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Mark Morrison
Musical artist

Mark Morrison (born May 3, 1972, in Hannover, Germany) is a British musician raised in Leicester, most famous for his hit "Return of the Mack". He is also known for his string of criminal convictions, notably a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence and protesting his innocence.

Career

Morrison first recorded professionally in 1995 in jail, following a three month stint in jail during which he decided to become a vocalist. His first release was "Crazy", in spring 1995; the single reached the Top 20 in the UK, 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 UK number 1 slot in the 1990s. A reissue of "Crazy" hit the Top 10 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 4,000 in the UK album charts. As a result of these works, Morrison was nominated for four Brit Awards, though he won none, but when he performed, like many of his TV appearance, he protested his innocence on stage by whipping out a gun with the "Not Guilty" message at an awards show.

Despite his career success, Morrison continued to be accused of various crimes, and in 1997 he was convicted of . He was jailed for three months for this offence in early 1997, at about the same time that the single "Return of the Mack" began its climb to the #13 slot in the US 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.

In 2000, Morrison signed to deal with the Ron Winters headed Death Row UK (UK branch of Suge Knight's Death Row Records).

Discography

Albums

  • May 1996: Return of the Mack - #4 UK
  • August 2007: The Show Must Go On

Singles

From Return Of the Mack

  • April 1995: Crazy - #19 UK
  • September 1995: Let's Get Down - #39 UK
  • March 1996: Return of the Mack - #1 UK
  • July 1996: Crazy (re-mix) - #6 UK
  • October 1996: Trippin' - #8 UK
  • December 1996: Horny - #5 UK
  • March 1997: Moan & Groan - #7 UK

From Only God Can Judge Me

  • September 1997: Who's the Mack! - #13 UK

From Innocent Man

From The Show Must Go On

  • To Be Announced

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