Inner city
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Inner City topped dance charts in America and Britain 11 times, hit the UK Top 40 eight times and sold around 6 million records. The group is best known for their early dancefloor / pop music crossover tracks "Big Fun" and "Good Life" that were shown on MTV all around 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 like Soul II Soul and Massive Attack.
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Discography
Albums
- 1989 Paradise #3UK
- 1989 Paradise Remixed #17 UK
- 1990 Fire
- 1992 Praise #52 UK
- 1993 Testament '93 #33 UK
Singles
- 1988 "Big Fun", #8 UK
- 1988 "Good Life", #4 UK
- 1989 "Ain't Nobody Better", #10 UK
- 1989 "Do You Love What You Feel", #16 UK
- 1989 "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'", #12 UK
- 1990 "That Man" #42 UK
- 1991 "Let It Reign" #51 UK
- 1991 "Till We Meet Again" #47 UK
- 1992 "Follow Your Heart"
- 1992 "Pennies From Heaven", #24 UK
- 1992 "Hallelujah '92", #22 UK
- 1992 "Praise" #59 UK
- 1993 "Till We Meet Again" (Remix) #55 UK
- 1993 "Back Together Again" #49 UK
- 1994 "Do Ya" #44 UK
- 1994 "Share My Life" #62 UK
- 1995 "Ahnonghay"
- 1995 "Your Love", #28 UK
- 1996 "Do Me Right", #47 UK
- 1999 "Good Life (Buena Vida)" (PIAS re-recording) #10, UK
- 2000 "Good Love"
- 2001 "Pump It Up Dub" (with E-Dancer)
- 2004 "Say Something"
Allusions of music by Inner City
- The e-Reader for Game Boy Advance has a theme song that sounds very similar to the "Good Life" song.
- The soundtrack to the video game Streets of Rage sounds very similar to this album.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
External links
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