M People is an English dance music band that formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is taken from the first letter of the first name of band member Mike Pickering,who formed the group. In December 2016,Billboard magazine ranked them as the 83rd most successful dance act of all time. M People have sold over 11 million records worldwide
Bizarre Fruit II is a reissued and expanded version of M People's 1994 Bizarre Fruit album,with the single versions of "Search for the Hero" and "Love Rendezvous" in place of the originals,and including the band's cover of the Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park". It was initially released as a limited edition with a bonus Live and Remixed CD or cassette. The Live and Remixed disc contains live versions of tracks from Bizarre Fruit and M People's previous two albums,Northern Soul and Elegant Slumming. The live tracks were recorded at GMEX in Manchester on 16 December 1994,except "Search for the Hero" which was recorded at Grosse Freiheit in Hamburg on 26 February 1995.
Bizarre Fruit is the third album by British dance band M People. It was released on 14 November 1994 and charted and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart,spending one year on the chart before an expanded version of the album,Bizarre Fruit II,was released a year later. In 1996 it was announced that Bizarre Fruit had reached 1.1 million copies sold worldwide. The albums Bizarre Fruit and Bizarre Fruit II were certified 5×platinum in the UK for sales of 1.5 million.
"Tell Me When" is a song by British synthpop group the Human League,released as the first single from their seventh album,Octopus (1995). Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and Paul C. Beckett,it was produced by Ian Stanley. It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart,while reaching number four on the UK Dance Chart. In the US,it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100,number 15 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and number eight on the Cash Box Top 100.
"One Night in Heaven" is a song by British band M People,released as their sixth overall single and the first single from their second album,Elegant Slumming (1993). Written by band members Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,it was released on 14 June 1993. The song was successful in Europe,peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart. In Iceland,it reached number five,while peaking at number 26 on the Eurochart Hot 100. Its accompanying music video was filmed in Barcelona,Sitges and Montserrat in Spain.
"Search for the Hero" is a song by British dance music band M People,released in June 1995 as the third single (remixed) from their third album,Bizarre Fruit (1994). It was written by bandmembers Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by the band. The song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart,number 13 on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number three on the UK R&B Singles Chart. Its accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Amos.
"Two Can Play That Game" is a song by American R&B singer-songwriter Bobby Brown from his third album,Bobby (1992). The single release was remixed by K-Klass and originally reached No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1994. In April 1995,it re-entered the chart,peaking at No. 3. It received positive reviews from music critics and also reached No. 3 in the Netherlands. Additionally,it became a top-20 hit in Belgium,Denmark,Finland,Ireland,and Italy. On the Eurochart Hot 100,"Two Can Play That Game" peaked at No. 10. This version of the song appeared on Brown's remix album of the same name,released later in 1995.
"Break 4 Love" is a song written,produced and recorded by Vaughan Mason,the principal member of American house music group Raze,the song's original credited performer. The song,the group's only significant US hit,featured vocals by Keith Thompson and Vaughan Mason,as well as sexual sound samples by Erique Dial. The single peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1988. It is still considered a classic of the early house music genre.
"Nine in the Afternoon" is a song by the American rock band Panic at the Disco,and the lead single from the group's second album Pretty. Odd.. It was the band's first song release that did not include the exclamation mark at the end of the "Panic" in the group's name. It was the fifth song written for the album.
"Sight for Sore Eyes" is the tenth overall single from British band M People from their third album,Bizarre Fruit (1994). Written by bandmembers Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People,it was released as the album's lead single on 7 November 1994. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the UK Dance Singles Chart,becoming the band's sixth consecutive single to enter the UK top 10. Its music video was directed by Terence Donovan.
"Renaissance" is a song by British electronic group M People,released on 28 February 1994 as the fourth and final single from their second album,Elegant Slumming (1994). In Australia,it was released as the third single from the album. It was written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard and produced by M People. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart following the band's first win for Best British Dance Act at the 1994 BRIT Awards.
"How Can I Love You More" is a song by British band M People,released as the first single from their debut album,Northern Soul (1991). The song was written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by M People. It was first released in October 1991 peaking at number 29 and then re-released on 25 January 1993 with several new remixes. The song was a bigger hit and peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
"Open Your Heart" is a song by British band M People,released in January 1995 as the second single from their third album,Bizarre Fruit (1994). It was written by bandmembers Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and produced by the band. The song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart,and was a top 10 hit also in Finland and Scotland. In the US,it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
"Fantasy Island" is a song by British band M People,released as the second single from their fourth album,Fresco (1997). It is written by Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People. The song was released on 24 November 1997 and peaked at number thirty three on the UK Singles Chart.
"Angel St" is the thirteenth single by British band M People,released on 16 March 1998. "Angel St" is the third and final single from M People's 1997 album Fresco. The song was written by Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small and produced by M People and Chris Lord-Alge. The song peaked at number eight on UK Singles Chart.
"Testify" is the eighteenth overall single from British band M People. It is the lead single from their greatest hits albums,The Best of M People and,in North America,Testify. It was written by Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People. The single was released on 26 October 1998 and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 10 in Scotland and number 66 on the Eurochart Hot 100 in November 1998.
"Dreaming" is the nineteenth and to date final single from British band M People. It was released on 1 February 1999 as the second single from their first greatest hits album,The Best of M People (1998). The song is written by bandmembers Mike Pickering,Paul Heard and Heather Small,and produced by M People and Chris Lord-Alge. It peaked at number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart.
"Excited" is a song by the British band M People,released in September 1992 as the fourth and final single from their first album,Northern Soul (1991),though it only appeared on the re-release. The song was written by band members Mike Pickering and Paul Heard,and peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the UK Dance Singles Chart. Two different music videos were produced for the single release.
"I Want You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Juliet Roberts,released in March 1994 as the second single from her debut album,Natural Thing (1994). Originally released as a double A-side with her song "Again",it was then released as its own single following the success of its predecessor,"Caught in the Middle",in 1994. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart,and also reached number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. In Europe,it charted in the UK,where it peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart,but was more successful on the UK Dance Singles Chart,reaching number three in October 1994.
"Whiggle in Line" is a song by Italian group Black Duck,released as their only single in December 1994. It is an electronic Eurodance style take on "Saturday Night" by Danish/Italian act Whigfield. Produced by Davide Riva and Larry Pignagnoli,the producers of the original track,it has an added ragga rap element and slightly different female vocals to the original,which is performed by British singer and TV host Carryl Varley,who also used to front Italian band Jinny. The single was a notable hit in several countries,peaking at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Dance/Urban chart and number 20 in Denmark. In the UK,it reached the top 40,peaking at number 33,but on the UK Dance Chart it fared better,reaching a respectable number 12. It also enjoyed modest airplay in the US.
