Check Out the Groove

Check Out the Groove
Studio album by Undercover
Released	1992
Label	PWL International
Producer	Steve Mac
Undercover chronology
Check Out the Groove (1992) Ain't No Stopping Us (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Select	[1]

Check Out the Groove is the debut album by British dance group Undercover, released in 1992 by PWL International. The album contains mostly cover versions of songs from the 1970s and 1980s.

Singles

A cover of "Baker Street", originally performed by Gerry Rafferty, was the first single released from the album. This reached number two in the UK singles chart ^[2] and the top 10 of many other countries around Europe. "Never Let Her Slip Away", originally by Andrew Gold, was the second single, reaching number five in the UK ^[2] as well as the top 10 of several other European charts. "I Wanna Stay with You", originally by Gallagher and Lyle, was the third single released from the album, reaching number 28 in the UK ^[2] as well as charting in several other European countries.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Baker Street"	Gerry Rafferty	Gerry Rafferty	4:10
2.	"Never Let Her Slip Away"	Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	3:32
3.	"Lovetown"	Len Barry Bobby Eli	Booker Newberry III	6:02
4.	"September"	Maurice White Al McKay Allee Willis	Earth, Wind & Fire	3:34
5.	"How Long"	Paul Carrack	Ace	4:16
6.	"Sha Bang"	John Matthews Jon Jules Steve McCutcheon	new song	5:47
7.	"The Way It Is"	Bruce Hornsby	Bruce Hornsby and the Range	3:56
8.	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	Mick Jones Lou Gramm	Foreigner	5:24
9.	"I Wanna Stay with You"	Benny Gallagher Graham Lyle	Gallagher and Lyle	3:38
10.	"Check Out the Groove"	Rodney Brown Willie Lester	Bobby Thurston	6:09
11.	"Never Too Much"	Luther Vandross	Luther Vandross	4:52
12.	"Sha Do"	Matthews Jules McCutcheon	new song	3:28

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[3]

Musicians

Undercover

• John Matthews – vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Mac – keyboards, backing vocals
• Jon Jules – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
• Guy Barker – trumpet
• Joe Becket – percussion
• Chris Laws – drums
• Tim Laws – guitar
• Phil Todd – saxophone
• Nigel Wright – trombone

Production

• Produced by Steve Mac
• Sleeve design: David Howells
• Photography: Mike Smallcombe, assisted by Debs & Peter Sherrard
• Styling: Shazza
• Makeup: Katya Thomas

Charts

Chart (1992–93)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4]	29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	56
UK Albums (OCC) [7]	26

References

1. Higginbotham, Adam (February 1993). "Reviews: New Albums — Sound Bites". Select . p. 74. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. "UNDERCOVER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
3. Check Out the Groove (liner notes). Undercover. PWL International. 1992.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
7. "Undercover | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

External links

• Check Out the Groove at Discogs