Years active 1987–present Albums Paradise | Past members Static Revenger | |
Origin Detroit, Michigan, United States (1987) Genres House music, Electronica, Detroit techno Record labels Virgin Records, EMI, Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Columbia Records Associated acts Kevin Saunderson, John Mostyn Members Kevin Saunderson, Paris Grey, Ann Saunderson, Scott Grooves, Tommy Onyx Similar Kenny Larkin, Derrick May, Eddie Fowlkes, Carl Craig, Infiniti | ||
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. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked them as the 98th most successful dance artists of all-time.
Musical career
Inner City topped the US Billboard dance chart five times, and had nine top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart. The group is best known for its early dancefloor-pop music crossover tracks "Big Fun" (UK #8, US Dance #1) and "Good Life" (UK #4, US Dance #1). Other hits include "Do You Love What You Feel" (UK #16, US Dance #1) and "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (UK #12, US Dance #8). 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.