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Inner City
Big Fun
Release Date: 1989
Running Time: 40:16
Label: Alliance

In the 1980s and '90s, a lot of dance music spotlighted female singers with thin, weak voices who seem on the verge of death. But house music has often been a home to expressive, big-voiced divas who can truly wail -- a fine example being Paris Gray of the duo Inner City. Along with producer/composer Kevin Saunderson, Gray was responsible for some of the most rewarding dance music of the late '80s and early '90s. Inner City's debut album, Big Fun (titled Paradise in the U.K.), is full of house gems that enjoyed extensive dance club exposure, including "Good Life," "Do You Love What You Feel," "Ain't Nobody Better," and the title song. While Saunderson's production is decidedly high-tech, Gray's warm, passionate singing is mindful of dance music's heritage and underscores its soul and gospel roots in a delightful way. Unfortunately, Inner City never crossed over to the R&B or pop markets as Virgin Records hoped -- an irony considering that Big Fun is so much more individualistic and soulful than most of the generic efforts that dominated black radio in 1989. Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Inner City Theme	Saunderson	2:50
2	Paradise	Grey, Saunderson, Saunderson	4:05
3	Ain't Nobody Better	Grey, Saunderson	4:01
4	Watcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' [Def Radio Mix]	Lucas, Mtume	4:15
5	Big Fun	Grey, Saunderson, Pennington, Forrest	3:25
6	Do You Love What You Feel	Grey, Saunderson	5:01
7	Good Life	Grey, Saunderson, Holmon	3:25
8	Set Your Body Free	Damier, Saunderson, Saunderson	4:01
9	And I Do	Atkins, Grey	4:18
10	Secrets of the Mind	Grey, Saunderson	4:55