Check Out the Groove

Check Out the Groove
Check Out the Groove
Studio album by Undercover
Released	1992
Label	PWL International
Producer	Steve Mac
Undercover chronology

Check Out the Groove is the debut album by British dance group Undercover. It was released in 1992 on PWL International.

Single releases

A cover version of "Baker Street", originally performed by Gerry Rafferty, was the first single released from the album. This reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart^[1] and the top 10 of many other countries around Europe. "Never Let Her Slip Away", originally by Andrew Gold, was the second single, reaching number 5 in the UK^[1] as well as the top 10 of several other European charts. "I Wanna Stay with You", originally by Gallagher and Lyle, was the third single released from the album, reaching number 28 in the UK^[1] as well as charting in several other European countries.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Baker Street"	Gerry Rafferty	4:10
2.	"Never Let Her Slip Away"	Andrew Gold	3:32
3.	"Lovetown"	Leon Berry Bobby Eli	6:02
4.	"September"	Maurice White Al McKay Allee Willis	3:34
5.	"How Long"	Paul Carrack	4:16
6.	"Sha Bang"	John Matthews Jon Jules Steve McCutcheon	5:47
7.	"The Way It Is"	Bruce Hornsby	3:56
8.	"Waiting for a Girl Like You"	Mick Jones Lou Gramm	5:24
9.	"I Wanna Stay with You"	Benny Gallagher Graham Lyle	3:38
10.	"Check Out the Groove"	Rodney Brown Willie Lester	6:09
11.	"Never Too Much"	Luther Vandross	4:52
12.	"Sha Do"	Matthews Jules McCutcheon	3:28

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[2]

Musicians

Undercover

John Matthews – vocals, backing vocals
Steve Mac – keyboards, backing vocals
Jon Jules – bass guitar

Additional musicians

Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
Guy Barker – trumpet
Joe Becket – percussion
Chris Laws – drums
Tim Laws – guitar
Phil Todd – saxophone
Nigel Wright – trombone

Production

Produced by Steve Mac
Sleeve design: David Howells
Photography: Mike Smallcombe, assisted by Debs & Peter Sherrard
Styling: Shazza
Makeup: Katya Thomas

Charts

Chart (1992–93)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	56
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	26

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "UNDERCOVER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ Check Out the Groove (liner notes). Undercover. PWL International. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Austriancharts.at – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ "Undercover | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

External links

Check Out the Groove at Discogs

[auto-1] "UNDERCOVER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.

[2] Check Out the Groove (liner notes). Undercover. PWL International. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Austria_Undercover-3] "Austriancharts.at – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Undercover-4] "Dutchcharts.nl – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[ac_Germany4_Undercover-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Undercover – Check Out the Groove" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

[ac_UK_Undercover-6] "Undercover | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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