Northern Soul (M People album)

Northern Soul
Studio album by
Released4 November 1991
RecordedApril – August 1991
LabelDeconstruction
ProducerM People
M People chronology
Northern Soul
(1991)
Elegant Slumming
(1993)
2005 re-release cover
Re-release cover. Note: the 1992 re-release is identical but does not bear the album title on the front cover.
Singles from Northern Soul
  1. "How Can I Love You More?"
    Released: 14 October 1991
  2. "Colour My Life"
    Released: 24 February 1992
  3. "Someday"
    Released: 6 April 1992
  4. "Excited"
    Released: 28 September 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Melody Maker(favorable)[3]
NME(mixed)[4]

Northern Soul is the debut album by the British dance band M People. It was originally released on 4 November 1991. After the release of the single "Excited", a new song not originally included on the album, it was re-released with an updated track listing in late 1992, reaching number 53 on the UK albums chart. Following the success of the band's later albums, Elegant Slumming and Bizarre Fruit, this second version was re-issued in October 1995 and charted at number 26. The album is dedicated to Ritchie Close.

  1. ^ "Northern Soul M People". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  3. ^ Mathur, Paul (28 March 1992). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 37. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ McCann, Ian (28 November 1992). "Short Circuit". NME. p. 31. Retrieved 29 March 2023.