Apparently Nothin

The Young Disciples — Femi Williams, Marco Nelson, and Carleen Anderson — recorded 'Apparently Nothin'' in London in 1990 for their debut on Talkin' Loud Records, the label founded by Gilles Peterson and operated as a PolyGram imprint, with the track built around Carleen Anderson's distinctive vocal performance. Released in 1990 and re-released in 1991 when it reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart, 'Apparently Nothin'' became one of the landmark releases of the early acid jazz and rare groove movement in Britain, placing the Young Disciples at the forefront of a generation of London acts fusing soul, jazz, and hip-hop. The track achieved its greatest commercial profile when Beverley Knight covered it in 1999, taking it to number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and introducing the original to a new audience, while the Young Disciples' version remains a touchstone for collectors and DJs of the early 1990s UK soul underground.