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Ten City

Ten City

American R&B and house music act


Ten City (derived from intensity) is an American, Chicago, Illinois-based R&B and house music act, that enjoyed a number of club hits and Urban radio hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was one of the first exponents of deep house.[2]

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Biography

Formerly known as Ragtyme, the group comprised vocalist Byron Stingily, guitarist Herb Lawson and keyboardist Byron Burke and were augmented by producer Marshall Jefferson.[3] The group was signed by Atlantic Records and released the album Foundation[3] in 1989, which became the group's only album to cross over, peaking at No. 49 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4]

Ten City is best known for the singles "Devotion", "Right Back to You" and "That's the Way Love Is,"[2] which hit No. 1 on the US dance chart and No. 8 on the UK Top 40 in 1989.[5] Stingily, who left the group and became a successful solo artist, re-recorded the song and brought it back to No. 1 on the US dance chart in 1999.

In 2021, Stingily teamed up with producer Marshall Jefferson to release "Be Free" on Ultra Music,[6] the first single in 25 years to be credited to Ten City.[7][8][9][10] Its parent album, Judgment, was nominated for a Grammy Award that year in the category of Best Dance/Electronic Album.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

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Compilation albums

  • The Best of Ten City (Ibadan, 2001)

Singles

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See also


References

  1. "MARSHALL JEFFERSON AND BYRON STINGILY RETURN AS TEN CITY WITH FIRST NEW MUSIC IN 25 YEARS". DJ MAG. February 2, 2021.
  2. Henderson, Alex. "Foundation (1989): Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  3. Wynn, Ron. "Ten City Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  4. "Ten City - Chart History: TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. Slovacek, Randy (January 29, 2021). "New Music: Ten City 'Be Free'". The Randy Report.
  6. "Ten City - Foundation". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. "Ten City Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know: Ten City". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

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