![]() ![]() Blue Note samples were not included and two new vocalists joined the group: rapper Michelob, and singer Alison Crockett. More touring followed, but personnel changes within Blue Note's parent company, Capitol Records, allowed Wilkinson to leave and sign to Sony, working with the A&R executive that initially signed him in 1992. ![]() ![]() Two years later, it entered the US top ten and was included on Hand on the Torch, the first Blue Note album to achieve platinum status (1,000,000 sales) in the US. It sampled Herbie Hancock's " Cantaloupe Island". One of the resulting demos, recorded in March 1992, was " Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)", featuring UK trumpeter Gerard Presencer. Wilkinson avoided a lawsuit and was granted rights to the archives of Blue Note Records. London's Kiss FM added "The Band Played The Boogie" to its playlist and Wilkinson then received a call summoning him to EMI Records's offices in London. It sampled a dancefloor tune of the burgeoning jazz dance scene, Grant Green's "Sookie Sookie", originally released on Blue Note Records. The release garnered the attention of independent label Ninja Tune, resulting in NW1's 1991 12" "The Band Played The Boogie", featuring UK rapper Born 2 B. The first, a limited edition white label 12" release in 1990 called "Where Will We Be in the 21st Century". Formed in 1992 alongside production partner Mel Simpson, Us3 had two previous incarnations. Us3 was created by London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson. ![]()
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