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In the 1980s and 1990s, house music was as diverse as hip-hop. Depending on your preferences, you could find anything from amelodic, rave-friendly acid house (which lacked a song structure and often consisted of nothing more than a track and scattered samples) to ultra-melodic deep house artists like Chanelle, Adeva, and Jeanne Harris. Another act that epitomized deep house was Ten City, whose second album, State of Mind, came out in 1990 but owes a major artistic debt to the disco-soul of the mid- to late 1970s. Think of that era's most soul-drenched disco -- Loleatta Holloway, Double Exposure, Linda Clifford, etc. -- and you will know where Ten City is coming from on this sophomore effort, which isn't as consistently strong as 1989's Foundation but still has a lot going for it. The CD's best songs are flat-out excellent, including "Whatever Makes You Happy," "Nothing's Changed," "Destiny," and "It Ain't No Big Deal." But some of the other tunes are merely decent. Unlike Foundation, this release is a bit uneven, although its plusses exceed its minuses by far. State of Mind isn't Ten City's best or most essential album, but it's worth acquiring for those who like their house music with a lot of soul.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Bill Dickens, Composer - Herb Lawson, Composer - Byron Stingly, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - Byron Stingly, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - Byron Stingly, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - Byron Stingly, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer - Marshall Julius Jefferson, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the US and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Byron Stingily, Composer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Byron Stingily, Composer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Byron Stingily, Writer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Orbert Davis, Writer - Byron Burke, Writer - Mark Ingram, Writer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Byron Stingily, Composer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer - David Richard Grant, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Patrick Adams, Composer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Brendalinell Carhee, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Byron Stingily, Composer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Herb Lawson, Composer - BYRON ELLIS BURKE, Composer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ten City, Producer, MainArtist - Billy Beck, Composer - Marshall Jefferson, Producer - Rick Brown, Composer, Producer
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Recording Corp. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
In the 1980s and 1990s, house music was as diverse as hip-hop. Depending on your preferences, you could find anything from amelodic, rave-friendly acid house (which lacked a song structure and often consisted of nothing more than a track and scattered samples) to ultra-melodic deep house artists like Chanelle, Adeva, and Jeanne Harris. Another act that epitomized deep house was Ten City, whose second album, State of Mind, came out in 1990 but owes a major artistic debt to the disco-soul of the mid- to late 1970s. Think of that era's most soul-drenched disco -- Loleatta Holloway, Double Exposure, Linda Clifford, etc. -- and you will know where Ten City is coming from on this sophomore effort, which isn't as consistently strong as 1989's Foundation but still has a lot going for it. The CD's best songs are flat-out excellent, including "Whatever Makes You Happy," "Nothing's Changed," "Destiny," and "It Ain't No Big Deal." But some of the other tunes are merely decent. Unlike Foundation, this release is a bit uneven, although its plusses exceed its minuses by far. State of Mind isn't Ten City's best or most essential album, but it's worth acquiring for those who like their house music with a lot of soul.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:49
- Main artists: Ten City
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Electronic House
© 1990 Atlantic Records ℗ 1990 Atlantic Records. Marketed By Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved.
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