(from the soundtrack to the film, “Mo’ Money” and her sophomore album, “Beach of the War Goddess”)
Dance Hall Version
I Adore Dubb Version
Club House Mix Version
Catch the Groove Mix Version
The Flowy Jazz Mix Version
A Little Hip Hop Flavor Mix Version
Extended Club Mix Version
(from their 1990 self-titled album)
Dance Hall Mix Version
(from their 1989 album, “We Can’t Go Wrong”)
Clivillés & Cole Dub Mix Version
Hot Radio Mix Version
R&B Radio Mix Version
Neal Coty (born Neal Lee Angleberger on May 13, 1964 in Thurmont, Maryland) is a country music singer and songwriter from the late ’90s and early 2000s.
Neal was adopted at a young age and got his musical inspiration from his uncles, who were fans of country and Southern rock music. During his childhood, he began playing the guitar after it was given to him by his grandmother.
After completing high school, he attended cosmetology school, but dropped out after two months. Afterwards, Neal attended a theater program at Towson University in Towson, Maryland and performed his own music during open mic-nights. He was booked as a touring act for singer Kathy Mattea after he was discovered by a talent agent.
Neal later resided in New York City and Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career and gained some small success writing commercial jingles.
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a country music career after being encouraged to do by a friend. He wrote songs for artists such as Randy VanWarmer and Roger Murrah. One of the songs that he wrote, “Collect From Wichita” was recorded by Ronna Reeves.
Neal’s success as a songwriter led to a record deal with Mercury Records Nashville. In 1997, he released his debut studio album “Chance and Circumstance”. Although the lead single, “Tainted” didn’t make the charts, it received positive feedback from critics.
In 2000, Neal released the single, “Legacy” which peaked at #49 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 14 weeks.
A year later, he released his sophomore album, “Legacy”. To help promote the album, Neal drove to various radio stations in his truck with his picture painted on it. His record label partnered up with Jones Radio Networks and the Great American Country television network to hold a sweepstakes in which truck was the grand prize.
The follow-up singles from the albums, “Right Down Through The Middle Of Us” and “Breathin'” didn’t make any impact on the charts at all.
Afterwards, he turned his attention to songwriting, writing songs for artists such as Mark Chestnutt, Craig Morgan, Blake Shelton, James Wesley and Hank Williams Jr.
These days (according to research), it appears as if Neal is still involved in the music business as a songwriter; in 2022, he wrote the song, “She Was” for Joe Nichols’ album, “Good Day For Living”.
To see a video for “Tainted”, go to:
To see a video for “Legacy”, go to:
To see a video for “Right Through The Middle Of Us”, go to:
To see a video for “Breathin'”, go to:
Vega was an R&B music group from the late ’90s from Detroit, Michigan. The members consisted of brothers Eugene & Ahsohn Williams, Jason Chenevert and Tennell Williams.
They were presented by their manager to music producer Dallas Austin at a music industry convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Impressed with the group, Dallas had the group relocate from Detroit to Atlanta. They temporarily moved to Nashville, Tennessee to work with Dallas Austin and his team of writers.
In 1999, Vega released their debut single, “Let Me Get It” which peaked at #80 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks. The song was nationally successful in the South and parts of the Midwest.
Their follow-up single, “Mommie” peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart in 2000, staying on the chart for only 5 weeks.
Around that time, Vega was supposed to release their debut studio album, “Life On Earth”, but it was ultimately shelved (although promotional copies appear to exist). In 2000, they released their last single to date, “It’s The Way” which didn’t chart at all.
Afterwards, it seems as if the group faded into obscurity. It’s unknown what Eugene, Ahsohn, Jason and Tennell are currently up to these days.
To see a video for “Let Me Get It”, go to:
To see a video for “Mommie”, go to:
To see a video for “It’s The Way”, go to:
Jive Bunny and the Mastermakers were a British novelty pop music group from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
It was created in 1989 by father & son duo John and Andy Pickles. Producer Ian Morgan engineered and mixed some of the group’s early releases; however, he was replaced by producer Mark “The Hitman” Smith in the early ’90s.
John was the chairman of a music company called The Music Factory Entertainment Group that is based in South Yorkshire, England. The face of the music group was a cartoon rabbit named Jive Bunny, who appeared in their music videos and did promotional appearances for them with someone dressing up in a bunny costume.
In 1989, producer and DJ Les Hemstock created the song, “Swing the Mood” for the Mastermix DJ service (owned by The Music Factory). The song was developed as a single released by John and Andrew.
In June of that same year, “Swing the Mood” was released as a single, but due to copyright issues with the samples included in the song, it was re-recorded. The song became a hit in the United Kingdom, topping the U.K. Singles Chart for 5 weeks, making it the second best-selling single of 1989 in the country.
In the United States, it peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart. Internationally, the song peaked at #1 on the music charts in countries such as Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and Spain.
In 1989, Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers released their debut studio album, “Jive Bunny: The Album” which peaked at #2 on the U.K. Albums chart and #26 on the Billboard 200. It was certified 3x Platinum in the United Kingdom and Gold in the United States.
Their follow-up single, “That’s What I Like” became their second number-one hit song in the United Kingdom, topping the U.K. Singles Chart for 3 weeks. The song also peaked at #69 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The last single released from the album, “Let’s Party” became Jive Bunny and The Mastermixer’s third and last number-one hit on the U.K. Singles chart, topping the chart for a week.
In 1990, they released the single, “That Sounds Good to Me” which peaked at #4 on the U.K. Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. The song was moderately successful in countries such as Austria, Belgium, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands.
During that same year, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers released their sophomore album, “It’s Party Time” which peaked at #23 on the U.K. Albums chart and was certified Gold.
The lead single from the album, “Can Can You Party” peaked at #8 on the U.K. Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. The song also peaked at #13 on the music charts in Switzerland.
The follow-up single, “Let’s Swing Again” missed the U.K. Singles chart; however, it managed to make the music charts in Australia, Austria and Belgium where it was moderately successful.
The third single, “The Crazy Party Mixes” peaked at #13 on the U.K. Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.
The last single released from the album, “”Over to You John (Here We Go Again)” peaked at #28 on the U.K. Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks.
In 1991, they released the singles: “Hot Summer Salsa” (which peaked at #43) and “Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party” (which peaked at #48) were moderately successful on the U.K. Singles chart.
Although Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers continued to release various albums throughout the ’90s, 2000s and 2010s (with their most recent album, “Jive Bunny’s Halloween Party” released in 2013), they haven’t made any appearances on the music charts since 1991.
In the years since, Andy Pickles went on to found a hard house record label called Tidy Trax and created his own company called U-Explore which helps provide students with career advice.
Les Hemstock and Ian Morgan went on to pursue careers as deejays. Mark Smith worked in the music business as a label manager & producer. It’s unknown what John Pickles is currently up to these days.
To see a website for Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers, go to:
https://www.jivebunny.com/
To see a video for “Swing The Mood”, go to:
To see a video for “That’s What I Like”, go to:
To see a video for “Let’s Party”, go to:
To see a video for “That Sounds Good To Me”, go to:
To see a video for “Can Can You Party”, go to:
To see a video for “The Crazy Party Mixes”, go to:
To see a video for “Over To You John (Here We Go Again)”, go to:
To see a video for “Hot Summer Salsa”, go to:
To see a video for “Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party”, go to:
Sarah Johns (born in 1979 in Pollard, Kentucky) is a country music singer from the 2000s.
During her childhood, Sarah sang in her church choir. Her parents didn’t allow her to listen to secular music, so she began sneaking home cassettes by country music artists such as Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette, which later helped her out with her songwriting.
After being encouraged by a church soundman, she began performing in shows outside of her church, recorded a demo and shopped it around Nashville, Tennessee, but to no avail. She later attended the University of Kentucky where she performed regularly at a local restaurant.
While performing one day, Sarah met Toby Keith’s manager who advised her to move to Nashville. Within a month, she quit school and moved to Nashville where she got a job cleaning tour buses. After a year, she was offered the chance to tour with Toby Keith, performing on two songs with his band as a guest performer.
In early 2006, Sarah signed a record deal with the Show Dog Nashville record label; however, she didn’t release anything under the label and left in April of that same year. She later signed a new record deal with BNA Records.
In August of that same year, Sarah released her debut and only studio album, “Big Love in a Small Town” which peaked at #198 on the Billboard 200.
The follow-up single from the album, “He Hates Me” peaked at #47 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 12 weeks.
According to research, Sarah was living in Tennessee as of 2012 and was working on a new album at the time which doesn’t appear to have been released. Since then, it’s unknown if she is currently active with her music career.
To see a video for “The One in the Middle”, go to:
To see a video for “He Hates Me”, go to:
No Good (or No Good But So Good) was a hip-hop music group from Miami, Florida. The group originally consisted of Derrick “Mr. Fatal” Hill, Tracy “T-Nasty” Lattimer and John “Slo” Strachtan.
In 1992, Derrick, Tracy and John began working as dancers and hype men for rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell. During that same year, they formed a dance troupe called No Good But So Good and eventually made a shift into rap music. Together, they performed at local clubs in Miami.
In December of 1996, the group released their debut studio album, “Up to No Good” on the Luke Records label.
The two singles released from the album: “Get Your Shake On” and “Six O’Clock in the Morning” didn’t make any impact on the music charts at all.
In 1998, No Good But So Good were featured on Luke’s single, “Raise the Roof” which was a number-one hit on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart. It was also a moderate hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #26) and peaked at #20 Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
Afterwards, John left the group, leaving Derrick and Tracy as the remaining members; they later shortened their name from No Good But So Good to No Good.
In 1998, they released the single, “Lizard, Lizard” (featuring Luke and rapper Jiggie) which peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles chart and #66 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
In February of 1999, No Good released their sophomore album, “Lizard, Lizard”. The follow-up single, “Let’s Go” failed to make the charts at all.
The duo later signed a record deal with the ARTISTdirect Records label. In 2001, they released the single, “Ballin’ Boy” which topped Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart. The song also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales chart (staying on the chart for 23 weeks) and #54 on Billboard’s Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, staying on the chart for 20 weeks.
In May of 2002, No Good released their third and last studio album to date, “Gameday PBB”. The follow-up single from the album, “Wooozie\Dopeman” flopped on the charts.
By 2005, the duo had disbanded and appear to have faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been from them since the 2000s.
To see a video for “Ballin’ Boy”, go to:
To see a video for “Raise The Roof” (with Luke), go to:
To see a video for “Get Your Shake On”, go to:
To see a video for “Six O’Clock in the Morning”, go to:
To see a video for “Wooozie”, go to:
The Daou were a dance music group from New York that consisted of singer Vanessa Daou (born on October 4, 1967 in St. Thomas, United States, Virgin Island), her then-husband, Peter (born on in 1965 in Beirut, Lebanon), who played keyboards, guitarist Mike Caro, bassist Leon Lee Dorsey (born on March 12, 1958) and drummer Anthony Johnson, who was previously a member of the rock band, 24-7 Spyz.
Vanessa spent her early childhood years in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. In 1984, she began attending boarding school in Massachusetts. When she was a young adult, she attended Vassar College for two years and spent several years in the Hell’s Kitchen area of New York before earning a scholarship to study dance at Columbia University.
While attending Columbia University, she trained with choreographer Eric Hawkins, explored visual art with Barry Moser and poetry with Kenneth Koch. During her senior year of college, Vanessa frequently appeared at the university’s on-campus poetry lounge, Postcrypt Coffeeshop
Vanessa graduated cum laude with a visual arts and art history degree from Barnard College\Columbia. While still attending school, she began her music career recording for the NuGroove Records label. The demos that she recorded for the label attracted the attention of two DJ’s from NuGroove Records, who invited her to provide guest vocals on the single, “It Could Not Happen” which became the record label’s top-selling single.
In 1990, she performed under the name “Vandal” at the Stranger Than Fiction rave at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Vanessa’s underground success led to her signing a seven-album record deal with Columbia Records.
In 1992, The Daou released their debut studio album, “Head Music” which didn’t make any album charts.
The only single released from the album, “Surrender Yourself” became a dance hit, topping Billboard’s Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart for a week in July of that same year, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.
Due to creative disagreements with Columbia Records, The Daou negotiated out of their contract with the label. In 1993, they released their follow-up single, “Give Myself To You” on the Tribal Records label. The song peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, staying on the chart for 13 weeks.
In 1994, they released their last single, “Are You Satisfied?” which peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. During that same year, The Daou disbanded before releasing their follow-up project.
Afterwards, Vanessa Daou began pursuing a solo career and released her debut studio album, “Zipless” on MCA Records. She went on to release more albums in the following years.
These days (according to research), Vanessa is an art curator, collector and lecturer. She has given talks, lectures and workshops at various colleges. She is also a spokesperson for Helping Rhinos, a charity that helps save the rhino from extinction.
Peter Daou became involved in politics, helping out John Kerry, Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders with their presidential elections. He was also the chief executive of Shareblue Media and the co-founder of media platform, Verrit.
In 2020, he and his wife Leela formally left the Democratic Party. In February of 2022, Peter posted on Twitter that he denounced capitalism, stating that he considers himself to be a non-specific “leftist”.
Leon Lee Dorsey is active with his music career as a jazz musician, arranger, producer and educator. In 2016, he received his Doctor of Music degree in Double Bass Performance from the Stony Brook University Graduate School in Stony Brook, New York. He currently works as an Associate Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music.
According to research, Anthony Johnson composes music for radio, film and television. He has also recorded music, produced music and toured with various artists throughout the years.
To see Vanessa Daou’s official website, go to:
https://www.vanessadaou.com/
To follow Vanessa Daou on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/vanessadaou/
To follow Vanessa Daou on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/vanessadaou
To see Peter Daou’s official website, go to:
https://peterdaou.com/
To follow Peter Daou on Twitter, go to:
https://twitter.com/peterdaou
To see Leon Lee Dorsey’s official website, go to:
https://leonleedorsey.com/
To see Leon Lee Dorsey’s Facebook page, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/LeonLeeDorsey/
To follow Leon Lee Dorsey on Instagram, go to:
https://www.instagram.com/leonleedorsey/
To see a video for “Surrender Yourself”, go to:
To see a video for “Give Myself To You”, go to:
To see a video for “Are You Satisfied?”, go to:
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