In February 2009, the group released The Mind of the Machine as their third album. Two new tracks (“Free Running” and “The Earth Is Dying”) were recorded to go with the recordings previously made in 1997. The album was released as digital download only.
Their second full-length album, Happy Hour , was released in 1999.
Singles from the album included cover versions of Rod Stewart ‘s ” Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? ” (number 7 in October 1997) and Ottawan ‘s ” D.I.S.C.O. ” (number 11 in May 1997), both songs with vocals by Kelly Llorenna , and the latter including rapping by Ricardo da…
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The group recorded their first full-length album, Electronic Pleasure , in November 1995, which featured seven vocalists including David Grant , Viveen Wray, and musicians such as Vinny Burns and Snake Davis.
After a number of years performing live over the UK, N-Trance’s popularity and the reception towards “Set You Free” had increased significantly. The song was re-released again in 1995 and became a major hit, reaching No. 2 in the charts and being certified Platinum in the UK, after selling over…
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Their next single, a cover of the Bee Gees hit ” Stayin’ Alive “, was not only a massive international hit, but also introduced a more well known vocalist and producer who would help define N-Trance’s sound in the future, Ricardo da Force , former rapper and producer with The…
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In 1994, “Set You Free” was re-released achieving a higher chart position of No. 39. N-Trance’s next single was a Eurodance song called “Turn Up the Power”, the radio mix and official single included vocals from Viveen Wray, and a rap by T-1K. This song peaked at No. 23.
By this point, N-Trance had developed their live shows and were gaining popularity. On their new label, “Set You Free” was released as a single in 1993, rising to No. 82 in the charts.
Kevin O’Toole and Dale Longworth formed N-Trance in 1990, after meeting at Oldham College in Greater Manchester , where they were both studying sound engineering . They were signed by Pete Waterman ‘s 380 Records (a sub-label of PWL ). Vocalist Kelly Llorenna joined around a year later, and sang…
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