Artist:Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
Song:Good Vibrations
Album:Energy for the 90's
Before he was an actor, Mark Wahlberg rapped his way to the 1991 chart topper Good Vibrations. The group was called Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. When their second album flopped, the group split up. Wahlberg was born June 5, 1971 in Boston. His older brother is Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block. When both were offered spots in New Kids on the Block, Donnie said yes. Mark went to jail for assault. It's likely he was going to be there long term if Donnie hadn't got him to try music. Mark could rap and Donnie helped him make the 1991 album Music for the People. The group had a DJ and dancers. The Wahlberg brothers produced the album with recording engineer Leo Okeke who also plays piano. Good Vibrations was the first single and it topped the charts. It samples heavily the 1980 Loleatta Holloway hit Love Sensation. She also appears in the video. Marky Mark isn't much of a rapper so I think Loleatta's hook sold the record. The second single Wildside reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sampled Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side. The album was certified Platinum. When the 1992 album You Gotta Believe didn't sell, the group split up. And of course Wahlberg would go on to be a movie star. Music for the People is available. But I think most listeners only want Good Vibrations. You can get it on this various artists comp. Here's the video for Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.
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