Inner City is an
American music group formed in
Detroit in 1987. The group is composed of producer and composer
Kevin Saunderson and Chicago native
Paris Grey. Kevin Saunderson is renowned as one of the
Belleville Three (along with
Juan Atkins and
Derrick May), high school friends who later originated the
Detroit Techno sound.
Inner City topped dance charts in America and Britain 11 times, hit the UK Top 40 eight times and sold around 6 million records. The group is best known for their early dancefloor / pop music crossover tracks "Big Fun" (UK _8, US Dance _1) and "Good Life" (UK _4, US Dance _1). Other hits include "Do You Love What You Feel" (UK _16, US Dance _1) and "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" (UK _12, US Dance _8). The music videos to these songs received significant airplay throughout the world. Later work introduced a hybrid of techno, jazz and swing beats with a more soulful sound in the vein of downtempo British groups like Soul II Soul and Massive Attack. The group recorded three albums for Virgin Records and one single for Columbia/SME Records.
