Us3
Us3 is a British jazz rap group founded in London in 1992. Their name was inspired by a Horace Parlan album, titled Us Three, produced by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records.[1] On their debut album, Hand on the Torch, Us3 exclusively used samples from the Blue Note Records catalogue, all originally produced by Lion.
Us3 | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Blue Note Us3 |
| Website | Us3.com |
| Members | Geoff Wilkinson |
| Past members | Mel Simpson (1993–95) plus vocalists: Rahsaan Kelly (1993–95) Kobie Powell (1993–95) Tukka Yoot (1993–95, 2013) KCB (1996–99, 2013) Shabaam Sahdeeq (1996–99) Michelob (1999–2001) Alison Crockett (1999–2002) Reggi Wyns (2003–05) Mpho Skeef (2003–05) Akil Dasan (2005–07, 2013) Gaston (2005–07) Adeline (2007) Brook Yung (2009) Sene (2009) Oveous Maximus (2011) Akala (2011) |
Us3 was created by London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson.[2]
Discography
Albums
- 1993 Hand on the Torch US No. 31, R&B No. 21
- 1997 Broadway & 52nd R&B No. 90
- 2001 An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place
- 2004 Questions
- 2006 Schizophonic
- 2007 Say What!?
- 2009 Stop. Think. Run.
- 2011 Lie, Cheat & Steal
- 2013 The Third Way
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS | NZ | NED | BEL (FLA) |
GER [5] |
AUT | SWI | IRE | UK [6] | |||||||||
| 1992 | "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" | 9 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 7 | – | — | Hand on the Torch | ||||||
| 1993 | "Tukka Yoot's Riddim" | – | – | – | 28 | – | – | 97 | 24 | 26 | – | 34 | |||||||
| "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" (UK reissue) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 23 | ||||||||
| 1994 | "I Got It Goin' On" | – | – | – | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | |||||||
| "Eleven Long Years" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | ||||||||
| 1997 | "Come on Everybody (Get Down)" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49 | – | 38 | Broadway & 52nd | ||||||
| "I'm Thinking About Your Body" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | ||||||||
| 2001 | "You Can't Hold Me Down" | – | – | – | – | 98 | – | – | – | – | – | 94 | An Ordinary Day in an Unusual Place | ||||||
| 2002 | "Get Out" | – | – | – | – | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | 174 | |||||||
| 2007 | "Say You Belong To Me" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | Say What!? | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- Hand on the Torch booklet remark by Bruce Lundvall, President of Blue Note Records
- Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 357. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- "Us3 – US Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "Us3 – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "Us3 – German Chart". charts.de. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "Official Charts Company: Us3". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
Other sources
- Radio interview with Us3 founder Geoff Wilkinson on Kiss FM February 1992 Us3 Founder Geoff Wilkinson and Born 2 B, Kiss FM London 1992 - Play on N1M
- Ninja Tune - Two decades of mixes and mash-ups
External links
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