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'''Mark Morrison''' (born ] ], in ], ]) is a British urban ] singer who saw success in the mid-1990s. His single, ] became a ] across Europe in 1996, and opened the U.S. market for him the following year. Subsequently, he is notably known for his criminal convictions, a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his ] for another offence and protesting his innocence onstage. |
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'''Mark Morrison''' (born ] ], in ], ]) is a British urban ] singer who saw success in the mid-1990s. His single, ] became a ] across Europe in 1996, and opened the U.S. market for him the following year. |
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==Career== |
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Following his conviction over a for a stabbing in ] in ]. Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995 in jail, following a three month stint during which he decided to become a ]. His first release was "Crazy", in spring 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the ], with the minor hit "Let's Get Down" following in the autumn. "Return of the Mack" followed in spring 1996, and was the first single by a solo British black male artist to reach the number 1 slot in the ] in the ]. A reissue of "Crazy" hit the ] in summer 1996, with further single releases "Trippin'", "Horny" and "Moan and Groan" also making the Top 10. Morrison's first album, also titled ''Return of the Mack'', reached number 4 in the ]. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four ], though he won none, but when he performed, like many of his TV appearances, he protested his innocence on stage by whipping out a gun with the "Not Guilty" message at an awards show and having female dancers dressed as scantily clad policewomen. |
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Despite his career success, Morrison continued to be accused of various crimes, and in 1997 he was convicted of attempting to bring a stun gun onto an aircraft.. He was jailed for three months for this offence in early 1997, at about the same time that the single "]" began its climb to the #13 slot in the ] charts and later was banned from driving when he was caught driving unsupervised in his Mercedes whilst in his provisional license to not drive. In 1998, Morrison was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for violating a community service order imposed in 1995. He had paid a double to complete the community work while he fled to Barbados. |
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==Discography== |
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===Albums=== |
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|align="left"|'''''Return of The Mack''''' |
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*Released: 1996 |
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*Chart Position: #4 UK |
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*Singles: Crazy, Let's Get Down, ],<br?> Crazy (re-mix), Trippin', Horny, Moan and Groan. |
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|align="left"|''''']''''' |
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*Released: 1997 |
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*Label: WEA, Mack Life Records |
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*Chart Position: #50 UK |
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*Singles: Who's The Mack |
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===Singles=== |
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|align="left"|'''''Crazy''''' |
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*Released: April 1995 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #19 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Let's Get Down''''' |
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*Released: September 1995 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #39 UK |
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|align="left"|''''']''''' |
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*Released: March 1996 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #1 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Crazy Remix''''' |
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*Released: July 1996 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #6 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Trippin''''' |
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*Released: October 1996 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #8 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Horny''''' |
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*Released: December 1996 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #5 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Moan And Groan''''' |
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*Released: March 1997 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #7 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Who's The Mack''''' |
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*Released: September 1997 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #13 UK |
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|align="left"|'''''Best Friend''''' |
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*Released: August 1999 |
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*Label: WEA |
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*Chart Position: #23 UK |
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==References== |
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