Soul II Soul discography
Soul II Soul discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 1 |
Music videos | 18 |
Singles | 20 |
British musical group Soul II Soul has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, two live albums, and twenty-three singles.
Soul II Soul released their debut album Club Classics Vol. One in the in April 1989 and it peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. It earned a 3x platinum certification in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's top singles, "Keep On Movin'" and "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart and were certified platinum by the RIAA. Second album, Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade, was released in May 1990, and was their breakthrough release peaking at number 1 on the UK Albums chart. The first and second single, "Get a Life" and "A Dream's a Dream", charted in top ten on the UK's Singles chart. The album eventually sold over one million copies in the worldwide, gaining a platinum certification by the BPI.
The group's third album, Volume III Just Right , was released in April of 1992 and reached number three on UK's Albums Chart. The lead single "Joy" reached number 4 in the UK and the follow-up single "Move Me No Mountain" charted at number 31. In November 1993, a greatest hits compilation titled Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93 was released. After a three year hiatus working on solo projects, the group reunited to record their fourth studio album, Volume V Believe, released in July 1995. The album reached number thirteen in the UK. Two singles were released from the album: "Love Enuff" and "I Care". The first two singles charted in top twenty in UK. A final studio album, Time for Change, was released in September 1997 following their split. As of 2016, they have sold over ten million records worldwide.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
JPN [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] |
US R&B [12] | |||
1989 | Club Classics Vol. One [A] | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 88 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 1 | |
1990 | Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade
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1 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 14 | |
1992 | Volume III Just Right
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3 | 17 | 24 | 63 | 29 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 33 | 19 | 88 | 32 |
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1995 | Volume V Believe
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13 | 71 | 39 | — | 77 | 83 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 67 | |
1997 | Time for Change
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80 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
- A Album was released as Keep on Movin' in Canada and the United States.
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
JPN [7] |
NZ [9] | |||||||||||
1993 | Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93
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10 | 193 | 97 | 48 |
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2003 | Classic Masters
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
JPN [7] |
NZ [9] | |||
1990 | A New Decade: Live From Brixton Academy
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— | — | — | — | |
2016 | Origins: The Roots Of Soul II Soul
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— | — | — | — | |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [17] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
IRE [18] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] |
US R&B [12] |
US Dan [12] | ||||
1988 | "Fairplay" (featuring Rose Windross) |
63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Club Classics Vol. One | |
"Feel Free" (featuring Do'reen) |
64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1989 | "Keep on Movin'" (featuring Caron Wheeler) |
5 | 77 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | — | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
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"Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" (featuring Caron Wheeler) |
1 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
"Jazzie's Groove" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
"Get a Life" (featuring Marcia Lewis) |
3 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 5 | 9 |
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Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade | |
1990 | "A Dream's a Dream" (featuring Victoria Wilson James) |
6 | 27 | 16 | 14 | — | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 85 | 19 | 3 | ||
"People" (featuring Marcia Lewis) |
— | 90 | — | 13 | — | 46 | — | 17 | 49 | — | — | — | 44 | 3 | |||
"Missing You" (featuring Kym Mazelle) |
22 | 166 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 39 | |||
1992 | "Joy" (featuring Richie Stephens) |
4 | 41 | — | 24 | — | 21 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 21 | — | 14 | — | Volume III Just Right | |
"Move Me No Mountain" (featuring Kofi) |
31 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 40 | — | — | — | 33 | 29 | |||
"Just Right" (featuring Rick Clarke) |
38 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | "Wish" (featuring Melissa Bell) |
24 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 35 | — | — | — | Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93 | |
1995 | "Love Enuff" (featuring Penny Ford) |
12 | 76 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 35 | Volume V Believe | |
"I Care" (featuring Charlotte Kelly) |
17 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1996 | "Keep on Movin'" (remix) | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |
1997 | "Represent" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Time for Change | |
"Pleasure Dome" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2011 | "Back to Life" (re-release) | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album song | |
2012 | "Back to Life" (re-release) | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other appearances
Year | Song | Album |
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1991 | "Kiss the Girl" | Simply Mad About the Mouse |
1998 | "Free Again" | How Stella Got Her Groove Back |
References
- ↑ New signing: Soul II Soul. MN2S. Retrieved on 14 November 2016
- 1 2 3 4 "UK Charts > Soul II Soul". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- "Keep On Movin'": "Chartifacts (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1 – Week Ending 14 Jan 1990)". ARIA. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- Top 50 peaks: "AUS Charts > Soul II Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Volume IV The Classic Singles 88–93 and Time for Change: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- "Just Right", "Wish", "I Care", and "Represent": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- "Missing You": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 February 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- 1 2 "AUT Charts > Soul II Soul". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 "CAN Charts > Soul II Soul". RPM. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 "GER Charts > Soul II Soul". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "JPN Charts > Soul II Soul". Oricon. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 "NLD Charts > Soul II Soul". MegaCharts. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "NZ Charts > Soul II Soul". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 "SWE Charts > Soul II Soul". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 "SWI Charts > Soul II Soul". Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "US Charts > Soul II Soul". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "UK Certified Awards Search > Soul II Soul". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "CAN Certifications > Soul II Soul". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "US Certifications > Soul II Soul". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "BEL Charts > Soul II Soul". VRT Top 30. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ↑ "IRE Charts Search > Soul II Soul". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 29 May 2012.