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| Studio album by M People | ||||
| Released | November 14, 1994 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Length | 57:45 | |||
| Label | Deconstruction | |||
| Producer | M People | |||
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Bizarre Fruit is the third album by British house music band M People. It was released on 14 November 1994 and charted and peaked at number 4 spending one year on the chart before an expanded version of the album Bizarre Fruit II was released a year later. This album sold 2.8 million copies in the UK and was certified 3x Platinum.
The album's two most popular singles were "Sight for Sore Eyes", which reached #6 in the UK Singles Chart and "Search for the Hero", which peaked at #9 on the same chart. Other singles released from this album were Open Your Heart (#9), Love Rendezvous (#32) [and Itchycoo Park (#11) from the re-released album].
Track listing [link]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Sight for Sore Eyes" | Pickering, Heard, Small | 6:12 | |
| 2. | "Search for the Hero" | Pickering, Heard | 6:11 | |
| 3. | "Open Your Heart" | Pickering, Heard | 5:42 | |
| 4. | "Love Rendezvous" | Pickering, Heard | 5:24 | |
| 5. | "Precious Pearl" | Pickering, Heard | 6:04 | |
| 6. | "Sugar Town" | Pickering, Heard | 5:41 | |
| 7. | "Walk Away" | Pickering, Heard | 5:48 | |
| 8. | "Drive Time" | Pickering, Heard | 5:30 | |
| 9. | "Padlock" | Smith | 6:12 | |
| 10. | "And Finally..." | Pickering, Heard, Small | 5:04 | |
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| 11. | "Itchycoo Park" | Marriott, Lane | 6:42 | |||||||
| 12. | "Itchycoo Park" (Morales Classic Club Mix) | Marriott, Lane | 7:53 | |||||||
Release history [link]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue |
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| United Kingdom | November 14, 1994 | Deconstruction | LP | 74321 24081 1 |
| CD | 74321 24081 2 | |||
| Cassette | 74321 24081 4 | |||
| North America | May 12, 1995 | Epic | LP | E 67037 |
| CD | EK 67037 | |||
| Cassette | ET 67037 | |||
| United Kingdom | March 7, 2005 | Sony BMG | CD |
References [link]
- ^ "Allmusic > Bizarre Fruit > Overview". https://www.allmusic.com/album/r209429. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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Mạ people
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Culture
The Ma language comes under the Mon-Khmer Group. The Ma have a rich oral traditions, and their culture is a tapestry of folklore. Myths, parables, and legends are an integral part of this ethnic group.
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References
M People
M People are an English dance music band which formed in 1990 and achieved success throughout most of the 1990s. The name M People is from the initials of Mike Pickering, who formed the group.
Career
Formation
Pickering had been a member of Factory Records dance act Quando Quango, but became more noted as one of the original DJs at The Haçienda. Paul Heard was a member of acid jazz band, Ace of Clubs and Shovell had previously been in the collective Natural Life. The original plan had been to have a roster of different singers for different songs but having been spotted by Pickering and Heard, Heather Small became the distinctive vocalist of the group. She had been in the English Soul band Hot House, which had released a number of critically acclaimed records without scoring any major success.
Northern Soul and breakthrough
Their first release came in the form of "Colour My Life", a limited white label pressing which got them some recognition, but it was the first official single "How Can I Love You More?" that gave them their first Top 30 hit and a following in and around the Manchester club scene, where Pickering was still DJ-ing. Their first album, Northern Soul, provided other singles, including a full release of "Colour My Life", "Someday" and "Excited", followed by a re-release and repackaging of the album.
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Bizarre Fruit
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