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Ultra Naté in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
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| Birth name | Ultra Naté |
| Born | Maryland, United States |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
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| Website | http://www.ultranate.com/ |
Ultra Naté (born March 20, 1970, Maryland) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and promoter who has achieved success on the pop charts with songs such as 'Free', 'If You Could Read My Mind' (as part of Stars on 54), and 'Automatic'.
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Virtually all of her singles have reached the Top 10 of the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. Such singles include 'Show Me', 'Free', 'Desire', 'Get it Up (the Feeling)', 'Love's the Only Drug', and her number-one hits 'Automatic', 'Give it All You Got' featuring Chris Willis, 'Waiting On You' and 'Everybody Loves the Night'. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 12th most successful dance artist of all-time.[1]
- 1Biography
- 3Discography
- 3.1Albums
- 3.3Singles
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Born Ultra Naté in Maryland, she displayed her singing talent at an early age. Growing up, Naté enjoyed a wide variety of music; she enjoyed listening to artists such as Marvin Gaye and Boy George, whom Naté would later say helped her become more open to being more experimental with her style and production of music.[2]
She is best known in her home country for her 1990s dance crossover track, 'Free'. She is also remembered in America for her team-up with Amber and Jocelyn Enriquez as Stars on 54 on a 1998 cover of Gordon Lightfoot's 'If You Could Read My Mind', which was a minor mainstream American hit. It reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Though she has had club success in America, she has found the majority of her singles and, especially, album sales success in Europe.
Career[edit]
Ultra Naté began her recording career on a major label, Warner Bros. Records, signed through its British offices. Through it, she released her first two albums. Her debut album, Blue Notes in the Basement (1991) was created along with the Basement Boys and it featured the singles 'It's Over Now', 'Deeper Love (Missing You)', 'Is It Love', and the gospel-tinged 'Rejoicing'.
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In 1993, the alternative dance/houseOne Woman's Insanity was released. Although it still featured the Basement Boys' production on several tracks, this time Ultra found herself working with the likes of Nellee Hooper, and D-Influence. At a time when soulful House music performers such as Robin S and Crystal Waters were scoring cross-over Top Ten Pop singles, it was believed that Ultra Naté would score a similar level of commercial success. Mainstream sales however were not achieved even though 'Show Me' received moderate mainstream pop radio airplay. Singles included 'How Long', 'Show Me' (her first song to reach the top position on the US Dance charts) and 'Joy'. However, neither release sold very well, and she was dropped from the label.
In 1995, Ultra Naté contributed the song 'Party Girl (Turn Me Loose)' to the soundtrack to the independent film starring Parker Posey. The single was commercially released by the King Street Sounds label.
When Warner Bros. tried to push her in another, less house, direction, Ultra Naté left the major label and fled to the independent dance label, Strictly Rhythm. It was here that 'Free', her biggest mainstream hit, was released in 1997. The song, co-written by Naté, Lem Springsteen and John Ciafone while production was held by both Springsteen and Ciafone, enjoyed heavy airplay throughout the summer, not only in clubs, but on rhythmic and mainstream radio stations in America and Europe. 'Free' peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It became a substantial hit in the UK, where it peaked at number four, helping its parent album 'Situation: Critical' reach number seventeen on the album charts. It was also successful in Canada where it reached number 10 at the Canadian Singles Charts.[3]
It was with this album that Ultra Naté's greatest commercial success was achieved, particularly in Europe, where singles such as 'Found a Cure' (#6 in the UK), and 'New Kind of Medicine' (#14 UK) also charted highly.
In 1998, a new single 'Pressure' was released internationally. Taken from the soundtrack to the film The 24 Hour Woman, it contained three club mixes. The original version of the track was found on 'Situation: Critical' but listed as 'Release the Pressure'.
Her follow-up album Stranger Than Fiction, which was released in 2001, featured the production work of artists such as Attica Blues, 4 Hero, and Mood II Swing. Four singles were released: 'Desire', 'Get It Up (The Feeling)', 'Twisted', and 'I Don't Understand It'.
Naté contributed the song 'Wonderful Place' to the AIDS benefit compilation Keep Hope Alive: A Lifebeat Benefit Compilation. Additionally, in 2004, she released the singles 'Feel Love', 'Brass in Pocket', 'Time of Our Lives' (released as 'Ultra Devoted featuring Ultra Naté and Gerry DeVeaux'), and a new version of 'Free' that features twelve new mixes. In 2005, she collaborated with Gaudino and released the single 'Bitter Sweet Melody'. Later in the same year she found herself again on the charts, when her featured vocals on the Stonebridge single 'Freak On' became a successful dance hit. She also performed on the British show Hit Me Baby One More Time.
Having become a mother for the first time in the fall of 2005, Naté released her fifth album Grime, Silk, & Thunder on her newly created imprint Blufire in partnership with Tommy Boy Records. The first single released was 'Love's the Only Drug', which became available through the US iTunes Store August 8, 2006 and reached number two on the American Hot Dance Club Play and made the Top 30 on the Hot Dance Airplay chart. The second single 'Automatic' (a cover version of the Pointer Sisters hit) reached number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart (the week ending April 28, 2007). It also received airplay in the Rhythmic/Dance format radio where it reached the Top 30 of most playlists in this radio format. Following Automatic, Ultra released 'Give It All You Got' which features Chris Willis in Dec 2007. The song hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play charts the week ending February 23, 2008.
In mid-2009 it was announced that US singer Michelle Williams, previously of Destiny's Child has collaborated on a song with Ultra called 'I'm Waiting On You', for use on both of their next studio albums.[4] In 2010 Ultra has released a Bob Sinclar remix of her hit 'Free' on Strictly Rhythm. 'Give It 2 U' in collaboration with Quentin Harris for his album 'Sacrifice'. She also released 'Destination' in collaboration with Tony Moran which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Dance Play chart. 'Destination' was the second single off Tony's album, Mix Magic Music.
In 2010 she released an EP titled 'Things Happen At Night' featuring Ultra's pop and soul melodies and vocals over percussive club beats done by Unruly productions. January 2011 is saw the release of Ultra's next single with Strictly Rhythm on her Deep Sugar label imprint called 'Turn It Up' with a music video directed by Leo Herrera. 'Turn It Up' was the first single to be released from her sixth studio album titled Hero Worship.
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In September 2011 she submitted the song, 'My Love' to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, though close, the song failed to reach the final.[5]
In 2014 she held a residency spot at Cafe Ole at Space, Ibiza where she performed her hits and some classic club anthems. Her spirited presence has graced the stages of New York's massive Summer Stage in Central Park, Nile Rodgers acclaimed FOLD Festival sharing the stage with the likes of CHIC, Duran Duran, Pharrell and Beck to Lincoln Center’s annual Midnight Summer Swing and numerous Pride events around the world.
In Ultra’s nearly three decades of making music, she has remained a musical chameleon, embracing a variety of sounds. Her sound embraces a variety of genres including house, soul, disco, electro pop, R&B/hiphop and rock. Ultra is honored to be considered an icon of the Dance and LGBTQ communities worldwide. She was recently named one of Billboard Magazine’s 'Greatest of All Time' *Top Dance Artists (#12) along with having three entries in the industry bible’s respective “Greatest Of All Time” *Top 10 Dance Club Songs including the perennial, platinum-selling #1 anthem, “Free.”
Ultra’s most recent album collaboration, 'Ultra Naté & Quentin Harris as Black Stereo Faith' reached Top 5 on iTunes and has spawned the Billboard Top 10 single and video, “I’m Too Sexy (Touch This Skin)” - a spirited alt-funked out cover of Right Said Fred’s classic.
Awards and Nominations[edit]
| Year | Awards | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | International Dance Music Awards | Herself | Best Dance Solo Artist | Won | [6] |
| 'Free' | Best House/Garage 12' | Won | |||
| Best Pop 12' Dance Record | Won |
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 1991 | Blue Notes in the Basement
| — |
| 1993 | One Woman's Insanity
| — |
| 1998 | Situation: Critical
| 17 |
| 2001 | Stranger than Fiction
| — |
| 2007 | Grime, Silk, & Thunder
| — |
| 2013 | Hero Worship
| — |
| 2017 | Ultra Naté & Quentin Harris as Black Stereo Faith
| — |
Compilation albums[edit]
- The Best Remixes, Vol. 1 (1997)
- Best Remixes, Vol. 2 (1999)
- Alchemy - G.S.T. Reloaded (2008)
Extended plays[edit]
- Things Happen at Night (2010)
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Dance[7] | UK [8] | CAN | ||||
| 1989 | 'It's Over Now' | — | — | 62 | — | Blue Notes in the Basement | |
| 1991 | 'Is It Love?' | — | 45 | 71 | — | ||
| 1992 | 'Rejoicing (I'll Never Forget)' | — | 7 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | 'Joy' | — | 2 | — | — | One Woman's Insanity | |
| 1994 | 'Show Me' | — | 1 | 62 | — | ||
| 'How Long' | — | 2 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 'Free' | 75 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Situation: Critical |
| 1998 | 'Free (Remix)[9]' | — | — | 33 | — | ||
| 'Found a Cure' | — | 1 | 6 | — | |||
| 'New Kind of Medicine' | — | 28 | 14 | — | |||
| 'Pressure' | — | 3 | — | — | |||
| 'If You Could Read My Mind' (Stars on 54: Ultra Naté, Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez) | 52 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 54 soundtrack | ||
| 2000 | 'Desire' | — | 1 | 40 | — | Stranger Than Fiction | |
| 2001 | 'Get It Up (The Feeling)' | — | 1 | 51 | — | ||
| 2002 | 'I Don't Understand It' | — | 25 | — | — | ||
| 'Twisted' | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 'Brass in Pocket' | — | 8 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2005 | 'Freak On' (Ultra Naté vs Stonebridge) | — | — | 37 | — | Grime, Silk, & Thunder | |
| 2006 | 'Love's the Only Drug' | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | 'Automatic' | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 'Give It All You Got' (with Chris Willis) | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| 2008 | 'Twisted (Got Me Goin' Round)' | — | 3 | — | — | GST: Grime Silk & Thunder Reloaded | |
| 2009 | 'Faster Faster Pussycat (Let’s Go!)' | — | — | — | — | Things Happen at Night | |
| 'Hey DJ' | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2011 | 'Turn It Up' | — | 4 | — | — | Hero Worship | |
| 'My Love' | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'Waiting on You' (with Michelle Williams) | — | 11 | — | — | |||
| 2013 | 'Everybody Loves the Night' | — | 29 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | 'Unconditional' | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| 'So Glamorous' (with Samuele Sartini) | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 2015 | 'Take Care of My Heart' (with Eddie Amador) | — | 21 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | Alive | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | I'm Too Sexy (Touch This Skin) | — | 7 | — | — | Black Stereo Faith | |
| 2017 | 'Fake' (S-Man & Ultra Naté) | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
As featured artist[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance | UK [8] | ||
| 1992 | 'Altitude' (777 featuring Ultra Naté) | 44 | — |
| 1995 | 'Party Girl (Turn Me Loose)' | 6 | — |
| '10.000 Screaming Faggots' (The Moonwalkers feat. Ultra Naté) | — | — | |
| 1997 | 'Partay Feeling' (B-Crew featuring Barbara Tucker, Dajae, Ultra Naté and Moné) | 22 | 45 |
| 2004 | 'Time of our Lives' (Ultra Devoted) | — | — |
| 2005 | 'Bittersweet Melody' (Gaudino feat. Ultra Naté) | — | — |
| 'Wonderful Place' (U.D.A.U.F.L.) | — | — | |
| 2010 | 'No Wasted Hearts' (Nicola Fasano feat. Ultra Naté) | — | — |
| 'Destination' (Tony Moran feat. Ultra Naté) | 10 | — | |
| 2018 | 'Feeling Mighty' (David Harness, Ultra Naté) | — | — |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1'. Billboard.
- ^DJ Ron Slomowicz (2007). 'Interview with Ultra Nate'. Dance Music / Electronica. Archived from the original on 2004-08-03. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^Billboard (2007-07-27). 'AllMusicGuide entry'. Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ^Levine, Nick (29 June 2009). 'Michelle Williams'. Digital Spy.
- ^Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012 News - Switzerland: American singer Ultra Naté on the race to Baku. Esctoday.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-17.
- ^https://web.archive.org/web/20150418115208/http://wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/archived/index.php?year=1998
- ^'Ultra Naté Album & Song Chart History'. Billboard.com. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
- ^'Official Charts Company, Artist Chart History, Ultra Nate'. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
External links[edit]
- Ultra Naté — official website
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Where did we lose our faith
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But can he depend on me?
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Maybe you could find
A better friend than any other?
If you gave more than you took
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