp" in 2000. After the release of the old Diana Ross song "Chain Reaction," H and Claire left, citing unhappiness in the group and the group disbanded. H and Claire released the album, "Another you, another you" spawning three UK top 10 singles with "DJ" being the pick of three reaching UK#3 in 2002.
10 years later, the group reunited and they released their sixth studio album, "What the future holds" and are currently touring in 2021.

Friday 12 November 2021

Stardust

Stardust was a short-lived collaborative project formed by Alan Braxe (Alain Queme), Benjamin Diamond (Benjamin Cohen) and Thomas Bangalter. Famous for their worldwide-hit "Music Sounds Better With You", which reached #2 in the UK and was #1 on US Dance Chart in October 1998.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Aug 1998    2	Music Sounds Better With You

What happened next?
Alan Braxe had a UK Top 40 hit (UK#35) with "Intro (Running)" with Fred Falke in 2000. Benjamin Diamond released a couple of albums and his last showing was with Aeroplane on "Let's get slow". Thomas Bangalter became mega successful as one half of Daft Punk.

Thursday 11 November 2021

Spice Girls

Spice Girls is an all-female pop group consisting of Emma Bunton (Baby, Jan 21), Geri Halliwell (Ginger, Aug 6), Victoria Beckham (Posh, Apr 17) Melanie Brown (Scary, May 29) and Melanie C (Sporty, Jan 12). They are best known for the debut and international hit single, "Wannabe," which #1 on both sides of the Atlantic. Their first six releases reached #1 in the UK. Ironically, their seventh single "Stop" stopped that streak. Two more #1 followed including the final "Goodbye" with Geri Halliwell departing the group. They tied (with Beatles and more recently LADBaby) the record of three consecutive Christmas #1s with "2 become 1," "Too much" and "Goodbye".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1996   1	Wannabe	Notes
Oct 1996   1	Say You'll Be There
Dec 1996   1	2 Become 1
Mar 1997   1	Mama / Who Do You Think You Are
Oct 1997   1	Spice Up Your Life
Dec 1997   1	Too Much
Mar 1998   2	Stop
Aug 1998   1	Viva Forever
Dec 1998   1	Goodbye
90 Hits for Emma Bunton (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Nov 1999    2	What I Am (featured with Tin Tin Out)
90 Hits for Geri Halliwell (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
May 1999    2	Look At Me
Aug 1999    1	Mi Chico Latino
Nov 1999    1	Lift Me Up
90 Hits for Melanie B (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Sep 1998    1	I Want You Back
Jul 1999    1	Word Up (as Melanie G)
90 Hits for Melanie C (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Dec 1998    3	When you're gone (with Bryan Adams)
Oct 1999    4	Goin' Down
Dec 1999    4	Northern Star

What happened next?
All the Spice Girls have had decent shots as solo artists. Initially Melanie Brown had the most success with scoring the first UK#1 as a solo artist with "I want you back" (1998) and followed up with her version of Cameo's "Word Up" (1999). She'd go on to have 3 more top 20 hits with "Tell me" being the best of those reaching #4. Geri Halliwell arguably has the best record of the girls with four UK#1s, "Mi chico latino" (1999), "Lift me up" (1999), "Bag it up" (2000) and Weather Girls' "It's raining men" (2001). Emma Bunton has had 9 UK Top 20s, with "What took you so long her only solo #1. Victoria Beckham had 4 UK Top 10s with "Out of your mind" with True Steppers and Dane Bowers being the best of these reaching #2. Melanie C had 2 UK#1s "Never be the same again" with Lisa Left-Eye Lopes and "I turn to you". Most successful solo wise with 11 top 40 hits in total. She also holds the record of reaching UK#1 as a solo artist, duo (with Left-Eye Lopes), a four-piece (without Geri) and a five-piece. Spice Girls have done so many things as a group and as individuals to mention. Examples include at the closing ceremony of London 2012 and Victoria Beckham's inspiring fashion career.

Wednesday 10 November 2021

Source

The Source was originally consisted of Anthony B Stephens, Arnecia Michelle Harris and John Bellamy. Together they collaborated with Candi Staton on "You got the love" in 1986. However, when the song remixed and re-released by DJ and producer John Truelove (John Rush), he took the name, the Source. The Source hit the top 4 twice in 1991 and 1997.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1991    4	You Got The Love (featuring Candi Staton)
Mar 1997    3	You Got The Love (remix) (featuring Candi Staton)
Aug 1997   38	Clouds (featuring Nicole)

What happened next?
The Source reached the UK top 10 again in 2006 with "You got the love" (UK#7). Candi Staton released her 30th album, "Unstoppable" which was been touted as a retro psychedelic R&B project in 2018.

Tuesday 9 November 2021

Soup Dragons

The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show Clangers, the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song "I'm Free." The group consisted of Sean Dickson (vocals, guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar), Sushil K. Dade (bass), Ross Sinclair (drums, originally '85-'89) and Paul Quinn (drums). They also had US Top 40 hit with "Divine Thing" in 1992.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1990    5	I'm Free	
Oct 1990   26	Mother Universe

What happened next?
The Soup Dragons disbanded in 1995. Paul Quinn joined Teenage Fanclub. Sushil K. Dade formed the experimental post rock group Future Pilot A.K.A. and became a producer for BBC Radio 3. Sean Dickson formed The High Fidelity and established a successful career Djing as HiFi Sean. Jim McCulloch joined Superstar, wrote and recorded music with Isobel Campbell, and formed the folk group Snowgoose. Ross A. Sinclair had a successful career in art, winning a number of international awards and becoming a Research Fellow at Glasgow School of Art and still makes music to this day. The story of The Soup Dragons is traced as part of the 2017 documentary Teenage Superstars. In 2019, Dua Lipa recorded a promo snippet cover version of "I'm free" as part of advertisement campaign for the YSL perfume, Libre but it doesn't appear it was ever released as a single.

Monday 8 November 2021

Soul II Soul / Caron Wheeler

Soul II Soul is an English collective founded and led by producer/vocalist/songwriter DJ Jazzie B (Trevor Beresford Romeo, Jan 26). Other founding members were producer/arranger Nellee Hooper and instrumentalist Philip Daddae Harvey. Their style of innovative dance and R&B fused a number of older genres including Philly soul, disco, reggae and 80s hip-hop. They had international success with Caron Wheeler on vocals with "Keep on movin'" and "Back to life." During the 90s, they had 2 UK top 10 hits with "A dream's a dream" and "Joy" with eight other UK Top 40 hits including collaborations with Kym Mazelle and Kofi.
Caron Wheeler had left the group in early 1990 to pursue a solo career with her best known track the UK Top 20 and US Dance #1 "Livin' in the light" in 1990.

90 Hits (Soul II Soul Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
May 1990    6	A Dream's A Dream (featuring Victoria Jones)
Nov 1990   22	Missing You (featuring Kym Mazelle)
Apr 1992    4	Joy (featuring Richie Stephens)
Jun 1992   31	Move Me No Mountain (featuring Kofi)
Sep 1992   38	Just Right
Nov 1993   24	Wish
Jul 1995   12	Love Enuff (featuring Penny Ford)
Oct 1995   17	I Care (Soul II Soul)
Oct 1996   31	Keep On Movin' (remix)
Aug 1997   39	Represent (feautring Paul Johnson)
90 Hits (Caron Wheeler Discography):
Sep 1990   14	Livin' In The Light
Nov 1990   40	UK Blak

What happened next?
In 2016, Soul II Soul released a single, "A New Day", credited to Caron Wheeler, which features production from Jazzie B and Louie Vega. Soul II Soul released their live album Origins: The Roots Of Soul II Soul on 9 December 2016. In May 2017, Soul II Soul performed at Electric Brixton, with Caron Wheeler and Charlotte Kelly as the lead vocalists. Soul II Soul are due to perform at the Rewind South festival in August 2021.

Sunday 7 November 2021

SOUL SYSTEM

The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. was a team composed of the producers Robert Clivilles and David Cole (better known under the name of C + C Music Factory), vocalists Michelle Visage (Michelle Shupack), Octavia Lambertis, Gary Michael Wade, and Jamal Alicea. The team was best known for the 1978 Bill Withers song, "Lovely Day" and was featured in the 1992 movie "The Bodyguard." With several house remixes, it reached #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jan 1993   17	It's Gonna Be A Lovely Day

What happened next?
Clivilles and Cole's career is well documented. Michelle Visage is best known these days for being a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off series (including the UK version). She also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2019 partnering Giovanni Pernice where she finished 7th. As a result, of connecting with Faye Tozer who danced with Giovanni the previous year, Visage and Steps recorded "Heartbreak in this city" in 2021.

Saturday 6 November 2021

Soulsearcher

Soulsearcher was a project of American born Marc Pomeroy. Under this alias, he gained his biggest club hit, "Can't Get Enough" in 1999. The song featured a sample of "Let's Lovedance Tonight" from Gary's Gang and the vocals of two legendary singers: Donna Allen and Thea Austin (she appeared in the video).

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Feb 1999    8	Can't Get Enough

What happened next?
Soulsearcher had another UK top 40 hit in 2000 with "Do It To Me Again" (UK#32). Pomeroy went on to become co-founder of music download site Traxsource with Brian Tappert.

Friday 5 November 2021

Sophie B Hawkins

Sophie Ballantine Hawkins or just Sophie B Hawkins is an American born (Nov 1) singer. She is best known for the UK Top 20 "Damn I wish I was your lover" and "Right beside you".

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jul 1992   14	Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Aug 1994   13	Right Beside You
Nov 1994   36	Don't Don't Tell Me No
Mar 1995   24	As I Lay Me Down

What happened next?
Sophie B Hawkins's most recent single was "Sinnerman" in 2012. Hawkins appeared at the German TV show Night Grooves, in 2019, singing several songs, discussing her past, and showing off her drumming talent.

Thursday 4 November 2021

Sonique

Sonia Marina Clarke, better known as Sonique is an English born (Jun 21) Dance DJ, producer and singer. She started her career as a member of dance outfit S'Express. She moved into DJ-ing following the footsteps of friends Mark Moore and Judge Jules and was notable for having residency at Manumission in Ibiza between 1997 and 1999. In 1998, She released her debut album, "Hear my cry" that featured "It feels so good" and Screamin Jay Hawkins' "I put a spell on you." At the time, they were semi-hits in the UK...

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Jun 1998   36	I Put A Spell On You
Dec 1998   24	It Feels So Good

Wednesday 3 November 2021

Solina

Solina

Isabelle Plante better known as Solina was a Canadian Dance singer.

90s Discography:
Date	Song
1994	I Wanna Know (Canada Dance #28)
1994	Show Me Love Tonight
1995	Breakout (Canada Dance #17)
1995	Summer Nights/Sous Un Ciel Etoilé/Las Noches De Verano
1996	The Music Comes Alive
1996	Give It Up/Body And Soul
1997	Come Back To My Heart
1997	Tropicano Dancing
1997	Where Are You Now
1998	Sonny Baby
1998	Back To You
1999	Hear Me Out There

What happened next?
Solina Solina nowadays l'Acalmie a beauty center in Laval, Québec, called l'Acalmie, under her real name.

Tuesday 2 November 2021

Snow

Darrin Kenneth O'Brien better known as Snow is a Canadian ragga performer. Best known for the international hit "Informer" in 1993. which was #1 in many countries including the States. It reached #2 in the UK. A follow-up "Girl I've been hurt" reached #19 in the States.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Mar 1993    2	Informer

What happened next?
Snow has been quietly recording material over the years. But in 2019,a big remergence came with "Con Calma" with Daddy Yankee, whilst it only reached #22 in US chart, the songs won multiple awards for Latin song of the year.

Monday 1 November 2021

Sneaker Pimps

Sneaker Pimps were an English electronic band consisting of Chris Corner and Liam Howe. Best known for hits songs "6 underground" and "Spin spin sugar" with Kelli Ali (Dayton) providing vocals. The latter was remixed and made #1 on the UK Dance chart in 1997.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Oct 1996   15	6 Underground
Mar 1997   21	Spin Spin Sugar
Jun 1997    9	6 Underground (remix)
Aug 1997   22	Post Modern Sleaze
Aug 1999   39	Low Five

What happened next?
Sneaker Pimps have been working on new material. A teaser indicated "Black Rain" is going to be a song from a fourth studio album. Kelli Ali's song "Rocking Horse" appeared on the soundtrack of the six-part Netflix series, 'Behind Her Eyes', based on the book of the same name, in 2021.
An interesting fact is that Noel Fielding joined the group as an occasional bassist before joining the Mighty Boosh and Never Mind the Buzzcocks and more recently the Great British Bake Off.