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Rose Windross originally began as a singer and songwriter in the UK reggae scene. She recorded her first album, Just Rose, on the Ital Records label when she was still at school.
Windross both wrote and recorded Soul II Soul's first single "Fairplay" for Jazzie B, which is featured on the album, Club Classics Vol. One. In the U.S., although the single was pressed, "Fairplay" was never officially released as a single there, but it appeared on the B-side to the single "Feel Free".
In 1996, she performed vocals on Dpd's (one of Dillon & Dickins's aliases) cover version of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Sign Your Name" which was released on Higher State's sublabel 99 North.
Windross joined her brother Norris Windross in 1999 to launch W Records through his own booking agency, Da Boss Entertainments.
Soul II Soul are a British musical group formed in London in 1988. They are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and US Top 5 hit "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)". They won two Grammy Awards, and have been nominated for five Brit Awards – twice for Best British Group.
The group initially attracted attention as a sound system, playing records at house and street parties (where their clothing style, dubbed "Funki Dred", started a line of clothing). Founded by Jazzie B and featuring a changing roster of other musicians – notably Penny Ford, Nellee Hooper, Simon Law, Phillip 'Daddae' Harvey and Caron Wheeler – Soul II Soul's experiments in music-making of their own resulted in the dub plate "Fairplay," which secured them a recording contract with Virgin Records.
Their first singles in 1988 failed to make the UK Top 40, but the group went on to commercial success in 1989 with the singles "Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", which topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks, and was the fifth best-selling single in the UK that year. Both tracks, which featured Wheeler on vocals, were taken from their debut album Club Classics Vol. One which reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart and was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. In July 1989, the British music magazine, NME, reported that Soul II Soul had to pull out of their scheduled live appearance on BBC Television's Top of the Pops programme, following a dispute with the programme's producer.
Soul II Soul feat Rose Windross - Fairplay
Rose Windross - Love in the making
Rose Windross - Living life your own way (Official Video)
Soul II Soul feat Rose Windross @ Roundhouse - Fairplay
ROSE WINDROSS - Fairplay. (1989)
Rose Windross Fairplay @ Spendid Ilford
UK Garage - N 'n' G Ft Rose Windross & MC Creed - Liferide
UK Garage - Giving U (What U Want) - Rose Windross & Kele Le Roc
Rose Windross - Living Life Your Own Way
N'n'G featuring rose windross & mc creed - LifeRide (2001 re
Q: Has anyone seen the original Soul II Soul video for Fairplay? Thank God for the Internet. Now the lies are not so easily buried!!!! From the 1st uk album 'Club Classics Vol 1' that was re-named 'Keep on moving' for the Americas. Noted as an underground classic in Hip Hop history .Spot many trendy faces from the London rave scene of the past, and a very young jazzy b.
The Roundhouse in Canden: 04 March 2011. Soul II Soul Live event.
Musical arrangement - Jazzie B. Vocals - Rose Windross. Keyboards - Marco. Bass - Andrew Levy. Percussion - Crispin.
Delicious Ilford Massive gave me such a huge welcome xxx Probably because they didn't realise I am one in the same for LIFERIDE, FLOW, HEARTBEAT (which I sang as an extra) R&B;, HOUSE, GARAGE, Ima give yu everything!. We bubbled, we laughed and we definately have fun!!!!! Gsmalz....luv ya xxx
A great acid jazz track from the talented Rose Windross, recorded in 1991 on Acid Jazz Records.
N'n'G featuring rose windross & mc creed - LifeRide (2001 remix) personally 1 of the best remixes of this classic tune!!
Q: Has anyone seen the original Soul II Soul video for Fairplay? Thank God for the Internet. Now the lies are not so easily buried!!!! From the 1st uk album 'Club Classics Vol 1' that was re-named 'Keep on moving' for the Americas. Noted as an underground classic in Hip Hop history .Spot many trendy faces from the London rave scene of the past, and a very young jazzy b.
The Roundhouse in Canden: 04 March 2011. Soul II Soul Live event.
Musical arrangement - Jazzie B. Vocals - Rose Windross. Keyboards - Marco. Bass - Andrew Levy. Percussion - Crispin.
Delicious Ilford Massive gave me such a huge welcome xxx Probably because they didn't realise I am one in the same for LIFERIDE, FLOW, HEARTBEAT (which I sang as an extra) R&B;, HOUSE, GARAGE, Ima give yu everything!. We bubbled, we laughed and we definately have fun!!!!! Gsmalz....luv ya xxx
A great acid jazz track from the talented Rose Windross, recorded in 1991 on Acid Jazz Records.
N'n'G featuring rose windross & mc creed - LifeRide (2001 remix) personally 1 of the best remixes of this classic tune!!
Be someone. Show you're worth a lot. Don't let other people say you have no shot. To be someone - it's up to you to choose. This isn't up to me - this up to you. I'll never stop 'til this problem is won. Cause you've got a right to be someone. To be someone - it's up to you to choose. This isn't up to me - this up to you.