Unlimited Touch | |
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Origin | New York, United States |
Genres | Post-disco |
Years active | 1980–1981, 1983–1984 |
Labels | Prelude |
Past members | Audrey Wheeler Philip Hamilton [1] Tony Cintron Sandy Anderson (deceased) Stephanie James Lenny Underwood |
Unlimited Touch was an American, New York–based post-disco group, [2] most active in the early 1980s. [2] The group's most famous song in its short lifespan was "I Hear Music in the Streets", which made number 6 on US Dance chart in 1981. [3]
The group consisted of Audrey Wheeler (lead singer), Philip Hamilton, Tony Cintron, Sandy Anderson, Stephanie James and Lenny Underwood. [1] Raymond Reid and William Anderson from New York–based band Crown Heights Affair instigated Unlimited Touch in the early 1980s, [2] but they were not part of the band. [4] The group was signed to Prelude Records (via Epic Records in the UK) [4] and released their self-titled debut album in 1981. [5] Charles Richards was the executive producer of the group. Lenny Underwood co-wrote "I Hear Music in the Streets" and "Searchin' to Find the One", which were minor hits in the US Billboard R&B chart. [3]
Due to a label and group dispute, they disbanded by the end of 1981, [4] but re-formed in 1983 with a new line-up of just three of the original members: Wheeler, Anderson, and James. They released a second album Yes We're Ready in 1983. [2] Their final single "Reach Out (Everlasting Lover)" reached number 54 on the US Dance chart in 1984, [3] but the group disbanded again not long after this. [2] In 1993, Unidisc Music issued the Searching to Find the One compilation album. [2]
In 1997, "I Hear Music in the Streets" was sampled by Rampage, along with Billie Lawrence on their song "Take It to the Streets". [6] The song has also been sampled by producer Sean Combs who sampled the bass guitar and drum breakdown for the Faith Evans song "All Night Long" in 1999. [4]
On March 31, 2020, bassist Sandy Anderson died from the COVID-19 virus. [7]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Dance [3] |
US R&B [3] |
UK [3] | ||
1980 | "I Hear Music in the Streets" | 6 | 33 | ― |
1981 | "Searching to Find the One" | — | 29 | 76 |
"Love to Share" | — | — | — | |
1983 | "No One Can Love Me (Quite the Way You Do)" | — | — | — |
"Happily Ever After" | — | — | — | |
"Yes, I'm Ready" | — | — | — | |
1984 | "Reach Out (Everlasting Lover)" | 54 | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |