Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade

Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade is a 1990 album by Soul II Soul. The album reached No. 1 in the UK in May 1990, and contained three UK hits, "Get a Life", which reached No. 3 (and which peaked at No. 54 on America's Billboard Hot 100), "A Dream's a Dream", which made No. 6 (and peaked at No. 85 on the Hot 100), and "Missing You", which reached No. 22 (and did not chart on the Hot 100).

Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade
Studio album by Soul II Soul
Released	21 May 1990
Recorded	1989-90
Genre	Electronica, R&B, new jack swing
Length	46:23
Label	Virgin
Producer	Jazzie B., Nellee Hooper
Soul II Soul chronology
Club Classics Vol. One (1989) Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade (1990) Volume III Just Right (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A [2]
Robert Christgau	A- [3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The album was recorded following the departure of Caron Wheeler (the Soul II Soul collective's best known singer) who did not perform on the record. Guest performers included singers Kym Mazelle, Lamya, Marcia Lewis, and Victoria Wilson-James, saxophonist Courtney Pine and legendary New York hip-hop scenester Fab 5 Freddy.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Get a Life"	Trevor Beresford Romeo, Hayden Maclaren Browne	3:42
2.	"Love Come Through"	Romeo, Michael McEvoy, Lamya Almugheira	4:30
3.	"People"	Romeo, Browne	4:55
4.	"Missing You"	Romeo, Simon Law, Kym Mazelle	5:24
5.	"Courtney Blows"	Romeo, Browne	4:33
6.	"1990 A New Decade"	Romeo, Tony Campbell	4:01
7.	"A Dream's a Dream"	Romeo, Law	5:37
8.	"Time (Untitled)"	Romeo, Browne	6:05
9.	"In the Heat of the Night"	Romeo, Browne	3:39
10.	"Our Time Has Now Come"	Romeo, Browne, Campbell	3:57

Personnel

• Jazzie B - musical director, co-producer, mixing, vocals on "Get a Life" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
• Nellee Hooper - co-producer, mixing
• Tony "Dobie" Campbell - assistant producer
• Howard Bernstein - engineer
• Marcia Lewis - vocals on "Get a Life", "People"
• Philip "Daddae" Harvey - vocals on "Get a Life"; guitars/percussion/keyboards (uncredited)
• Lamya Hafidh Sultan Al-Mugheiry - vocals on "Love Come Through" & "In the Heat of the Night"
• Kym Mazelle - vocals on "Missing You"
• Courtney Pine - saxophone on "Courtney Blows"
• Pinise Sula - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
• Sonti Mndebele - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
• Nomsa Caluza - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
• Bambi Fazakerley - vocals on "1990. A New Decade" & "Our Time Has Now Come"
• Victoria Wilson-James - vocals on "A Dream's a Dream"
• Fred "Fab 5 Freddy" Brathwaite - vocals on "Our Time Has Now Come"
• Simon Law - keyboards (uncredited)
• Michael McEvoy - piano 'People', 'A Dreams A Dream' and 'Time', keyboards 'Love Come Through', 'Missing You'

See also

• List of number-one albums from the 1990s (UK)

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
2. Sandow, Greg (June 1, 1990). "Vol. II 1990 A New Decade Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
3. Christgau, Robert. "Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
4. Considine, J.D. (June 28, 1990). "Soul II Soul: Vol. II 1990 - A New Decade : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2013-05-29.

External links

• Vol. II: 1990 – A New Decade at Discogs (list of releases)