Ten City

Ten City (derived from intensity) is an American, Chicago, Illinois-based R&B and house music act, that enjoyed a number of club hits and Urban radio hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was one of the first exponents of deep house.[2]

Ten City
(left to right): Burke, Stingily, Lawson
(1994)
Background information
Also known asRagtyme
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresHouse, R&B
Years active1987–1996; 2021-present
LabelsAtlantic, EastWest Records America, Columbia, Ultra Music[1]
MembersByron Stingily
Marshall Jefferson
Past membersByron Burke
Herb Lawson

Biography

Formerly known as Ragtyme, the group comprised vocalist Byron Stingily, guitarist Herb Lawson and keyboardist Byron Burke and were augmented by producer Marshall Jefferson.[3] The group was signed by Atlantic Records and released the album Foundation[3] in 1989, which became the group's only album to cross over, peaking at No. 49 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4]

Ten City is best known for the singles "Devotion", "Right Back to You" and "That's the Way Love Is,"[2] which hit No. 1 on the US dance chart and No. 8 on the UK Top 40 in 1989.[5] Stingily, who left the group and became a successful solo artist, re-recorded the song and brought it back to No. 1 on the US dance chart in 1999.

In 2021, Stingily teamed up with producer Marshall Jefferson to release "Be Free" on Ultra Music,[6] the first single in 25 years to be credited to Ten City.[7][8][9][10]

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Name Label US R&B[4] UK[5]
1989 Foundation Atlantic Records 49 22
1990 State of Mind — —
1992 No House Big Enough Columbia — —
1994 That Was Then, This is Now Prelude, Unidisc Records — —

Compilation albums
  • The Best of Ten City (Ibadan, 2001)

Singles
Year Song US Dance[11] US R&B[11] UK[5] Ireland[12]
1987 "Devotion" — — — —
1988 "Right Back to You" 8 — 80 —
1989 "Funny Love" — ― — —
"That's the Way Love Is" 1 12 8 11
"Devotion" (re-release) 17 — 29 22
"Where Do We Go?" 28 34 60 —
"Suspicious" — — — —
1990 "Whatever Makes You Happy" 16 53 60 —
"Superficial People" 22 — 96 —
"I Should Learn to Love You" ― — ― —
1992 "Only Time Will Tell" / "My Peace of Heaven" 2 ― 63 —
1993 "Fantasy" 20 ― 45 —
1994 "The Way You Make Me Feel" — ― — —
"Goin' Up in Smoke" 21 ― ― —
1996 "Nothing's Changed" — ― — —
"All Loved Out" ― ― ― —
2021 "Be Free" ― ― ― —

See also

References
  1. https://djmag.com/news/marshall-jefferson-and-byron-stingily-return-ten-city-first-new-music-25-years
  2. Henderson, Alex. "Foundation (1989): album review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  3. Wynn, Ron. "Ten City Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
  4. "Ten City - Chart History: TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. "TEN CITY - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  6. https://www.knightsoftheturntable.co.uk/new-music/ten-city-be-free-ultra/
  7. https://www.magneticmag.com/2021/01/marshall-jefferson-stingily-first-new-ten-city-song-25-years-be-free/
  8. https://therandyreport.com/new-music-ten-city-be-free/
  9. https://www.frontview-magazine.be/en/news/iconic-80s-dance-band-ten-city-return-after-25-years-with-new-release-be-free-out-now
  10. https://weraveyou.com/2021/01/marshall-jefferson-byron-stingily-ten-city-be-free/
  11. "Ten City Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know: Ten City". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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