In 1995, REAL MCCOY burst out of Berlin and took the charts by storm with their album "ANOTHER NIGHT", an explosive blend of Rap, Techno, and Pop. Fueled by three smash singles, "Another Night" went Platinum (1,000,000 copies sold) in under 8 weeks and has since gone Double-Platinum. The exciting debut album included such hits as the Platinum-selling title track which hit Billboard's top 5 and paved the way for the Top-10 Gold Single "RUNAWAY" and the follow-up top-20 single "COME AND GET YOUR LOVE". The unprecedented success garnered the group awards for "Best New Artist of the Year" at the 1995 Billboard Music Awards, "Best Selling German Artist" at the World Music Awards and nominations for "Best New Artist" at the American Music Awards and "Artist of the Year" for both 1995 and 1996 at the Billboard Music Awards.
Now the group returns for "ONE MORE TIME", their highly-anticipated follow-up. "One More Time" features O-JAY and VANESSA MASON along with their new addition to the group LISA CORK . Together, this transatlantic, multi-cultural, multi-faceted trio of songwriters, producers, and performers unleash the special music of REAL MCCOY.
The lead single "One More Time" is exhilarating high-energy dance/pop. "This time we feel much more in control of what we want to express through the music," says O-Jay, the founder of the group. "We've all grown and tasted both the trappings and pleasures of fame. I think the songs, while still dance oriented, are a little more reflective because our lives have changed."
Along with the title track on the album are "TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR LIFE", "I WANNA COME", and the BILLY STEINBERG (Whitney Houston, Madonna) penned "LOVE SAVE ME". The group also explores other genres of music with the ballad "LOOK AT ME", the jeep-funk sounding "LOVE ALMOST FADED", and a re-make of SHANIA TWAIN's #1 Country Record "(IF YOU'RE NOT IN IT FOR LOVE) I'M OUTTA HERE".
In the production seat on "ONE MORE TIME" are some of the heaviest hitters in music today. With tracks produced by THE BERMAN BROTHERS (AMBER's "This Is Your Night"), TOMMY ECKMAN & PER ALDERBRAT (ACE OF BASE), BASS BUMPERS (mixers extraordinaire) and J. WIND (Real McCoy's "Another Night"), the album will not only please their fans, but will no doubt gain them millions of new ones.
REAL MCCOY started when O-Jay, a musician and former photographer, connected with some local producers and singers in Berlin and began laying down tracks. With his expansive appreciation of all musical genres and his contacts in the burgeoning Berlin club scene, O-Jay released the first Real McCoy Track "IT'S ON YOU", which became an instant hit reaching #1 in 12 countries and going on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide. Vanessa Mason, an American whose father was stationed at a U.S. Army base in Berlin, joined Real McCoy during the recording of "Another Night". Arista Records brought the group to the U.S. with the album and spearheaded the eventual recognition of the group as one of the break-out artists of 1995.
In 1996, O-Jay and Vanessa invited Lisa Cork to join the group. Lisa, a native Texan, had relocated to New York City to pursue her singing career. "It's great singing with Vanessa", Lisa says, "Our voices blend and compliment each other as if we grew up performing together!" The contagious sound of REAL MCCOY is the smooth harmonies of Mason and Cork layered beneath O-Jay's throaty rapping.
With the synth-driven hooks and soulful harmonies along with the enthusiasm the members have for the project, "One More Time" is one more step in the career of a group that knows no limits.