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Inner City is an American house and techno group, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1987. The group is composed of the record producer and composer Kevin Saunderson and the Chicago, Illinois native Paris Grey. Saunderson is renowned as one of the Belleville Three — along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May — high school friends who later originated the Detroit Techno sound.

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Musical career

Inner City topped dance charts in America and the UK eight times, hit the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart nine times, and sold around six million records. The group is best known for its early dancefloor-pop music crossover tracks "Big Fun" (UK #8, US Dance #1) and "Good Life" (UK #4, US Dance #1). Other hits include "Do You Love What You Feel" (UK #16, US Dance #1) and "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" (UK #12, US Dance #8). The music videos to these songs received significant airplay throughout the world. Later work introduced a hybrid of techno, jazz and swing beats with a more soulful sound in the vein of downtempo British groups such as Soul II Soul and Massive Attack.The group recorded three albums for Virgin/EMI Records and one single for Columbia/SME Records.

Discography

Albums

Year Album UK
US
1989 Paradise (renamed Big Fun in the U.S.) 3 162
1989 Paradise Remixed 17
1990 Fire
1992 Praise 52
1993 Testament '93 33

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
U.S.
U.S.
Dance

1988 "Big Fun" 8 1 Paradise
"Good Life" 4 73 1
1989 "Ain't Nobody Better" 10 1
"Do You Love What You Feel" 16 1
"Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" 12 76 8 Big Fun
1990 "(That Man) He's All Mine" 42 15 Fire
1991 "Till We Meet Again" 47
"Let It Reign" 51 Praise
1992 "Pennies From Heaven" 24 1
"Follow Your Heart" 2
"Hallelujah '92" 22
"Praise" 59
"Till We Meet Again" (remix) 55
1993 "Back Together Again" 49 Singles only
1994 "Do Ya" 44 5
"Share My Life" 62 24
1995 "Ahnonghay"
"Your Love" 28
1996 "Do Me Right" 47
1999 "Good Life (Buena Vida)" PIAS re-recording) 10
2000 "Good Love"
2001 "Pump It Up Dub" (with E-Dancer)
2004 "Say Something"
2011 "Future" (as Kevin Saunderson featuring Inner City)

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