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The Brand New Heavies
Studio album by
The Brand New Heavies
Released16 April 1990[1]
Recorded1989–1990
Genreacid jazz
LabelAcid Jazz Records, Delicious Vinyl Records, FFRR
The Brand New Heavies chronology
The Brand New Heavies
(1990) 		Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1
(1992)
Alternative cover
North American cover
Alternative cover
1992 cover
Singles from The Brand New Heavies
  1. "People Get Ready"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Dream Come True"
    Released: 13 August 1990[2]
  3. "Never Stop"
    Released: 23 September 1991[3]
  4. "Dream Come True '92"
    Released: 3 February 1992[4]
  5. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
    Released: 20 July 1992[5]
  6. "Stay this Way '92"
    Released: 30 November 1992[6]

The Brand New Heavies is the debut album by British acid jazz group The Brand New Heavies. The album was originally released on 16 April 1990 on Acid Jazz Records.[1]

Release and promotion

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On 16 April 1990, The Brand New Heavies was released exclusively in the United Kingdom on Acid Jazz Records.[1] Shortly after the release of the album, the group's lead vocalist Jaye Ella Ruth departed from the group and was replaced with American singer N'Dea Davenport. In 1991, the group reissued the album in North America on Delicious Vinyl Records. The North American version featured an additional song titled "Never Stop". To promote the album, The Brand New Heavies appeared on various television shows from 1991 until late 1992. On 19 October 1991, The Brand New Heavies performed "Stay this Way" on American musical variety television show Soul Train.[7] On November 9, 1991, the group performed "Never Stop" and "Stay this Way" on Showtime at the Apollo.[8]

On 20 February 1992, the group performed "Dream Come True" on British music chart television programme Top of the Pops.[9] On 2 March 1992, The Brand New Heavies was released internationally on Full Frequency Range Recordings (FFRR).[10] The international version omitted the song "Shake Down" included two new songs: "Got to Give" and a cover version of "Don't Let It Go to Your Head". An expanded edition of the album was released on BGP Records in 2007,[11]

Singles

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Chicago Tribune[13]
Entertainment Weekly(favorable)[14]
Select3/5[15]

In 1989, The Brand New Heavies released a single titled "People Get Ready", which failed to chart. "Dream Come True" was released as the album's second single on 13 August 1990.[2] The song peaked number sixty-three on the US Hot R&B Singles chart.

"Never Stop" was released the first international single and third overall single from The Brand New Heavies on 23 September 1991.[3] A commercial success, it peaked at number forty-three on the UK Singles Chart.[16] The song became their first crossover hit, peaking at number fifty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. The accompanying music video for "Never Stop" was directed by Douglas Gayeton.

"Dream Come True" was reissued with vocals by N'Dea Davenport and released as the second international single and fourth overall single on 3 February 1992.[4] The song peaked at number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart and number forty-two on the US Hot R&B Singles.[16] "Don't Let It Go to Your Head", a cover version of Jean Carne's song, was released as the fifth single on 20 July 1992,[5] peaking at number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart.[16] "Stay this Way" was released as the sixth and final single of the album on 30 November 1992. The song peaked at number forty of the UK Singles Chart and number nineteen on the US Hot R&B Singles.[16]

Track listing

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Original release
No.TitleVocalistLength
1."BNH" 5:55
2."Gimmie One of Those" 3:43
3."Dream Come True"Jay Ella Ruth4:53
4."Put the Funk Back in It" 3:26
5."People Get Ready" 3:47
6."Ride in the Sky"Jay Ella Ruth3:20
7."Sphynx" 6:14
8."Stay This Way"Jay Ella Ruth4:14
9."Shake Down" 4:20
International edition 1991
No.TitleVocalistLength
1."BNH" 5:55
2."Dream Come True"N'Dea Davenport4:53
3."People Get Ready"N'Dea Davenport3:47
4."Never Stop"N'Dea Davenport4:13
5."Put the Funk Back in It" 3:19
6."Gimme One of Those" 3:42
7."Ride in the Sky"N'Dea Davenport3:24
8."Sphynx" 4:47
9."Stay This Way"N'Dea Davenport5:43
10."Shake Down" 4:19
Re-release international edition 1992
No.TitleVocalistLength
1."Dream Come True"N'Dea Davenport7:47
2."Stay This Way" (The Heavy 7")N'Dea Davenport4:10
3."People Get Ready"N'Dea Davenport3:47
4."Never Stop" (Morales Remix Single Edit)N'Dea Davenport3:55
5."Put the Funk Back in It" 3:20
6."Don't Let It Go to Your Head"N'Dea Davenport3:49
7."B.N.H." 4:28
8."Ride in the Sky"N'Dea Davenport3:43
9."Gimme One of Those" 3:43
10."Sphynx" 6:11
11."Got to Give"N'Dea Davenport, Jan Kincaid4:26
Deluxe edition 2007
No.TitleLength
10."Never Stop (featuring N'Dea Davenport)"4:11
11."Rest of Me"4:22
12."Reality"3:54
13."Mother's Tongue"4:35
14."A Day at the Seaside"3:36
15."Country Funkin'"4:45
16."Never Stop (Jan Kincaid Version)"4:44
17."Dream Come True" (Original 1988 Version)5:22

Personnel

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The Brand New Heavies

  • Simon Bartholomew – guitar, vocals
  • N'Dea Davenport (1991) – vocals
  • Lascelles Gordon (1991) – percussion, guitar
  • Jan Kincaid – drums, keyboards
  • Jay Ella Ruth (1990) – vocals
  • Andrew Levy – bass, keyboards, writer & producer
  • Jim Wellman (1991) – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, keyboards

References

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  1. ^ a b c "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 14 April 1990. p. 38. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 August 1990. p. 27. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 21 September 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 1 February 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 18 July 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 28 November 1992. p. 19. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  7. ^ Soul Train D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince/Brand New Heavies. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 26 July 2024
  8. ^ Showtime at the Apollo Episode #5.9. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 26 July 2024
  9. ^ BBC One - Top of the Pops, 20/02/1992. BBC. Retrieved on 26 July 2024
  10. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 29 February 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  11. ^ "The Brand New Heavies - Expanded Version". Discogs.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  12. ^ AllMusic review
  13. ^ Kot, Greg (11 April 1991). "Home Entertainment: Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.
  14. ^ Fox, Marisa (29 March 1991). "The Brand New Heavies". Entertainment Weekly.
  15. ^ Hewitt, Paolo (July 1990). "The Brand New Heavies: The Brand New Heavies". Select. p. 83.
  16. ^ a b c d The Brand New Heavies Official Chart History. Official Charts. Retrieved on 26 July 2024
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