Artist:Rythm Syndicate
Song P.A.S.S.I.O.N.
Album:All Ultimate Dance
P.A.S.S.I.O.N. was a top five hit in 1991. It was the only big hit for Rythm Syndicate. They only recorded two albums so they weren't around very long. Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers have been around the New York R&B scene since the mid-80s mostly as producers. Rogers released the 1985 album Love Games on RCA and he released another album in 1989. He started working with Sturken and they had success with the 1986 Gavin Christopher single One Step Closer to You. But they really hit it big by writing and producing Donny Osmond's 1988 top five hit Soldier of Love. They started their own label Impact Records with MCA Records distribution. There were other artists on the label like The Fixx and Joey Lawrence. But Rogers still wanted to be a performer. So they formed the band Rythm Syndicate. BTW, the spelling was corrected for the second album. The rest of the band was Mike McDonald on guitar, John "Noodle" Nevin on bass, Rob Mingrino on sax and Kevin Cloud on drums. Rogers was lead singer, Sturken played guitar and keyboards and they wrote and produced everything. An album was released in 1991 and the big surprise was when P.A.S.S.I.O.N. reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. They released an album in 1992 but when it wasn't successful, Sturken and Rogers ended the band and closed the record label. You can get P.A.S.S.I.O.N. on 2CD various artists budget comp from Madacy. Sturken and Rogers continued to have success as producers with acts like Boyzone, NSYNC and Alabama. The big one was when Rogers met Rihanna while he was visiting family in Barbados. They have their own artist development company Syndicated Rhythm Productions in a joint venture with Universal. They have developed artists like Blue Note Records singer Kandace Springs. And they have started hiring young writers and producers to work under them. Here's the video for P.A.S.S.I.O.N. by Rythm Syndicate.
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