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Young Disciples was a British
United Kingdom

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 / American
United States

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 acid jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
, formed in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1990 by Carleen Anderson
Carleen Anderson

Carleen Anderson is an United States soul singer who has had success in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of the singer Vicki Anderson and stepdaughter of Bobby Byrd, and was most well known as the lead singer in the Young Disciples as well as for her own solo career....
 (vocals and keyboards
Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
), Marc Nelson (bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
 and organ
Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
) and Femi Williams (percussion and programming).

Their most famous hit was the single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
, "Apparently Nothin'" (Talkin' Loud, 1991
1991 in music

See also:* 1991 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1991...
), which helped launch Anderson's solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 career when the band split up.

group formed in July 1990 after the American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 born Anderson and her young son
Son

A son is a male reproduction; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to either or both of his parents. The female equivalent is a daughter....
, Bobby Anderson
Bobby Anderson

Robert Conrad Anderson is a former American football Halfback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins....
 of Fortune Drive, relocated to London, and met with Nelson.






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Young Disciples was a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 / American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 acid jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
, formed in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1990 by Carleen Anderson
Carleen Anderson

Carleen Anderson is an United States soul singer who has had success in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of the singer Vicki Anderson and stepdaughter of Bobby Byrd, and was most well known as the lead singer in the Young Disciples as well as for her own solo career....
 (vocals and keyboards
Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
), Marc Nelson (bass
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, guitar
Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
 and organ
Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
) and Femi Williams (percussion and programming).

Their most famous hit was the single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
, "Apparently Nothin'" (Talkin' Loud, 1991
1991 in music

See also:* 1991 in music * :Category:Record labels established in 1991...
), which helped launch Anderson's solo
Solo (music)

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer. In practice this means a number of different things, depending on the type of music and the context....
 career when the band split up.

History

The group formed in July 1990 after the American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 born Anderson and her young son
Son

A son is a male reproduction; a boy, man, or male animal in relation to either or both of his parents. The female equivalent is a daughter....
, Bobby Anderson
Bobby Anderson

Robert Conrad Anderson is a former American football Halfback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins....
 of Fortune Drive, relocated to London, and met with Nelson. They signed to Talkin' Loud records and released their first single "Get Yourself Together". This was followed by "Apparently Nothin'", which became a #13 hit for the group and brought them to national attention. An album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 quickly followed, Road to Freedom
Road to Freedom (album)

Road to Freedom is the 1991 debut album of rock music band Young Disciples, the only album the band ever released. Issued on the Talkin' Loud label in the UK and on Polygram Records in the US, the critically well-received album was influential in the music genres of acid jazz and neo soul....
 (1991) and prompted their record company to cash in on the success of their single by releasing a remix
Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. A remixer uses Audio mixing to compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or simply changing the equalization, dynamics, Pitch , tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of th...
ed version Apparently Nothin the following year.

The group were part of the burgeoning acid jazz
Acid jazz

Acid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly Music loop beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic music dance/pop music: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers and Donald Byrd are often credited as forerunners of aci...
 scene, according to the book The Techno Primersetting "the tone for this movement", but also maintained links with the British hip hop
British hip hop

British hip hop is a music genre, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. It is sometimes known as Brithop, and is generally classified as one of a number of styles of urban music....
 genre, with many up and coming rappers of the day recording
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 with them - MC Mell'O'
MC Mell'O'

MC Mell'O comes from Battersea in south London, and was originally known for his bodypopping skills rather than his rapping, going under the tag Moomin....
, Outlaw Posse
Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse was a British hip hop group formed by Bello B and K-Gee . They also recorded together as Outlaw and Brothers Like Outlaw, before the group finally split in 1992....
 and Masta Ace
Masta Ace

Masta Ace is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony". The single that has earned him the most attention is called "Born to Roll"....
 all guested on tracks over their career. The group also remixed tracks for other artists, although in reality this was usually either Nelson or Williams or both.

The "Road To Freedom" Album was recorded at Solid Bond Studios (Paul Weller's personal studio) with guests such as: Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Mick Talbot
Mick Talbot

Michael 'Mick' Talbot is a keyboardist. He played with the late 1970s Mod Revival The Merton Parkas; Dexys Midnight Runners; The Bureau, and later with Paul Weller in The Style Council....
, Paul Weller, Steve White, Max Beesley, and IG Culture. This album serves as the blueprint for the "Neo-Soul" genre in the coming years.

Anderson left the group in 1992, using the success of Apparently Nothin to earn herself a solo recording contract with the larger Virgin Records
Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a United Kingdom record label founded by England entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972 in music. It was later sold to Thorn EMI, and then, in the US, merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group....
 company. Following this, the group disbanded, although the name was still used for remix production for many years. Nelson and Williams continued to work behind the scenes in the music industry.

In 1999, a new version of "Apparently Nothin" was released with Carleen Anderson and The Brand New Heavies.

Discography

  • Road to Freedom
    Road to Freedom (album)

    Road to Freedom is the 1991 debut album of rock music band Young Disciples, the only album the band ever released. Issued on the Talkin' Loud label in the UK and on Polygram Records in the US, the critically well-received album was influential in the music genres of acid jazz and neo soul....


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