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Professional ratings. In the Studio is the third studio album by British ska revival band the Specials. It was released under the name the Special AKA in June 1984, their only album under that name. The album took over two years to produce before finally seeing release, by which time the original Specials had long since disbanded.
- 42:56
- 15 June 1984
- 1982–1984
- 1976–1983: Brown Sugar
- 1982–1988: Afrodiziak
- 1988–1990: Soul II Soul
- 1990–1993: UK Blak and Beach of The War Goddess
- 1994–1996: Return to Soul II Soul
- 1997–2004: Music Production
- 2007–Present: Return to Soul II Soul
Wheeler was born in England to Jamaican parents, and raised briefly in Jamaica. When Caron was in high school, she and childhood friend Pauline Catlin began performing together for fun. Inspired by female groups The Shirelles and The Ronettes whom they hoped to emulate, they began performing together professionally. In 1976, Wheeler and Catlin even...
In 1982, Wheeler met Claudia Fontaine, an English backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England. They formed a duo known as Afrodiziak. The duo only performed as session vocalists for other singers, most notably for Elvis Costello on his album Punch the Clock in 1983. Afrodiziak later toured as backing vocalists for Elvis Costello during his...
In 1988, Wheeler met Jazzie B who asked her to become one of the founding members of Soul II Soul. At the time, the group consisted of Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Rose Windross, Doreen Waddell, Jazzie Q, Aitch Bee, and Nellee Hooper. The group began recording their first album in 1988. The following year, the group released their debut album, Club Cla...
In early 1990, Wheeler secured a recording contract with EMI. Her first solo album UK Blak was released on May 15, 1990. The album sold 60,000 copies in the UK, entered the UK Albums chart at number 14, and has since sold 100,000 copies worldwide. The album's lead single, "Livin' in the Light", became Caron's first number-one single as a solo artis...
In 1994, Wheeler was asked to rejoin Soul II Soul, for the recording of their fourth studio album Volume V: Believe. The line-up now consisted of Jazzie B, Charlotte Kelly, and Penny Ford. During the recording sessions, Wheeler and Jazzie B struggled with creative differences. Wheeler felt the group should have been producing more contemporary song...
In 1997, Wheeler provided guest vocals on the song "You're Mine" for Eric Gadd's album The Right Way. In 1999, Wheeler released a single "Star", which peaked at number 82 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs' chart. In 2001, Wheeler recorded the song "Open" with Pete Rock on the American hip hop production team Da Beatminerz's album Brace 4 Impak. ...
In 2007, Wheeler reunited with Soul II Soul, at the time consisting of Jazzie B, Aitch Bee, and MC Chickaboo. The group began performing at local nightclubs and music festivals. In February 2009, Wheeler toured with the group in Australia where they performed at the Playground Weekender Festival. In July 2009, she received the Lifetime Achievement ...
13th September 1990
UK Blak is the debut studio album by British singer Caron Wheeler. It was released on 15 May 1990 by EMI Records . Recording sessions for the album took place from January 1990 to March 1990 at several studios, during the hiatus from her group Soul II Soul .
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)1."UK Blak"Caron Wheeler / Carl MacKintoshCarl MacKintosh2."Livin' in the Light (The Remix)"Caron Wheeler / N. P. HailBlacksmith3."Blue (Is the Colour of Pain)"Caron Wheeler / Mark Brydon / A. DustMark Brydon4."No Regrets"Caron Wheeler / Tim Atkins / Peter ...Blacksmith- 15 May 1990
In the Studio è il terzo album in studio del gruppo 2 tone ska inglese The Specials, pubblicato nel 1984. Il disco è stato pubblicato a nome The Specials AKA. Tracce. Bright Lights – 4:11; The Lonely Crowd – 3:52; What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend – 4:50; Housebound – 4:13
- 42:56
- giugno 1984
Album Credits. Producers Dick Cuthell, Elvis Costello & Jerry Dammers. Writers Dick Cuthell, Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury & 2 more. Background Vocals Afrodiziak, Caron Wheeler, Claudia Fontaine ...
26 apr 2017 · Music video by Caron Wheeler performing Livin' In The Light.
