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Released
  
21 May 1990

Length
  
46:23

Release date
  
21 May 1990

Producers
  
Jazzie B, Nellee Hooper

Recorded
  
1989-90

Artist
  
Soul II Soul

Label
  
Ten Records

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Vol. II 1990 – A New Decade (1990)
  
Volume III Just Right (1992)

Genres
  
Contemporary R&B, New jack swing, Electronica

Similar
  
New jack swing albums, Other albums

Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade is a 1990 album by Soul II Soul. The album reached No. 1 in the UK in May 1990, and contained three UK hits, "Get a Life", which reached No. 3 (and which peaked at No. 54 on America's Billboard Hot 100), "A Dream's A Dream", which made No. 6 (and peaked at No. 85 on the Hot 100), and "Missing You", which reached No. 22 (and did not chart on the Hot 100).

Contents

The album was recorded following the departure of Caron Wheeler (the Soul II Soul collective's best known singer) who did not perform on the record. Guest performers included singers Kym Mazelle, Lamya, Marcia Lewis and Victoria Wilson James, saxophonist Courtney Pine and legendary New York hip-hop scenester Fab 5 Freddy.

Personnel

  • Jazzie B - musical director, co-producer, mixing, vocals on "Get a Life" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
  • Nellee Hooper - co-producer, mixing
  • Tony "Dobie" Campbell - assistant producer
  • Howard Bernstein - engineer
  • Marcia Lewis - vocals on "Get a Life", "People"
  • Philip "Daddae" Harvey - vocals on "Get a Life"; guitars/percussion/keyboards (uncredited)
  • Lamya Hafidh Sultan Al-Mugheiry - vocals on "Love Come Through" & "In the Heat of the Night"
  • Kym Mazelle - vocals on "Missing You"
  • Courtney Pine - saxophone on "Courtney Blows"
  • Pinise Sula - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
  • Sonti Mndebele - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
  • Nomsa Caluza - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
  • Bambi Fazakerley - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
  • Victoria Wilson James - vocals on "A Dream's a Dream"
  • Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite - vocals on "Our Time Has Now Come"
  • Simon Law - keyboards (uncredited)
  • Michael McEvoy - piano 'People', 'A Dreams A Dream' and 'Time', keyboards 'Love Come Through', 'Missing You'
  • Songs

    1Get a Life3:44
    2Love Come Through4:31
    3People4:57

    References

    Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade Wikipedia


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