SoulDecision

{{Short description|Pop band from Canada}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{lowercase title}} {{Infobox musical artist  | name = soulDecision | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Pop music|Pop]] * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[rock music|rock]] * [[pop rock]] }} | years_active = 1993–2005 | label = {{flatlist| * [[MCA Records|MCA]] * Sextant }} | website = | current_members = | past_members = * [[Trevor Guthrie]] * David Bowman * Ken Lewko * James Reid * Stephen McGrath * Tino Zolfo }} '''soulDecision''' was a Canadian [[Pop music|pop]] band from [[Vancouver]] that was active between 1993 and 2005. They are best known for the single, "[[Faded (soulDecision song)|Faded]]", which hit number-one in Canada in 2000, and "[[Ooh It's Kinda Crazy]]", which became a hit as well the following year.

==Career== The group was formed in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], under the original name 'Indecision' by singer and multi-instrumentalist [[Trevor Guthrie]], singer David Bowman, and keyboard player Ken Lewko, who were studying music together at [[Capilano College]]. Before signing a record deal, they released a couple of singles that received national top 40 radio airplay. The success of those singles led them to a record deal with [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]].<ref name="Inc.1999">{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=Canada labels go pop with round of signings|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58|date=November 6, 1999|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=58–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> However, due to a name conflict with an American band, they reluctantly changed their name from Indecision; they allowed their manager, Garry Francis, to choose the new name soulDecision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockpublication.com/souldecicion.htm |title=SoulDecision |publisher=Rockpublication.com |access-date=May 15, 2014}}</ref> Launched at the height of the [[boy band]] era, they nonetheless wrote their own songs and played their own instruments. The group's first studio album, ''[[No One Does It Better (album)|No One Does It Better]]'', was recorded in Velvet Sound Studios in Sydney, Australia and released on February 22, 2000, in Canada.<ref name="Inc.2001">{{cite magazine|author=Larry LeBlanc|title=Canadian Music at a Crossroads|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48|date=March 31, 2001|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=48–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> The album's lead single "[[Faded (soulDecision song)|Faded]]", an up-tempo pop tune mixed with [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and featuring a rap sequence by [[Thrust (rapper)|Thrust]], was a hit in Canada, reaching number one on the country's singles chart.<ref name="RPM">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8304&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |title=Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 19, March 13, 2000|date=March 13, 2000|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]}}</ref> It also reached number 22 in the United States. The follow-up single, "[[Ooh It's Kinda Crazy]]", also was a hit in North America, and at one time became the number one request on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live]]''. In 2018, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named the video as one of the top ten "Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era" alongside [[Backstreet Boys]], [[NSYNC]], and [[98 Degrees]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/best-boy-band-videos-trl-8395651/|title=The 10 Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>

In July 2000, they toured Canada as part of [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]'s Psykoblast Tour, supporting [[Christina Aguilera]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000917165255/http://www.canoe.com/AllPop-AguileraChristina/c000714_winnipeg.html "The queen of teen Aguilera conjures up a knockout performance"]. ''AllPop'', By Pat St. Germain, ''Winnipeg Sun'', July 14, 2000</ref> and also headlining the Canadian tour in 2001. In late 2000, they toured along with [[Destiny's Child]], as support act for Aguilera's [[Christina Aguilera in Concert|Genie in a Bottle Tour]] throughout North America. They were the support act for NSYNC on the Eastern North America dates of Leg 2 of the [[No Strings Attached Tour]] in 2000.

The band departed Universal and released their second album, ''Shady Satin Drug'', in 2004 through the label Sextant. The album's first single was "Cadillac Dress", released as a download from the band's website. After the album's release, Sextant filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20020610/jump.html |title=Jump Cuts » Playback |website=Playbackmag.com |date=2002-06-10 |access-date=2024-02-21 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001552/http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20020610/jump.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br />{{small|([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])}} |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]] ! style="width:30px;"| [[Billboard 200|US]] |- ! scope="row"| ''[[No One Does It Better (album)|No One Does It Better]]'' | * Released: February 22, 2000 * Label: [[MCA Records|MCA]] | 7 | 103 | * [[Music Canada|MC]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=souldecision|title=Gold/Platinum|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Shady Satin Drug'' | * Released: October 26, 2004 * Label: Sextant | — | — | |- | colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Year ! colspan="3"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! style="width:45px;"| {{small|[[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]}}<br><ref name="RPM"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Indecision&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 |title=Indecision Top Singles positions |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=SoulDecision&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20&sk=1&&&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 |title=SoulDecision Top Singles positions |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |access-date=June 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>Peak positions for soulDecision's singles on Canadian airplay charts: *For "Gravity": {{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf|archivedate=April 7, 2005|url=http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf|title=Cross Canada Countdown: January 6, 2001|website=CrossCanadaCountdown.com|accessdate=January 28, 2024}} *For "Let's Do It Right": {{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010422094824/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-04-22|title=The Hits Charts : Top 100 singles|accessdate=January 2, 2025}} *For "Cadillac Dress": {{cite web|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812024950/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-08-12|title=The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles}}</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| {{small|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]}}<br><ref name="Australia">{{cite web| url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=SoulDecision| title=Discography soulDecision| website=australian-charts.com| access-date=May 15, 2010}}</ref> ! style="width:45px;"| {{small|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]}}<br><ref name="Billboard Singles">{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soul-decision-p419929/charts-awards/billboard-singles| title=SoulDecision > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles| website=[[allmusic]]| access-date=May 15, 2010}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|"Tonight" |rowspan=2|1997 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan=3|Non-album Single |- !scope="row"|"Not Enough" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- !scope="row"|"[[Ooh It's Kinda Crazy]]" |1998 | style="text-align:center;"|45 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|111 |- !scope="row"|"[[Faded (soulDecision song)|Faded]]" {{small|(featuring [[Thrust (rapper)|Thrust]])}} |1999 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|23 | style="text-align:center;"|22 |rowspan=5|''No One Does It Better'' |- !scope="row"|"No One Does It Better" |rowspan=3|2000 | style="text-align:center;"|10 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- !scope="row"|"Ooh It's Kinda Crazy" {{small|(re-release)}} | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;"|49 | style="text-align:center;"|— |- !scope="row"|"Gravity" | style="text-align:center;"|13 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- !scope="row"|"Let's Do It Right" |2001 | style="text-align:center;"|10 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- !scope="row"|"Cadillac Dress" |rowspan=3|2004 | style="text-align:center;"|44 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan=3|''Shady Satin Drug'' |- !scope="row"|"Kiss the Walls" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- !scope="row"|"Hypnotize" | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Souldecision}} [[Category:SoulDecision| ]] [[Category:Canadian boy bands]] [[Category:Canadian pop music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups from Vancouver]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1993]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2005]] [[Category:1993 establishments in British Columbia]] [[Category:2005 disestablishments in British Columbia]]