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hatnote|Not to be confused with New Shoes .Refimprove|date=September 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Nu Shooz| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Portland, Oregon|Portland , Oregon , United States | genre = Freestyle music|Latin freestyle , R& B | years_active = 1979& ndash;1992; 2007& ndash;present| label = Atlantic Records|Atlantic Poolside Records|Poolside | associated_acts =| website = URL| http://www.nushoozmusic.com/| members = John Smith Valerie Day Extra music sample|type=song |filename=Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait excerpt.ogg |format= Ogg |title="Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz is an United States|American Latin Freestyle|Freestyle - R& B - Dance group fronted by husband-and-wife team of John Smith and Valerie Day , based in Portland, Oregon|Portland , Oregon . The Shooz released four albums in the U.S. during the 1980s, and it was its third album, Poolside (album)|Poolside , that brought the group's sound to a wider audience.
Career
Nu Shooz formed in 1979 in a lineup that originally featured 12 members. This incarnation of the group released their debut album, ''Can't Turn It Off in 1982. Although the album saw limited success, the band continued on, paring its lineup down to seven members over the next several years.
Nu Shooz originally released the single " I Can't Wait (Nu Shooz song)|I Can't Wait " in Portland in April 1985 on Poolside Records. The original recording was done at Cascade Recording in Portland in the fall of 1984 and was also featured on the band's sparsely distributed sophomore album, ''Tha's Right'' in 1985. http://store.nushoozmusic.com/album/thas-right Nu Shooz- ''Tha's Right'' album information @nushoozmusic.com Retrieved 12-3-2011. "I Can't Wait" was a big hit on Portland radio stations at the time, but they were turned down by every major label. A copy of the song made it to the Netherlands , where it was remix ed by Peter Slaghuis . This version is known as the 'Dutch Mix.' The remix came back into the United States as an import on Dutch label Injection Records. It was this version that got the attention of Atlantic Records , which signed the band to a contract in January 1986.
Nu Shooz scored two major popular music|pop / Rhythm and blues|R& B / Dance music|dance hit record|hits . "I Can't Wait" climbed to #2 on the R& B charts and #3 on the Billboard magazine| Billboard Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 chart in June 1986 and spent 15 weeks in the Top 40, and it also hit #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart earlier that year. Its follow-up, " Point of No Return (Nu Shooz song)|Point Of No Return ", was remixed by Shep Pettibone and also topped the dance chart in September 1986; the song peaked at #28 on the Hot 100 and #35 on the R& B charts. Both singles were on the album Poolside , which charted on Billboard s Billboard 200|200 chart at #27, and sold a half million copies in the U.S., garnering music recording sales certification|gold record RIAA certification on October 2, 1986.
In 1987, Nu Shooz was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist category, based on its breakthrough success the previous year. The group lost to Bruce Hornsby & the Range ; the other nominees that year were Glass Tiger , Simply Red , and Timbuk3 . In 1988, the band released the album ''Told 'U' So'', which had its final chart entries to date: "Should I Say Yes? " hit #17 on the R& B charts and #41 on the Hot 100, while the track "Are You Lookin' For Somebody Nu" topped out at #2 on the dance charts. The album itself peaked on the Billboard 200 to #93. "Time Will Tell" the first single came out from the third album for Atlantic, titled 'Eat & Run' but the was never released.
In 2007, Smith and Day reformed the group as the Nu Shooz Orchestra, which featured a more cinematic approach. The band released an album, ''Pandora's Box in 2010 along with a music video titled "Spy Vs. Spy."
2012, the album "Kung Pao Kitchen" from Nu Shooz will be released according to the Nu Shooz website. They continue to perform.
Discography
Studio Albums
Year
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
US
CAN
UK
''Can't Turn It Off
Release date: 1982
Label: Nebula Circle
''Tha's Right
Release date: March 1, 1985
Label: Poolside Records
Poolside
Release date: May 5, 1986
Label: Atlantic Records
US: Gold
Told U So
Release date: March 28, 1988
Label: Atlantic Records
''Pandora's Box
Release date: June 10, 2010
Label: NSO Music LLC.
Kung Pao Kitchen
Release date: TBA
Label: NSO Music LLC.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US
US Dance
US R& B
CAN
UK
1985
"I Can't Wait" (original version)
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''Tha's Right'' (EP)
"Goin' Too Far"http:/ / www.discogs.com/ Nu-Shooz-Goin-Too-Far/ release/ 2366902 Nu Shooz- "Goin' Too Far" single @Discogs.com Retrieved 12-3-2011.
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1986
I Can't Wait " (remixed version)
3
1
2
1
2
Poolside
Point of No Return "
28
1
36
23
48
"Don't Let Me Be the One"
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39
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1988
"Should I Say Yes"
41
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17
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Told U So
"Are You Lookin' for Somebody Nu"
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2
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1992
"Time Will Tell"
Eat & Run (unreleased)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other releases
Nu Shooz: Then and Now DVD (NSO Music LLC, 2006)
See also
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Music of Oregon
References
Reflist
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits , 6th Edition - 1996
External links
http://www.nushoozmusic.com Nu Shooz - Official website
http://www.valeriedaysings.com Valerie Day - Valerie Day's official website
Category:Musical groups from Portland, Oregon Category:American pop music groups Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1979 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1992 Category:American dance music groups Category:Atlantic Records artists Category:American freestyle musicians Category:Family musical groups
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