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Opus III were a techno and house music musical ensemble|group from England who had success on the UK Singles Chart and on the United States|U.S. Hot Dance Club Play|Dance record chart|charts . The group consisted of singing|vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw and Record producer|producers / musicians Kevin 'The Fly' Dodds, Ian Munro and Nigel 'Spider' Walton. The group members promoted a strong Environmental movement|environmental message through their lyrics , album liner notes and photo and music video|video imagery.
Their debut album , Mind Fruit , produced the track " It's a Fine Day ", a Cover version|cover of a 1983 single by Jane,cite web | author = | year = | url = http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/j.htm | title = Indie Hits "J" | work = | publisher = Cherry Red Records | accessdate = 2006-04-14 cite web | author = | date = January 25, 2005 | url = http://homepages.force9.net/king1/Barton/News.html | title = Edward Barton - News | work = | publisher = Edward Barton - Unofficial Web Page | accessdate = 2006-04-14 which topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1992 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 408
The song, now considered a house music classic, is the basis of Orbital (band)|Orbital 's 1992 track " Halcyon (Orbital song)|Halcyon " and its album version "Halcyon + On + On" included in their Orbital (brown album)|second eponymous album ; the "la la la" section of the "It's A Fine Day" chorus was Backmasking|backmasked and sampling (music)|sampled throughout the song. Norwegian artist Erlend Øye also cover version|covered the song on his album that was part of the DJ-Kicks series.
Hawkshaw returned the favour by appearing in the video for "Halcyon" playing a housewife who was 'under the influence'. The other single release from Mind Fruit , was " I Talk To The Wind " a cover of the 1969 song by King Crimson . This was not a big chart success in the UK, only reaching number 52.
Opus III's second album Guru Mother surfaced in 1994 and produced another U.S. number-one dance song " When You Made The Mountain ".Allmusic|class=artist|id=p26818|pure_url=yes Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards A third dance chart entry, "Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)" hit number 14.
The group disbanded after their second album. Hawkshaw is still a major presence in dance music, lending her vocals to a number of Electronic music|electronic and dance music artists and tracks into the opening years of the 21st century, including Delerium , Silent Poets , Tiësto|DJ Tiësto and again with Orbital.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p26818|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Jason Birchmeier |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=8 March 2009
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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| author = | year = | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do? model.vnuArtistId=23144& model.vnuAlbumId=201662 | title = Artist Chart History - Opus III | format = | work = | publisher = Billboard.com | accessdate = 2006-04-19
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