The best No 1 records: Soul II Soul – Back to Life

1989: The lyrics rang like a clarion call to the acid masses, a declaration of immersion in hedonismBack To Life was the midtempo, 98bpm sound of late-80s clubland, the chilled pulse between ambient and house, and the promise of early-80s Britfunk (Linx, Light of the World et al) fulfilled. The group – a rainbow coalition of homeboys, hippies and "funki dreds" – caught the post-second summer of love mood of peace and harmony. And if the lyrics seemed a little compliant ("However do you want ...

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