Natural Selection was an American pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It also peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1991.
Natural Selection | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Years active | 1989–2011 |
| Labels | |
| Members | Frederick Thomas John Swan Shaun Ware Keith Brown Daniel Knight |
| Past members | Steve Bryant Kallsen (1989-1991) Elliot Erickson (1989-1992) Will Palaia (2002-2004) |
History edit
"Do Anything" was written and recorded on a 4-track recorder in Minnesota. The song sat unfinished until Erickson began working on it again in 1989. The rap was originally recorded by Ingrid Chavez, a friend of the duo who improvised the rap in the studio. In 1990, the version with Chavez doing the raps was a local hit on Minnesota's WLOL-FM, where Erickson worked as a remix engineer. Once Natural Selection was signed to a recording contract, Chavez's raps were re-recorded by Niki Haris, because Chavez was by then under contract with Paisley Park Records.[2]
Their self-titled debut (and lone) album was released in November 1991.[2] Erickson and Thomas produced the album themselves.[3]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||
| Natural Selection |
|
120 |
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1][5] |
US CB [6] |
AUS [7][4] |
NZ [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
| "Do Anything" | 1991 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 69 | Natural Selection | |
| "Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!" | 28 | 15 | 106 | 47 | — | |||
References edit
- ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 19, 1991", Billboard. Accessed August 26, 2012.
- ^ a b Jon Bream, "Recording duo would 'Do Anything' - and did," Star Tribune, January 12, 1992.
- ^ Barbara Jaeger, "They're Glad to Take a Chance," The Record, January 14, 1992.
- ^ a b "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing February 10, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 8, 1992," Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
- ^ "Discography Natural Selection". australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Discography Natural Selection". charts.nz. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 199.