M People &
Heather Small

...continued.

Of course, they didn't just peak there and leave it at that. This was merely the launch-pad for further triumphs throughout the '90s: hit singles like "Renaissance", "Sight For Sore Eyes", "Just For You" and "Angel Street" and Top 3 albums such as 'Bizarre Fruit' (1994) and 'Fresco' (1997). For Heather Small, there has been more recent solo success with 2000's "Holding On", "You Need Love Like I Do" (a duet with Tom Jones) and "Proud", the title track of her Number 12 charting debut solo album of the same name. In fact, the latter single has been chosen as the official tune for London's 2012 Olympic Bid.

As for M People the band, whether or not they are currently enjoying a New Order-style lenghty hiatus remains to be seen. They've achieved and bequeathed enough. Some of the best soul music of the modern era.