soulDecision

soulDecision was a Canadian band active from 1993 to 2005. They are best known for the single, "Faded", which hit number-one in Canada in 2000, and “Ooh, It’s Kinda Crazy” which became a hit as well the following year in early 2001.

soulDecision
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Pop R&B
Years active	1993–2005
Labels	MCA Sextant
Past members	Trevor Guthrie David Bowman Ken Lewko James Reid Stephen McGrath Tino Zolfo

Career

The group was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia under the original name 'Indecision' by singer and multi-instrumentalist Trevor Guthrie, singer David Bowman, and keyboard player Ken Lewko, who were studying music together at Capilano College. Before signing a record deal, they released a couple of singles that received national top 40 radio airplay. The success of those singles led them to a record deal with Universal Music.[1] However, due to a name conflict with an American band, they reluctantly changed their name from Indecision; they allowed their manager, Garry Francis, to choose the new name soulDecision.[2] Launched at the height of the boy band era, they nonetheless wrote their own songs and played their own instruments. The group's first studio album, No One Does It Better, was recorded in Velvet Sound Studios in Sydney, Australia and released on February 22, 2000 in Canada.[3] The album's lead single "Faded", an up-tempo pop tune mixed with R&B and featuring a rap sequence by Thrust, was a hit in Canada, reaching number one on the country's singles chart.[4] It also reached number 22 in the United States. The follow-up single, "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy", also was a hit in North America, and at one time became the number one request on MTV's Total Request Live. In 2018, Billboard named the video as one of the top ten "Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era" beside hitmakers including Backstreet Boy, NSYNC, and 98 Degrees.[5] No One Does It Better sold over one million copies worldwide.

In July 2000 they toured Canada as part of YTV's PsychoBlast Tour, supporting Christina Aguilera[6] and also headlining the Canadian tour in 2001. In Fall of 2000 they toured along with Destiny's Child, as support act for Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle Tour" throughout North America. They were support act to NSYNC on the Eastern North America dates of Leg 2 of the "No Strings Attached Tour" in 2000.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak		Certifications (sales threshold)
		CAN	US
2000	No One Does It Better Released: February 22, 2000 Label: MCA	7	103	CAN: Platinum[7]
2004	Shady Satin Drug Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Sextant	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
		CAN [4][8][9]	AUS [10]	US [11]
1997	"Tonight"	—	—	—	single only
	"Not Enough"	—	—	—
1998	"Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"	45	—	111
1999	"Faded" (featuring Thrust)	1	23	22	No One Does It Better
2000	"No One Does It Better"	10	—	—
	"Ooh It's Kinda Crazy" (re-release)	18	49	—
	"Gravity"	59	—	—
2001	"Let's Do It Right"	—	—	—
2004	"Cadillac Dress"	—	—	—	Shady Satin Drug
	"Kiss the Walls"	—	—	—
	"Hypnotize"	—	—	—

References

1. Larry LeBlanc (November 6, 1999). "Canada labels go pop with round of signings". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 58–. ISSN 0006-2510.
2. "SoulDecision". Rockpublication.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
3. Larry LeBlanc (March 31, 2001). Canadian Music at a Crossroads. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 19, March 13, 2000". RPM. March 13, 2000.
5. "The 10 Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
6. "The queen of teen Aguilera conjures up a knockout performance". AllPop, By PAT ST. GERMAIN, Winnipeg Sun, July 14, 2000
7. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
8. "Indecision Top Singles positions". RPM. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
9. "SoulDecision Top Singles positions". RPM. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
10. "Discography soulDecision". australian-charts.com. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
11. "SoulDecision > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved May 15, 2010.