Apparently Nothin'

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"Apparently Nothin'"
Young Disciples-Apparently Nothin'.jpg
Single by Young Disciples
from the album Road to Freedom
Released1991
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Young Disciples singles chronology
"Get Yourself Together"
(1990) 		"Apparently Nothin'"
(1991) 		"Get Yourself Together (reissue)"
(1991)
Music video
"Apparently Nothin'" on YouTube

"Apparently Nothin" is a 1991 song by British/American acid jazz band Young Disciples. It features singer Carleen Anderson, who also co-wrote it and was released as the second single from their only album, Road to Freedom. The song remains their biggest hit, and is widely considered as a classic of its genre. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, but on the UK Dance Singles chart, it was a even more successful, peaking at number 2. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Luxembourg and a Top 40 hit in the Netherlands. In 1999, a new version was released with Anderson and British acid jazz and funk group The Brand New Heavies, peaking at number 32 in the UK.

Critical reception[]

American magazine Billboard deemed the song "wildly contagious".[1] Larry Flick wrote, "Here we have a downtempo jam, fueled with a chunky swing beat (are those real drums we hear ?!) and snakey guitar work. Would slip snugly into sets that include Deee-Lite and Soul II Soul."[2] He added that Anderson injects a "gospel-like fervor into the tune's wildly infectious hook".[3] Daily Mirror said that she make tracks like "Apparently Nothin'" "hard to forget".[4] The Independent described it as "era-defining", indicating that the singer "became one of the most recognisable voices of the soul, jazz-funk movement" of the time, and that the emergence of the band along with acts Soul II Soul, Omar, Incognito, D'Influence and Galliano "was as groundbreaking an era as black British music has ever known." A reviewer from Knight Ridder stated that it is "destined to be a club hit", adding that it "involve thick, jazzy bass paired against thin keyboards that prove for the smoothest-yet fusion of hip hop and jazz — acid jazz."[5]

Pan-European magazine Music & Media said that Anderson's lead vocals are "pure soul delight", as illustrated on "Apparently Nothin'".[6] Davydd Chong from Music Week's RM Dance Update called it a "mind-numbingly brilliant track", "uplifting, inspirational and funky".[7] Phil Cheeseman from Record Mirror wrote, "All very mid-Eighties warehouse jams this kind of low-slung funk, but there's something very sexy about this and Carleen Anderson's vocal is superb, suggesting that the Disciples could be on to something here. Kicks harder than Liverpool when they're one down."[8] Marc Andrews from Smash Hits stated that it "was one of those rare soul-funk throwbacks to the '70s that actually sounded exceptionally groovy and hip in these here cool-catting '90s."[9] Charles Aaron from Spin noted that "this Brit duo with diva-for-hire replaces Soul II Soul's capitalist uplift goo-goo with a fretful attitude and snappier grooves. The Large Professor Rap Mix thumps with even less patience."[10]

Track listing[]

  • 7" single, Uk & Europe (1991)
  1. "Apparently Nothin'" (Edit)
  2. "Apparently Nothin'" (Soul River Mix)
  • 12" single, UK & Europe (1991)
  1. "Apparently Nothin'"
  2. "Apparently Nothin'" (Soul River Mix)
  3. "Apparently Nothin'" (Instrumental)
  • CD single, Europe (1991)
  1. "Apparently Nothin'" (Edit) — 4:03
  2. "Apparently Nothin'" — 4:40
  3. "Apparently Nothin'" (Soul River Mix) — 5:24
  4. "Apparently Nothin'" (Instrumental) — 4:38

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
positions
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 45
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[11] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 36
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 13
UK Dance Singles (Music Week)[14] 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 6 February 1993. p. 53. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ Flick, Larry (6 April 1992). "Dance Trax: Spring Into Action With This Season's Hot Releases" (PDF). Billboard. p. 29. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ Flick, Larry (30 January 1993). "Dance Trax: Young Disciples Take Listeners On Joyful Journey" (PDF). Billboard. p. 30. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ^ "ROAD TO FREEDOM: YOUNG DISCIPLES". Daily Mirror. 23 August 1991. p. 15. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ^ "'Experience' is trip worth taking". Beaver Country Times. 11 February 1993. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 21 September 1991. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ "DJ Directory: Young Disciples" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 27 July 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  8. ^ Cheeseman, Phil (9 February 1991). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 14. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ Andrews, Marc (4 September 1991). "Reviews: LPs". Smash Hits. p. 44. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. ^ Charles, Aaron (1 August 1990). "Singles". Spin. p. 100. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  11. ^ Radio Luxembourg Singles, 18 August 1991
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Young Disciples" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Young Disciples – Apparently Nothin'" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 February 1991. p. xii. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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