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  Des-ree Weekes grew up in South London, the daughter of Caribbean expatriates. Hers was a childhood of island sounds, soul and Britpop. ?In my living room we used to listen to the likes of Duke Ellington, Bob Marley and Stevie Wonder,? she recalled, "while I imagined I was Gladys Knight singing onstage." From these diverse influences and a passion for poetry, Des-ree fashioned a gently personal style of contemporary soul. Her first hit single (1992's "Feel So High") charted a mere twelve weeks after her demo tape hit the desk at Sony U.K., pretty near the speed of light in the music business. Two years, two albums and tons of video airplay later, "You Gotta Be" catapulted Des-ree to stateside stardom.

(Des-ree/A. Ingram); Co-produced by Ashley Ingram and Des-ree; Des-ree, vocal; Ashley Ingram, keyboards, bass, string arrangement; Kevin Clarke, drum programming; Rec. 1994. Epic 38-77551; P 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.