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1993 studio album by M People
Elegant Slumming
Studio album by M People
Released4 October 1993
StudioMilo Studios, Roundhouse Studios, Strongroom Studios (London)
Genre
Length55:04
LabelDeconstruction
ProducerM People
M People chronology
Northern Soul
(1991) 		Elegant Slumming
(1993) 		Bizarre Fruit
(1994)
Singles from Elegant Slumming
  1. "One Night in Heaven"
    Released: 14 June 1993
  2. "Moving on Up"
    Released: 13 September 1993
  3. "Don't Look Any Further"
    Released: 22 November 1993
  4. "Renaissance"
    Released: 28 February 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauA

Elegant Slumming is the second album by the British dance band M People. It was released on 4 October 1993 charting and peaking at number 2 on the UK Album Chart and spent 87 weeks in the Top 75. It re-entered the chart three times in October 1996 and March and September 1997. Its overall sales stand at 757,000 as of September 2017.

The four singles released from the album were all UK Top 10 hits: "One Night in Heaven" (#6) and "Moving on Up" (#2), as well as a cover version of the Dennis Edwards and Siedah Garrett song "Don't Look Any Further", which reached No. 9 in the UK. A fourth hit, "Renaissance", reached No. 5 in the same chart.

The US version was released in 1994 in a separate deal on the Epic label, and replaces 3 tracks with 3 hits from their debut album Northern Soul, which did not have a US release. The album was well received, and "One Night in Heaven" and "Moving on Up" were Billboard No. 1 hits on Hot Dance Club Play.

The original British album won the 1994 UK Mercury Music Prize.

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Night in Heaven" (7" Mix) 3:39
2."Moving on Up" 5:29
3."Renaissance" 5:20
4."You Just Have to Be There" 5:26
5."Love is in My Soul" 6:15
6."Don't Look Any Further"Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert, Duane Hitchings5:28
7."Natural Thing" 5:04
8."Little Packet" 5:19
9."La Vida Loca" 4:32
10."Melody of Life" 4:44
Total length:55:04
2005 Re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Don't Look Any Further" (Danny D Mix)Golde, Lambert, Hitchings5:36
12."Renaissance" (John Digweed's Full on Mix) 7:57
13."Moving on Up" (Roger S Moving Mix) 6:28

US version

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Night in Heaven" 6:28
2."Moving on Up" 5:29
3."Excited" 5:04
4."Renaissance" 5:20
5."Colour My Life (Part One)"Pickering5:38
6."How Can I Love You More?" 3:20
7."Don't Look Any Further"Golde, Lambert, Hitchings5:28
8."You Just Have to Be There" 5:26
9."Little Packet" 5:19
10."Love is in My Soul" 6:15

Charts

Chart (1993–1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1
Scottish Albums (OCC) 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 19
UK Albums (OCC) 2

References

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  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: m people". robertchristgau.com.
  3. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-biggest-selling-mercury-prize-winning-albums-revealed__20414/
  4. "Australiancharts.com – M People – Elegant Slumming". Hung Medien.
  5. "Austriancharts.at – M People – Elegant Slumming" (in German). Hung Medien.
  6. "Dutchcharts.nl – M People – Elegant Slumming" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – M People – Elegant Slumming" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. "Charts.nz – M People – Elegant Slumming". Hung Medien.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. "Swedishcharts.com – M People – Elegant Slumming". Hung Medien.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – M People – Elegant Slumming". Hung Medien.
  12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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