The Beloved are a British electronic music group best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony", "The Sun Rising", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite".
Grace was a 1990s dance music act, consisting of the DJs Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and the jazz singer Dominique Atkins. The group's first single, "Not Over Yet", had lead and backing vocals by the original frontwoman Patti Low. Atkins recorded her own lead vocals for "Not Over Yet" when it was included as the first track on the group's only album If I Could Fly.
"One More Try" is a 1995 song by American club music singer Kristine W, released as the second single from her debut album, Land of the Living (1996). It narrowly missed the Top 40 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 41. In the US, it reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the Netherlands, "One More Try" peaked at number 16. Kristine W wrote the song after taking some friends to see her hometown and discovering her old junior high school had been condemned.
"Krupa" is a 1996 song by the British big beat/electronic rock band Apollo 440. The cover credits it as appearing in an advert for Sunkist.
"U Sure Do" is a song by British electronic dance music group Strike. Released in December 1994, it was their second single and reached number 31 in the UK charts. In 1997, it was featured on the group's only album, I Saw the Future. The song was a big UK club hit and after receiving regular play in clubs throughout 1994/1995 it was re-released and re-entered the chart in April 1995, reaching number four. It also peaked at number-one on the UK Dance Singles Chart. The track samples Donna Allen's 1986 song "Serious" for the vocal, and Cubic 22's 1991 song "Night in Motion" for the main synth. In 1999, it was remixed and released as "U Sure Do '99". This version peaked at number 53 in the UK. In 2006, it was remixed a third time and released to a handful of DJs solely for club use. MTV Dance ranked the song number 45 in their list of 'The 100 Biggest 90's Dance Anthems of All Time' in 2011.
"Sweet Harmony" is a song by British band the Beloved, released as the first and lead single from their second studio album, Conscience (1993), on 11 January 1993. It remains the band's biggest hit, peaking at number eight in the UK and becoming a club staple. The single was followed by a much talked about music video consisting of the band's singer nude and surrounded by nude women in a heaven-like setting. The video was based on the record sleeve on the Jimi Hendrix album Electric Ladyland from 1968.
"Give Me a Little More Time" is a song by English singer Gabrielle, recorded for her second studio album, Gabrielle (1996). Written by Gabrielle and Ben Barson with the Boilerhouse Boys, Ben Wolff, and Andrew Dean, it served as the album's lead single. "Give Me a Little More Time" returned Gabrielle to the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number five and spending 10 weeks inside the top 20. The song also peaked at number nine on the Irish Singles Chart and reached the top 40 in Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden.
"Be Happy" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Arlene DeValle, and Jean-Claude Olivier from duo Poke & Tone for her second studio album, My Life (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Olivier. "Be Happy" contains an instrumental sample of the song "You're So Good to Me" (1979) by musician Curtis Mayfield and a re-sung vocal portion of the record "I Want You" (1976) by Marvin Gaye.
Conscience is the second studio album, and fourth album overall, by English electronic music group The Beloved, released in February 1993. It reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart and includes "Sweet Harmony", the first single taken from the album and the first from the band to enter the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 8. Both are the highest positions reached by The Beloved in the UK charts with an album and single release.
Sarah Washington is a British pop, electronic dance and Hi-NRG singer. During the 1990s, Washington had four singles reach the UK Singles Chart. She is probably most known for her dance-cover of "I Will Always Love You" which was released in 1993. It peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 15 in Ireland and number 3 in Spain. Later same year, she recorded a dance version of the George Michael hit "Careless Whisper" that peaked at number 45 in the UK. Almighty Records released an updated version of the song with new versions in 2012.
"Don't You Want Me" is a song recorded by British DJ and producer Francis Wright, known under the pseudonym of Felix, released as his debut single from his album, #1, in July 1992. Musically, it samples Jomanda's "Don't You Want My Love" and credited as Felix featuring Jomanda. Released on 27 July 1992, the song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart reached number one in Finland, Spain, and Switzerland. It also went to number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. In 1995 and 1996, the song charted in the UK again, but in remixed form. British magazine Mixmag ranked the song number 98 in its "100 Greatest Dance Singles Of All Time" list in 1996.
"Wrong" is a song written and recorded by English musical duo Everything but the Girl. It was released on 17 June 1996 as the second single from their ninth album, Walking Wounded (1996). A club remix of the song provided by Todd Terry went to number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The remix also reached number two in Italy and number eight in Canada and the United Kingdom.
"It's Alright Now" is a single by UK band The Beloved.
"One Kiss from Heaven" is the fifth and final single released from English singer Louise's debut album, Naked (1996). Released on 18 November 1996, it reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart the same month.
"Automatic Lover " is 1994 song by the German Eurodance and pop music project Real McCoy, released as the second single from their album, Another Night, which is the US version of the project's second album Space Invaders. The song was produced by music producers Juergen Wind and Frank Hassas under the producer team name Freshline, and borrows the melody from Bronski Beat's 1984 song, "Smalltown Boy". It was a Top 20 hit in a number of countries including Australia, Denmark, Germany and Sweden.
"Make It On My Own" is a 1992 song by British singer Alison Limerick, released as the second single from her debut solo album, And Still I Rise (1992). It was a hit in the clubs and reached number 16 in the UK chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number 64, while in the US, it peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. In 1996, the song was remixed by house music producers Dancing Divaz and this version peaked at number 30 in the UK.
"So Pure" is a song by British musical group Baby D, released on 1 January 1996 as the sixth single from their only album, Deliverance (1996). It peaked at number three in the UK and was a top-10 hit also in Finland, while reaching the top-20 in Ireland and Scotland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number ten in January 1996. A partially black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single.
"Stars" is a 1995 song by English indie dance trio Dubstar, released at the debut single from their first album, Disgraceful (1995). It peaked at number 40 in the UK, but after being re-released in 1996, it was a even bigger hit, reaching number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and number 18 in Scotland. Outside Europe, it was very successful in Israel, peaking at number-one for three weeks. It received a great deal of play time in clubs and many remixes were also created. There were produced three different music videos to promote the single. Italian metal band Lacuna Coil covered it on their 2000 EP Halflife.
"Sex on the Streets" is a 1995 song by British electronic music duo Pizzaman, consisting of John Reid and Norman Cook, and was released as the second single from their only album, Pizzamania (1995). It samples a part of a 1974 sermon by American evangelist Jack van Impe and peaked at number-one on both the UK Dance Singles Chart and the UK Club Chart. In 2011, it was released in the Netherlands in a new mix as "Sex on the Streets 2011".
"Get Up" is a 1996 song by American house music singer Byron Stingily, formerly of the band Ten City. A massive hit in the clubs, it samples Sylvester's 1978 song, "Dance " and reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1997. The single also was a Top 20 hit in the UK, peaking at number 14, while going straight to number-one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in January 1997. In 2007, new remixes of the track were released. In 1998, it was included on Stingily's debut solo album, The Purist.
