Soul Solution

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Soul Solution is a house/electronic dance music production duo from New York City formed by Bobby Guy and Ernie Lake.

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Biography

As artists they made six appearances on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. [1]

Five times under the Soul Solution name:

Once under the name So Pure! featuring Sheleen Thomas:

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 240.