Grace (band)

Grace were a 1990s dance music act, consisting of DJs Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and various singers, including jazz singer Dominique Atkins, and Patti Low.

History

The band was initially named "State of Grace" but it later turned into Grace. [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grace Grace] ] In existence from 1994 to 1997, the band existed mainly to showcase Oakenfold and Osbornes DJ'ing talents. During this timeframe, they had 7 Top 40 hits, most notably the dance anthem "Not Over Yet", which peaked at #6 in the UK and topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US. The 1995 track "I Want To Live" (in particular, the Oakenfold & Osborne Mix) set a real precedent for the vocal trance sound that would come to dominate the clubs by the end of the 1990s. Further singles by Grace were "Skin on Skin", "If I Could Fly", "Hand in Hand" and a re-release/double-A side of Down to Earth "You're not mine/Down to Earth".

The group was dissolved in 1997 as Oakenfold was touring as a performance DJ more frequently and could not commit to recording.

The group were on Perfecto Records.

In 1999, "Not Over Yet" was remixed by Planet Perfecto (another Oakenfold pseudonym) and featured rerecorded vocals. It again reached the Top 20, peaking at number 16.

In 2007, "Not Over Yet" was reworked by the band Klaxons and renamed "It's Not Over Yet" for their album 'Myths Of The Near Future'.

ee also

*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References