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The Brand New Heavies – You Are The Universe (UK CD Maxi Single)

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The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England. The group came up with this name after signing their first record contract, borrowing from a liner note on a James Brown single declaring the artist “Minister of New Super Heavy Funk”. As The Brand New Heavies they gained a cult following in the London club scene and soon signed to Cooltempo as acid jazz replaced rare groove in clubs.

Song Information:

“You Are The Universe” was the second single from their 1997 released “Shelter” album. The vocals on this track (as most of the album tracks) are performed and co-written by the famed Siedah Garrett, who has had a successful twenty-six year old career, dueting with the likes of Michael Jackson and singing background vocals for Madonna, Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, Santana, and Donna Summer, among others.

Chart Performance:

“You Are The Universe” reached number 21 on the UK singles chart but was not released as a single in the US, and was absent on the Billboard charts (the first single “Sometimes”, reached number 88 on the Hot 100).

Label:

FFRR

Catalog Number:

BNHCD 09

Track Listing and Details:

1. You Are The Universe (Radio Edit)

2. You Are The Universe (Curtis & Moore’s Universal Summer Groove 7″)

3. You Are The Universe (Opaz Remix)

4. You Are The Universe (Roger’s Universal 7″ Edit)

5. You Are The Universe (Curtis & Moore’s Universal Summer Groove)

Track 1 produced by The Brand New Heavies
Tracks 2, 5 remix by Curtis & Moore
Track 3 remix by Opaz
Track 4 remix by Roger Sanchez

Rip Information:

Source: CD

Format: mp3

Bitrate: 320 kbps

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