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The Wild Pair, whose real names are Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, was a singing duo who were primarily known for their 1989 hit duet with Paula Abdul, "Opposites Attract" (in the video they were credited as MC Skat Kat). They have also provided background vocals on her other hits, "Forever Your Girl" and "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me." "Opposites Attract" was an international hit. In the U.S., it peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles, No. 3 R&B, and No. 24 Dance/Club Play. The song was featured on 3 of her albums, ''Forever Your Girl'' (No. 1 Billboard 200, No. 10 R&B, RIAA certified 7X Platinum), ''Shut Up And Dance'' (No. 7 Billboard 200, No. 65 R&B, RIAA certified Platinum), and the 2000 release ''Greatest Hits''. "Opposites Attract" was not the Wild Pair's only hit. In 1992, singer Stacy Earl released her single "Romeo & Juliet" which was a duet with The Wild Pair. The song reached the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart. DeShazer (also known as Tony Christian) and Gunn had previously been members of the band Mazarati, who were proteges of Prince and Brownmark.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Discogs.org )〕 "Jerk Out" is a song from The Time's 1990 album ''Pandemonium''. The song was originally recorded in December 1981 by Prince at his home studio during sessions for ''What Time Is It?''. Prince originally performed all instruments and vocals and this recording remains unreleased. Prince reworked the song in the Spring of 1985 for the band Mazarati. Guitarist Tony Christian recorded vocals for the song but it was ultimately left off the album, though circulates among collectors. Again, the song was reworked in late 1989 for inclusion on ''Pandemonium'' and contains input by the band. Bruce DeShazer A.K.A. Tony Christian backing vocals remain on the track. "Kiss" started as a short acoustic demo, about a minute in length, consisting of a single 12-bar blues verse. Prince gave the song to the funk band Mazarati for their debut album. Mazarati and producer David Z drastically reworked the song, giving it its stripped-down minimalist sound. When Mazarati delivered the song to Prince, he was amazed at their work and decided to take back the song for himself. He replaced their lead vocal, added the guitar break in the chorus and edited the song to its present form. Mazarati were credited for their backing vocals, which Prince left intact. Prince added the song at the last minute to ''Parade''. Kiss One of Prince's Biggest Hits World wide ., and also won a Grammy for best song Mazarati is the first studio album by Mazarati (their only album on Paisley Park Records), and was released in March, 1986. One of the tracks, 100 MPH was written and recorded by Prince Strawberry Lover and I Guess It's All Over. The album produced three singles, Player's Ball, 100 MPH and ''Stroke'', but the album reached only number 133 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart and 49 on the Billboard Top Black Albums Chart. During the making of the album, Prince had contributed two additional songs, Kiss and Jerk Out. Kiss had been recorded by Prince as a brief acoustic guitar demo, and after hearing Mazarati's take on the song, he reclaimed it for use on Parade(complete with their instrumentation and background vocals) Of Tony Christian . Jerk Out was rejected by Mazarati (but was later released by The Time in 1990).Tony Christian Background Vocals remain of the track at Release rhttp://www.jango.com/music/Bruce+DeShaze ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wild Pair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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