Simone Johnson or Simone Gooden,better known by her stage name Monie Love,is a British rapper,actress,and radio personality known for her singles during the late 1980s through the 1990s. Love is a radio personality for urban adult contemporary station KISS 104.1 WALR-FM in Atlanta,Georgia. Love is a two-time Grammy Award nominee,making her the first British female hip hop artist to hold that distinction.
"My Name Is Not Susan" is a song by American singer and actress Whitney Houston,released as the fourth single from her third album,I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990). The song was released on June 24,1991,by Arista Records. It was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface,and written by Eric Foster White. The song is an uptempo new jack swing number in which Houston harshly tells off a lover who has mistakenly called her by his ex-girlfriend's name "Susan". She lets him know that if he cannot get over Susan,then their relationship is over. A remix featuring British rapper Monie Love was also released,becoming one of the first times a pop/R&B artist had included a rapper in a remix,following Janet Jackson's "Alright",which remix featured Heavy D the year previous.
"I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film Born to Dance in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song that year but lost out to The Way You Look Tonight. Popular recordings in 1936 were by Ray Noble and his Orchestra and by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra.
"Last Train to Trancentral" is a song released,in different mixes,as a series of singles by British electronic band The KLF,including "Last Train to Trancentral ". A commercially successful single of April 1991,it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart,number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart and achieved international top ten placings. It is a central song within The KLF's work,and is distinctive for an uplifting string-synthesiser break.
"Let's Talk About Sex" is a song by American hip hop trio Salt-n-Pepa,released in August 1991 as the fourth single from their third studio album,Blacks' Magic (1990). It was written and co-produced by Hurby Azor,and achieved great success in many countries,including Australia,Austria,Germany,The Netherlands,Portugal,Switzerland and Zimbabwe where it was a number-one hit. Its music video was directed by Millicent Shelton.
"Chorus" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure,released as the first single from their fifth studio album of the same name (1991). Produced by Martyn Phillips and written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell,the song features Clarke's electronic soundscapes and Phillips' computerised production. The single was released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the US. It peaked at number three in both Denmark and the UK,while reaching number four in Ireland. In the US,it peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
"Love to Hate You" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure,released in September 1991 as the second single from their fifth studio album,Chorus (1991). Written by band members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell,it is an electronic dance track inspired by disco music. The synthesizer melody in the chorus is an interpolation of the string break from American singer Gloria Gaynor's disco-era classic "I Will Survive". The duo also recorded a Spanish version of the song,called "Amor y Odio",and one in Italian called "Amo Odiarti". The single was released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the US. It peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-10 hit in Austria,Denmark,Finland,Greece,Ireland,and Sweden.
"Connected" is a song by British hip hop/electronic music group Stereo MC's. It is the title track of their third studio album,and was released in September 1992 as the album's lead single. The song samples "Let Me " by Jimmy "Bo" Horne and peaked at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. Internationally,"Connected" peaked within the top 10 of the charts in Austria,Sweden and Switzerland,and entered the top 20 of the charts in Belgium,Finland and the United States. Its music video was directed by Matthew Amos. NME and Melody Maker ranked "Connected" number 16 and 19 in their list of "Singles of the Year" in December 1992. The song later appeared in the 1995 movie Hackers,and it was the theme to the Rob Lowe programme Dr. Vegas (2004).
"Got to Have Your Love" is a song by American hip hop and electro funk group Mantronix,featuring vocals from American recording artist Wondress. It was released by Capitol Records in December 1989 as the lead single from Mantronix's fourth studio album,This Should Move Ya (1990). The song is written by band members Bryce Wilson and Kurtis Mantronik along with Johnny D. Rodriguez,and produced by Mantronix. It reached number four in the UK,number seven in Finland and number eight in Ireland. It is recognized as the group's signature song.
"It's Here" is a song by English singer-songwriter Kim Wilde,released as the first single from her seventh album,Love Moves (1990),and is also her first release of the new decade. Wilde was the most charted and biggest-selling British female soloist of the 1980s,and had ended that decade with the release of her biggest-selling album,Close,and its accompanying string of hit singles. Although the new single and album did not match that success,"It's Here" became a moderate hit in some countries. Both the single and its B-side,"Virtual World" were extended for the 12" and CD-single formats.
"Could You Be Loved" is a 1980 song by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released as the first single from their twelfth and last album,Uprising (1980),and is also included on their greatest-hits album Legend (1984). It was written in 1979 on an aeroplane while The Wailers were experimenting on guitar. In the middle of the song,background singers quote a verse from Bob Marley's first single "Judge Not":"The road of life is rocky;And you may stumble too. So while you point your fingers,someone else is judging you". Instruments used on the original record of this song are guitars,bass,drums,acoustic piano,the Hohner clavinet and an organ,as well as the Brazilian cuíca. "Could You be Loved" was very successful on the charts in Europe,peaking within the top 10 in Belgium,France,Ireland,Italy,the Netherlands,Norway,Spain,Switzerland and the UK. Additionally,it was a top 20 hit in Sweden and West Germany.
Down to Earth is the debut album by Monie Love,which was released on 30 October 1990,on Warner Bros. Records. It peaked at 109 on the Billboard 200 and at 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,and spawned three charting singles. "It's a Shame " became Monie's only top-40 hit in the U.S.,and peaked at 26 on the Billboard Hot 100,while "Monie in the Middle" and "Down 2 Earth" were both successful on the R&B and hip hop charts.
"G.L.A.D" is a song by English singer-songwriter and actress Kim Appleby,released in January 1991 as the second single from her debut solo album,Kim Appleby (1990). It stands for "Good Lovin And Devotion" and was co-written by her with her sister,Melanie Appleby and Craig Logan. The remix features a rap from Aswad vocalist Brinsley Forde. It peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1991. "G.L.A.D" also peaked at number five in Luxembourg,number six in Belgium,and number seven in Ireland.
"It's a Shame (My Sister)" is a 1990 hip hop song recorded by British rapper Monie Love,featuring True Image. It was the second single from her debut album Down to Earth,and was released in late 1990 in Germany and the UK and in early 1991 in the other European countries. The song sampled The Spinners' 1970 single "It's a Shame" written for the band by Stevie Wonder,where as the "Cool as..." mix samples the guitar riff from the Sister Sledge hit "He's the Greatest Dancer". The song had some success,particularly in Switzerland where it peaked at number 6 and charted for 21 weeks. In the United States,the song was Monie Love's sole hit single,reaching number 26. "It's a Shame (My Sister)" also peaked at number 2 on the American dance chart.
"Ring My Bell" is a song by Anita Ward.
"Money Love" is a song performed by Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper Neneh Cherry,released in September 1992 as the first single from her second album,Homebrew (1992). The song received favorable reviews from music critics,peaking at number 17 in Cherry's native Sweden. It also peaked at number six in Greece,number 22 in the Netherlands,number 23 in the UK and number 31 in New Zealand. The picture on the cover of the single is taken by French fashion photographer and music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
"Colour of Love" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!,released in December 1991 as the first single from their second studio album,The Madman's Return (1992). It features vocals by American singer-songwriter Thea Austin and rap by Turbo B,and received positive reviews from music critics,many of them naming it a standout of the album. Quite successful on the charts in Europe,the song became a top 10 hit in at least 11 countries,as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100,where it peaked at number eight. The accompanying music video was filmed in Death Valley,California.
"Ooops Up" is a song by German Eurodance group Snap!,released in June 1990 as the second single from their debut studio album,World Power (1990). The song is a re-working of "I Don't Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Ooops!)";a 1980 hit by The Gap Band,with which band member Penny Ford was a former backing singer. The single was a world-wide hit and reached number-one in Greece. Lyrically the song is about Murphy's Law. The narrator talks about it and everything that went wrong during his day. Its music video was directed by Liam Kan.
"Non illuderti mai" is a song by Italian singer Orietta Berti,released as a single in April 1968 for the summer festival Un disco per l'estate. The song came in second place at the festival behind "Luglio" by Riccardo Del Turco. It has notably been covered in English as "My Little Lady" by the Tremeloes and in French as "Ma bonne étoile" by Joe Dassin.
"A Dream's a Dream" is a song by British R&B band Soul II Soul,released in 1990 as the second single from their second album,Vol. II:1990 –A New Decade (1990). It features American-born British singer Victoria Wilson-James and received favorable reviews from music critics. The single was successful all over Europe,reaching number-one in Greece and the top 10 in Finland,Italy,the Netherlands,Norway and the UK. Additionally,it was a top 20 hit in Austria,Belgium,Germany,Ireland,Sweden and Switzerland. Outside Europe,it peaked at number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the US,number eight in New Zealand and number 27 in Australia.
