Inner City (band)
| Inner City | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | House, electronica, Detroit techno |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels |
Virgin/Atlantic Records Virgin/EMI Records Columbia/SME Records Ten Records (United Kingdom) |
| Members |
Kevin Saunderson Paris Grey Ann Saunderson Tommy Onyx |
| Past members | Static Revenger |
| Notable instruments | |
| Roland TR-909 | |
Inner City is an American electronic music group that formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1987. The group is composed of the record producer and composer Kevin Saunderson and the Chicago, Illinois vocalist Paris Grey. Saunderson is renowned as one of the Belleville Three—along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May—high school friends who later originated the Detroit techno sound.
Musical career
Inner City topped the US Billboard dance chart five times,[1] and had nine top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The group is best known for its early dancefloor-pop music crossover tracks "Big Fun" (UK #8,[2] US Dance #1[1]) and "Good Life" (UK #4,[2] US Dance #1[1]). Other hits include "Do You Love What You Feel" (UK #16,[2] US Dance #1[1]) and "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (UK #12,[2] US Dance #8[1]). The music videos to these songs received significant airplay throughout the world. Later work introduced a hybrid of techno, jazz and swing beats with a more soulful sound in the vein of downtempo British groups such as Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. The group recorded three albums for Virgin/EMI Records and one single for Columbia/SME Records.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3][2] |
US [4] |
AUS [5] |
GER [6] |
NED [7] |
NZ [8] |
SUI [9] | |||
| 1989 | Paradise (renamed Big Fun in the U.S.) | 3 | 162 | 38 | 21 | 74 | 29 | 18 | |
| 1990 | Paradise Remixed | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Fire | — | — | 166 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Praise | 52 | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Testament ’93 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Good Life—the Best of Inner City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that were not released in that country or did not chart. | |||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
US [11] |
US Dance [1] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [12] |
GER [13] |
IRE [14] |
NED [7] |
NZ [8] |
SUI [9] | ||||
| 1988 | "Big Fun" | 8 | — | 1 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | Paradise | |
| "Good Life" | 4 | 73 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 1989 | "Ain't Nobody Better" | 10 | — | 1 | 67 | — | 21 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 9 | ||
| "Do You Love What You Feel" | 16 | — | 1 | 76 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" | 12 | 76 | 8 | 86 | — | — | 24 | 12 | — | — | Big Fun | ||
| 1990 | "(That Man) He's All Mine" | 42 | — | 15 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fire | |
| 1991 | "Till We Meet Again" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let It Reign" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | Praise | ||
| 1992 | "Hallelujah '92" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pennies from Heaven" | 24 | — | 1 | 122 | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | |||
| "Praise" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Follow Your Heart" | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Till We Meet Again" (remix) | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |
| "Back Together Again" | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Do Ya" | 44 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Share My Life" | 62 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Ahnonghay" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Your Love" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Do Me Right" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Good Life (Buena Vida)" (PIAS re-recording) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 48 | — | ||
| 2001 | "Good Love" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pump It Up Dub" (with E-Dancer) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Big Fun" (remix) | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Say Something" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Future" (as Kevin Saunderson featuring Inner City) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Bad Girl" (as Kevin Saunderson featuring Inner City) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that were not released in that country or did not chart. | |||||||||||||
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Billboard > Artists / Inner City > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Official Charts > Inner City". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 269. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Inner City > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Inner City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- "Big Fun", "Good Life", "Ain't Nobody Better" and "Do You Love What You Feel": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 January 2014". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "That Man (He's All Mine)" and "Pennies From Heaven": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- Fire and Praise: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Inner City - Paradise (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 "dutchcharts.nl > Discografie Inner City" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 "charts.org.nz > Discography Inner City". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 "hitparade.ch > Discographie Inner City" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- 1 2 "British Phonographic Industry > Certified Awards > Search results for Inner City". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Inner City > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ Austrian peaks
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Inner City (singles)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Inner City". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
External links
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