Natural Selection (group)

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Natural Selection
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genres Pop, R&B
Years active 1989-92
Labels EastWest Records
SBK Records
Members Frederick Thomas
John Swan
Shaun Ware
Keith Brown
Past members Elliot Erickson (1989-1992)

Natural Selection was a U.S. pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything" that reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

History

The duo was started by Elliot Erickson and originally included singer Steve Bryant (Kallsen) where they recorded a remake of Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good." The single was first picked up independently by KDWB's Brian Phillips and started to create a buzz around the Minneapolis/Wisconsin radio scene.[citation needed] This was the original catalyst which brought attention to the band Natural Selection.[citation needed] Steve Bryant (Kallsen) left the band and was later replaced by Frederick Thomas.[citation needed]

"Do Anything" was written and recorded on a 4-track recorder in Minnesota. The song sat unfinished until Erickson began working on it again in 1989. The rap was originally recorded by Ingrid Chavez, a friend of the duo who improvised the rap in the studio. In 1990, the version with Chavez doing the raps was a local hit on Minnesota's WLOL-FM, where Erickson worked as a remix engineer. Once Natural Selection was signed to a recording contract, Chavez's raps were re-recorded by Niki Haris, because Chavez was by then under contract with Paisley Park Records.[2]

Their self-titled debut (and lone) album was released in November 1991.[2] Erickson and Thomas produced the album themselves.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • 1991: Natural Selection

Singles

  • 1991: "Do Anything" (U.S. #2)[1] (UK #69)[4]
  • 1991: "Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!" (U.S. #28)[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 19, 1991," Billboard. Accessed August 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jon Bream, "Recording duo would 'Do Anything' - and did," Star Tribune, January 12, 1992.
  3. ↑ Barbara Jaeger, "They're Glad to Take a Chance," The Record, January 14, 1992.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  5. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 8, 1992," Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2012.

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