In the mid- to late '80s, music took over floors across Europe and in larger American cities, namely Chicago. By 1990, several music hits climbed the upper reaches of the U.S. charts, among those being 's and but took it all the way to number one in early 1991 (the very same week of the Gulf War) with their unstoppable The song incorporated , , and beats, wailing diva vocals (courtesy of ), and (courtesy of ) to come up with one of the year's most exciting hits. Controversy ensued around that song's video when it was revealed that former sang the lead (as she did with 's recordings), but it was who lip-synced on video. Nonetheless, this controversy didn't hurt (or ) because proved herself a singer in her own right (although nowhere near ), and sang on the rest of the album's tracks. 's follow-up, the anthemic became a Top Five smash, and melded . 's third single, took a phrase popularized by and made it into another cleverly infectious Top Ten smash. The album's final single, was a sleek, elegant, straight-up jam sans , featuring on vocals, but didn't become as big a hit as the others. offers up another anthemic tune on Other highlights include the ten-minute funky jam (a la 's remix of ) and the slinky which features rare vocals courtesy of frontman . The act took several years (and a lineup change) before their follow-up, , hit the shelves, but by then the magic had faded and American popular music had turned into . Tragically, died shortly thereafter. But when were hot, they were unstoppable, and this album captures them at their best, and, despite a couple of dull spots, stands as one of the definitive / albums of the 1990s. As an additional note, the album includes an eight-minute bonus track. ~ Jose F. Promis