Incognito - Discography

An acid jazz project with surprisingly deep roots in the 1970s jazz/funk/fusion world, Incognito was originally formed by Jean-Paul Maunick (aka Bluey) and Paul "Tubbs" Williams. Both were leaders of the late-'70s disco-funk group Light of the World, who scored several moderate British hits, including a cover of "I Shot the Sheriff." Just after the release of Light of the World's third LP (Check Us Out), Maunick and Williams shifted the lineup slightly and renamed the conglomeration Incognito.

Incognito debuted with the single "Parisienne Girl" and released the 1981 LP Jazz Funk, but were inactive during the rest of the 1980s. Maunick continued to write material for his group, even while working with Maxi Priest and others. (Williams later moved to Finland.) By the beginning of the 1990s, DJ legend and early Incognito fan Gilles Peterson had founded the Talkin' Loud label and he made Incognito one of his first signings. The 1991 single "Always There" (with vocals by Jocelyn Brown) became a Top Ten hit as part of Britain's booming acid jazz scene, prompting the release of Incognito's second album overall, Inside Life. It was largely a studio affair, with Maunick and engineer Simon Cotsworth directing a large cast with many of the best musicians in Britain's fertile groove community.

With 1992's Tribes Vibes + Scribes, Maunick added a more established vocalist, the American Maysa Leak. A cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" became another Incognito hit, and the album ascended Britain's pop charts even as it rose on America's contemporary jazz charts. The third album, Positivity, became the group's biggest album success, with much attention across Europe as well as Britain. Leak unsuccessfully attempted a solo career with Blue Note, leading to the temporary vocal replacement Pamela Anderson (not the Baywatch pinup) on 1995's 100° and Rising. Leak returned, though, appearing on the following year's Beneath the Surface. Incognito later expanded its discography with 1996's Remixed, 1998's Tokyo Live, and 1999's No Time Like the Future. The group's next two albums were again made without Leak, 2001's Life Stranger Than Fiction and 2003's Who Needs Love which featured Brazilian vocalist Ed Motta. Leak returned for 2004's Adventures of Black Sunshine. Bees + Flowers + Things appeared at the end of 2006. The album was a mix of cover versions along with re-recordings of four Incognito classics.


1981 - Jazz Funk

01 Parisienne Girl
02 Summer's Ended
03 Shine On
04 Wake Up The City
05 Interference
06 Incognito
07 Sunburn
08 The Smile Of A Child
09 Why Don't You Beleive
10 Chase The Clouds Away
11 Walking On Wheels

Label Ensign
Bitrate 192 kbs


1991 - Inside Life

01 Metropolis
02 Smile
03 One Step To A Miracle
04 Can You Feel Me
05 Gypsy
06 Inside Life
07 Love Is The Colour
08 Sketches In The Dark
09 Soho
10 Always There
11 Promise You The Moon
12 Release Yourself

Label Verve/Forecast
Bitrate 192 kbs


1993 - Tribes Vibes + Scribes

01 Colibri
02 Change
03 River In My Dreams
04 Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing
05 Magnetic Ocean
06 I Love What You Do For Me
07 Closer To The Feeling
08 L'arc En Ciel De Miles
09 Need To Know
10 Pyramids
11 Tribal Vibes

Label Verve
Bitrate 192 kbs


1994 - Positivity

01 Step Into My Life
02 Still A Friend Of Mine
03 Smiling Faces
04 Where Do We Go From Here
05 Positivity
06 Inversions
07 Givin' It Up
08 Talkin' Loud
09 Deep Waters
10 Do Right
11 Pieces Of A Dream
12 Thinking 'Bout Tomorrow
13 Keep The Fires Burning
14 Still A Friend Of Mine (Acapella)

Label Talkin' Loud
Bitrate 192 kbs


1995 - 100% And Rising

01 Where Did We Go Wrong
02 Good Love
03 One Hundred And Rising
04 Roots (Back To A Way Of Life)
05 Everyday
06 Too Far Gone
07 After The Fall
08 Spellbound And Speechless
09 I Hear Your Name
10 Barumba
11 Millenium
12 Time Has Come
13 Jacob's Ladder

Label Talkin' Loud
Bitrate 320 kbs


1996 - Beneath The Surface

01 Solar Fire
02 Labour of Love
03 Beneath the Surface
04 A Shade of Blue
05 Without You
06 Misunderstood
07 Hold On to Me
08 Living Against the River
09 She Wears Black
10 Fountain of Life
11 Out of the Storm
12 Dark Side of the Cog
13 All That You Want Me to Be
14 Sunchild

Label Talkin' Loud/Verve Forecast
Bitrate 192 kbs


1996 - Remixed

01 Always There (Masters At Work Remix 96)
02 Good Love (Cj's 12 Mix)
03 Jump To My Love
04 I Hear Your Name (Rogers Ultimate Anthem Mix)
05 Jacob's Ladder (Nu Yorican Dub)
06 Barumba (Daniel Manunick's Mix)
07 Roots (Pete Rock Remix)
08 Always There (David Morales Remix)
09 Givin' It Up (Roger Sanchez Uplifting Club Mix)
10 Pieces Of A Dream (Roger Sanchez Seven Minutes Of Soul Mix)
11 Everyday (Masters At Work Everyday Dub)
12 Still A Friend Of Mine (Bluey's Mix For 96)

Label Talkin' Loud/Verve Forecast
Bitrate HQ VBR (~250 kbs)


1998 - Last Night In Tokyo

01 She Rises in the East
02 Solar Fire
03 Labour of Love
04 I Love What You Do for Me
05 Talkin' Loud
06 Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing
07 Out of the Storm
08 Dark Side of the Cog
09 Beneath the Surface
10 Colibri
11 Deep Waters
12 Everyday
13 Roots
14 Always There
15 Still a Friend of Mine

Label Japan Import
Bitrate 192 kbs


1999 - No Time Like The Future

01 Wild And Peaceful
02 Get Into My Groove
03 It Ain't Easy
04 Marrakech
05 Fearless
06 Nights Over Egypt
07 Centre Of The Sun
08 More Of Myself
09 I Can See The Future
10 Black Rain

Label Talkin' Loud
Bitrate 192 kbs


1999 - Future Remixed

01 Nights Over Egypt (Masters At Work Main Mix)
02 I Can See The Future (Ski's Main Mix)
03 It Ain't Easy (Tom Middleton - Cosmos Remix)
04 Fearless (Blaze Shelter Dub)
05 Wild & Peaceful (K-Dope Remix)
06 Marrakech (Spacek Remix)
07 Out Of The Storm (C's Planet E Special Mix)
08 Get Into My Groove (Jazzanova Regroove)
09 Nights Over Egypt (MJ Cole Remix)
10 Port Louis (United Future Organization Remix)

Label Universal/Talkin' Loud
Bitrate 192 kbs


2001 - Life, Stranger Than Fiction

01 Stay Mine
02 Bring You Down
03 Slow Down ( Get A Grip )
04 Skin On My Skin
05 Cut It Lose
06 There Will Come A Day
07 Worlds Collide
08 Castles In The Air
09 Got To Know
10 Reach Out
11 River Runnin' Black
12 On The Road ( Part One )
13 On The Road ( Part Two )
14 Down To Earth

Label Talkin' Loud
Bitrate 192 kbs


2003 - Who Needs Love

01 Who Needs Love
02 Can't Get You Out Of My Head
03 People At The Top
04 Morning Sun
05 Stone Cold Heart
06 Cada Dia
07 If You Want My Love
08 Don't Be A Fool
09 Byrd Plays
10 Where Love Shines
11 Did We Really Ever Try
12 Blue
13 Fly

Label Dome(Studio)
Bitrate VBR (~200 kbs)


2004 - Adventures In Black Sunshine

01 Don't Turn My Love Away
02 Everything Your Heart Desires
03 Close My Eyes
04 The 25th Chapter
05 True To Myself
06 The Principles Of Love
07 This Thing Called Love
08 Fences And Barriers
09 Mindin' My Business
10 Autumn Song
11 Listen To The Music
12 Mr. Jones
13 The World Is Mine
14 Beyond The Clouds

Label Narada
Bitrate 192 kbs


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