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Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade

January 01, 1970

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).

Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
Studio album by
Soul II Soul
Released21 May 1990
Recorded1989-90
GenreElectronica, R&B, new jack swing
Length46:23
LabelVirgin
ProducerJazzie B., Nellee Hooper
Soul II Soul chronology
Club Classics Vol. One
(1989) 		Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
(1990) 		Volume III Just Right
(1992)
Singles from Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
  1. "Get a Life"
    Released: 27 November 1989
  2. "A Dream's a Dream"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Missing You"
    Released: 12 November 1990
  4. "People"
    Released: 1990

The album was recorded following the departure of Caron Wheeler (the Soul II Soul collective's best known singer). Guest performers included singers Kym Mazelle, Lamya, Marcia Lewis, and Victoria Wilson-James, saxophonist Courtney Pine and New York hip-hop scenester Fab 5 Freddy.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
Chicago Tribune    [2]
Entertainment WeeklyA[3]
Los Angeles Times     [4]
NME9/10[5]
Record Mirror3/5[6]
Rolling Stone     [7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [8]
Sounds     [9]
The Village VoiceA−[10]

Reviewing Vol. II for Spin, Nathaniel Wice found Soul II Soul's music successful at communicating positivity "in a sly, critical way." "Soul II Soul's harmony," he wrote, "works because it is part of a movement defined in adversity to racism, materialism and Britain's attempts to regulate parties."[11]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get a Life"Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne3:42
2."Love Come Through"Romeo, Michael McEvoy, Lamya Almugheira4:30
3."People"Romeo, Browne4:55
4."Missing You"Romeo, Simon Law, Kym Mazelle5:24
5."Courtney Blows"Romeo, Browne4:33
6."1990 A New Decade"Romeo, Tony Campbell4:01
7."A Dream's a Dream"Romeo, Law5:37
8."Time (Untitled)"Romeo, Browne6:05
9."In the Heat of the Night"Romeo, Browne3:39
10."Our Time Has Now Come"Romeo, Browne, Campbell3:57

Personnel edit

  • 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'

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Vol II: 1990 – A New Decade – Soul II Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (31 May 1990). "Soul II Soul: Vol. II, 1990—A New Decade (Virgin)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ Sandow, Greg (1 June 1990). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. ^ Hunt, Dennis (27 May 1990). "Soul II Soul 'Vol. II—1990—A New Decade' Virgin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ Hewitt, Paolo (19 May 1990). "Jazzie's Dream". NME. p. 32.
  6. ^ Halasa, Malu (19 May 1990). "Soul II Soul: Vol II (1990 A New Decade)". Record Mirror. p. 19.
  7. ^ Considine, J. D. (28 June 1990). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  8. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Soul II Soul". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 762. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade (press advertisement). 10 Records. 1990. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (31 July 1990). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  11. ^ Wice, Nathaniel (August 1990). "Soul II Soul: Vol. II: 1990 A New Decade". Spin. Vol. 6, no. 5. p. 74. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Charts.nz – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soul II Soul – 1990 A New Decade Vol. II". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Soul II Soul | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Soul II Soul Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1990". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Soul II Soul – Volume II 1990 – A New Decade". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Soul II Soul – Club Classics Vol Ii - 1990 A New Decade". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Soul II Soul – 1990 – A New Decade". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links edit

  • Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade at Discogs (list of releases)

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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 Vol II 1990 A New DecadeStudio album by Soul II SoulReleased21 May 1990Recorded1989 90GenreElectronica R amp B new jack swingLength46 23LabelVirginProducerJazzie B Nellee HooperSoul II Soul chronologyClub Classics Vol One 1989 Vol II 1990 A New Decade 1990 Volume III Just Right 1992 Singles from Vol II 1990 A New Decade Get a Life Released 27 November 1989 A Dream s a Dream Released 1990 Missing You Released 12 November 1990 People Released 1990 The album was recorded following the departure of Caron Wheeler the Soul II Soul collective s best known singer Guest performers included singers Kym Mazelle Lamya Marcia Lewis and Victoria Wilson James saxophonist Courtney Pine and New York hip hop scenester Fab 5 Freddy Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Chicago Tribune nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Entertainment WeeklyA 3 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 NME9 10 5 Record Mirror3 5 6 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The Rolling Stone Album Guide nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Sounds nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Village VoiceA 10 Reviewing Vol II for Spin Nathaniel Wice found Soul II Soul s music successful at communicating positivity in a sly critical way Soul II Soul s harmony he wrote works because it is part of a movement defined in adversity to racism materialism and Britain s attempts to regulate parties 11 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Get a Life Trevor Beresford Romeo Hayden Maclaren Browne3 422 Love Come Through Romeo Michael McEvoy Lamya Almugheira4 303 People Romeo Browne4 554 Missing You Romeo Simon Law Kym Mazelle5 245 Courtney Blows Romeo Browne4 336 1990 A New Decade Romeo Tony Campbell4 017 A Dream s a Dream Romeo Law5 378 Time Untitled Romeo Browne6 059 In the Heat of the Night Romeo Browne3 3910 Our Time Has Now Come Romeo Browne Campbell3 57Personnel editJazzie B musical director co producer mixing vocals on Get a Life amp 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 amp 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 amp Our Time Has Now Come Sonti Mndebele vocals on 1990 A New Decade amp Our Time Has Now Come Nomsa Caluza vocals on 1990 A New Decade amp Our Time Has Now Come Bambi Fazakerley vocals on 1990 A New Decade amp 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 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1990 Peak position Australian Albums ARIA 12 9 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 13 15 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 14 9 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 15 15 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 16 4 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 17 12 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 18 14 UK Albums OCC 19 1 US Billboard 200 20 21 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 21 14 Year end charts edit Chart 1990 Position German Albums Offizielle Top 100 22 95 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 23 43 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 24 56Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Australia ARIA 25 Gold 35 000 Canada Music Canada 26 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 27 Platinum 300 000 United States RIAA 28 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also editList of number one albums from the 1990s UK References edit Henderson Alex Vol II 1990 A New Decade Soul II Soul AllMusic Retrieved 29 May 2013 Kot Greg 31 May 1990 Soul II Soul Vol II 1990 A New Decade Virgin Chicago Tribune Retrieved 13 April 2022 Sandow Greg 1 June 1990 Vol II 1990 A New Decade Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 1 October 2015 Retrieved 29 May 2013 Hunt Dennis 27 May 1990 Soul II Soul Vol II 1990 A New Decade Virgin Los Angeles Times Retrieved 13 April 2022 Hewitt Paolo 19 May 1990 Jazzie s Dream NME p 32 Halasa Malu 19 May 1990 Soul II Soul Vol II 1990 A New Decade Record Mirror p 19 Considine J D 28 June 1990 Soul II Soul Vol II 1990 A New Decade Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 8 October 2008 Retrieved 29 May 2013 Considine J D 2004 Soul II Soul In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Simon amp Schuster p 762 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Vol II 1990 A New Decade press advertisement 10 Records 1990 Archived from the original on 5 August 2023 Retrieved 5 August 2023 a href Template Cite AV media html title Template Cite AV media cite AV media a CS1 maint unfit URL link Christgau Robert 31 July 1990 Consumer Guide The Village Voice Retrieved 13 April 2022 Wice Nathaniel August 1990 Soul II Soul Vol II 1990 A New Decade Spin Vol 6 no 5 p 74 Retrieved 23 January 2023 Australiancharts com Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II Hung Medien Retrieved 20 February 2021 Austriancharts at Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II in German Hung Medien Retrieved 20 February 2021 Dutchcharts nl Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 20 February 2021 Offiziellecharts de Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 20 February 2021 Charts nz Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II Hung Medien Retrieved 20 February 2021 Swedishcharts com Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II Hung Medien Retrieved 20 February 2021 Swisscharts com Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Vol II Hung Medien Retrieved 20 February 2021 Soul II Soul Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved 20 February 2021 Soul II Soul Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 20 February 2021 Soul II Soul Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved 20 February 2021 Top 100 Album Jahrescharts GfK Entertainment in German offiziellecharts de Retrieved 20 February 2021 Top Selling Albums of 1990 Recorded Music NZ Retrieved 13 February 2022 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1990 Billboard Retrieved 20 February 2021 ARIA Charts Accreditations 1990 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved 27 November 2021 Canadian album certifications Soul II Soul Volume II 1990 A New Decade Music Canada Retrieved 20 February 2021 British album certifications Soul II Soul Club Classics Vol Ii 1990 A New Decade British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 20 February 2021 American album certifications Soul II Soul 1990 A New Decade Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 20 February 2021 External links editVol II 1990 A New Decade at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vol II 1990 A New Decade amp oldid 1224229392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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