An excellent vocalist in either dance or urban contemporary settings,
Caron Wheeler first gained fame singing with
Soul II Soul. She initially sang in such reggae bands as
Brown Sugar and
Afrodiziak before doing sessions with
Phil Collins,
Erasure, and
Elvis Costello. Her leads on the songs "Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life" were featured on
Soul II Soul's smash LP Keep on Movin' in 1989. The album sold two million copies and "Back to Life" was a Top Ten pop and R&B hit.
Wheeler left in 1990, and her solo debut was
UK Blak on EMI. Her most recent release was
Beach of the War Goddess in 1993. ~ Ron Wynn