Natural Selection (group)

Natural Selection was a U.S. pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, behind "Emotions" by Mariah Carey.[1] It also peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1991.

Natural Selection
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota
GenresPop, R&B
Years active1989–2011
LabelsEastWest Records
SBK Records
MembersFrederick Thomas
John Swan
Shaun Ware
Keith Brown
Daniel Knight
Past membersSteve Bryant Kallsen (1989-1991)
Elliot Erickson (1989-1992)
Will Palaia (2002-2004)

History

The duo was started by Elliot Erickson and originally included singer Steve Bryant (Kallsen) where they recorded a remake of Nik Kershaw's "Wouldn't It Be Good". The single was first picked up independently by KDWB's Brian Phillips and started to create a buzz around the Minnesota/Wisconsin radio scene. This was the catalyst which first brought attention to the band. Steve Bryant (Kallsen) left the band and was later replaced by Frederick Thomas.

"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.[2]

Their self-titled debut (and lone) album was released in November 1991.[2] Erickson and Thomas produced the album themselves.[3]

Discography

Albums
  • 1991: Natural Selection

Singles
  • 1991: "Do Anything" (U.S. #2)[1] (UK #69)[4] (AUS #10[5])
  • 1991: "Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!" (U.S. #28)[6]

References
  1. "Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 19, 1991," Billboard. Accessed August 26, 2012.
  2. Jon Bream, "Recording duo would 'Do Anything' - and did," Star Tribune, January 12, 1992.
  3. Barbara Jaeger, "They're Glad to Take a Chance," The Record, January 14, 1992.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. "Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 8, 1992," Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2012.
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