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Natural Selection (group)

{{Short description|American pop group}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Natural Selection

| background = group_or_band

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| origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota

| genre = Pop, R&B

| years_active = 1989–2011

| label = {{hlist|EastWest|SBK}}

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| current_members = Frederick Thomas
John Swan
Shaun Ware
Keith Brown
Daniel Knight

| past_members = Steve Bryant Kallsen (1989-1991)
Elliot Erickson (1989-1992)
Will Palaia (2002-2004)

}}

Natural Selection was an American pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/1991-10-19/hot-100 "Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 19, 1991"], Billboard. Accessed August 26, 2012. It also peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1991.

History

"Do Anything" was written and recorded on a 4-track recorder in Minnesota. The song sat unfinished until Erickson began working on it again in 1989. The rap was originally recorded by Ingrid Chavez, a friend of the duo who improvised the rap in the studio. In 1990, the version with Chavez doing the raps was a local hit on Minnesota's WLOL-FM, where Erickson worked as a remix engineer. Once Natural Selection was signed to a recording contract, Chavez's raps were re-recorded by Niki Haris, because Chavez was by then under contract with Paisley Park Records.Jon Bream, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MN&p_theme=mn&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EFD67C3A1E9DAE1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Recording duo would 'Do Anything' - and did,"] Star Tribune, January 12, 1992.

Their self-titled debut (and lone) album was released in November 1991. Erickson and Thomas produced the album themselves.Barbara Jaeger, [https://archive.today/20130125223654/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22617919.html "They're Glad to Take a Chance,"] The Record, January 14, 1992.

Discography

=Albums=

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|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions

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scope="col" style="width:3em; font-size:85%" | AUS
scope="row" |Natural Selection

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  • Released: 1991
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
  • Label: EastWest Records

| 120

=Singles=

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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=natural selection|bio=true}} "Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 8, 1992,"] Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2012.

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
CB
{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996|publisher=Sheridan Books, Inc.|year=2014|isbn=978-0-89820-209-0}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS
{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Natural+Selection|title=Discography Natural Selection|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=September 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/02/week-commencing-10-february-1992.html |title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing February 10, 1992|website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=February 11, 2023}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Natural+Selection|title=Discography Natural Selection|website=charts.nz|access-date=September 1, 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
{{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= 388}}

scope="row"| "Do Anything"

| rowspan="2"| 1991

| 2 || 2 || 10 || 9 || 69

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  • ARIA: Gold{{cite Ryan|page=199}}

| rowspan="2"| Natural Selection

scope="row"| "Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!"

| 28 || 15 || 106 || 47 || —

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References

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External links

  • {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p13764|label=Natural Selection}}
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyzQZpuAq6w Timeless, by Natural Selection - YouTube]

Category:American contemporary R&B musical groups

Category:Musical duos from Minnesota

Category:Contemporary R&B duos

Category:Musical groups established in 1989