# SoulDecision

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Pop band from Canada

soulDecision Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Genres Pop R&B rock pop rock Years active 1993–2005 Labels MCA Sextant Past members Trevor Guthrie David Bowman Ken Lewko James Reid Stephen McGrath Tino Zolfo

**soulDecision** was a Canadian [pop](/source/Pop_music) band from [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver) that was active between 1993 and 2005. They are best known for the single, "[Faded](/source/Faded_(soulDecision_song))", which hit number-one in Canada in 2000, and "[Ooh It's Kinda Crazy](/source/Ooh_It's_Kinda_Crazy)", which became a hit as well the following year.

## Career

The group was formed in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), under the original name 'Indecision' by singer and multi-instrumentalist [Trevor Guthrie](/source/Trevor_Guthrie), singer David Bowman, and keyboard player Ken Lewko, who were studying music together at [Capilano College](/source/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](/source/Universal_Music_Group).[1] 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.[2] Launched at the height of the [boy band](/source/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](/source/No_One_Does_It_Better_(album))*, was recorded in Velvet Sound Studios in Sydney, Australia and released on February 22, 2000, in Canada.[3] The album's lead single "[Faded](/source/Faded_(soulDecision_song))", an up-tempo pop tune mixed with [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) and featuring a rap sequence by [Thrust](/source/Thrust_(rapper)), was a hit in Canada, reaching number one on the country's singles chart.[4] It also reached number 22 in the United States. The follow-up single, "[Ooh It's Kinda Crazy](/source/Ooh_It's_Kinda_Crazy)", also was a hit in North America, and at one time became the number one request on [MTV](/source/MTV)'s *[Total Request Live](/source/Total_Request_Live)*. In 2018, *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* named the video as one of the top ten "Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era" alongside [Backstreet Boys](/source/Backstreet_Boys), [NSYNC](/source/NSYNC), and [98 Degrees](/source/98_Degrees).[5]

In July 2000, they toured Canada as part of [YTV](/source/YTV_(Canadian_TV_channel))'s Psykoblast Tour, supporting [Christina Aguilera](/source/Christina_Aguilera)[6] and also headlining the Canadian tour in 2001. In late 2000, they toured along with [Destiny's Child](/source/Destiny's_Child), as support act for Aguilera's [Genie in a Bottle Tour](/source/Christina_Aguilera_in_Concert) 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](/source/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 [bankruptcy](/source/Chapter_11%2C_Title_11%2C_United_States_Code).[7]

## Discography

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (sales threshold) CAN US No One Does It Better Released: February 22, 2000 Label: MCA 7 103 MC: Platinum[8] Shady Satin Drug Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Sextant — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Chart positions Album CAN [4][9][10][11] AUS [12] US [13] "Tonight" 1997 — — — Non-album Single "Not Enough" — — — "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy" 1998 45 — 111 "Faded" (featuring Thrust) 1999 1 23 22 No One Does It Better "No One Does It Better" 2000 10 — — "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy" (re-release) 18 49 — "Gravity" 13 — — "Let's Do It Right" 2001 10 — — "Cadillac Dress" 2004 44 — — Shady Satin Drug "Kiss the Walls" — — — "Hypnotize" — — —

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Inc.1999_1-0)** Larry LeBlanc (November 6, 1999). ["Canada labels go pop with round of signings"](https://books.google.com/books?id=eggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58). *Billboard*. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 58–. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["SoulDecision"](http://www.rockpublication.com/souldecicion.htm). Rockpublication.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Inc.2001_3-0)** Larry LeBlanc (March 31, 2001). ["Canadian Music at a Crossroads"](https://books.google.com/books?id=fhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48). *Billboard*. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 48–. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0006-2510](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RPM_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RPM_4-1) ["Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 19, March 13, 2000"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8304&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. March 13, 2000.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The 10 Greatest Boy Band Videos of the TRL Era"](https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/best-boy-band-videos-trl-8395651/). *Billboard*. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The queen of teen Aguilera conjures up a knockout performance"](https://web.archive.org/web/20000917165255/http://www.canoe.com/AllPop-AguileraChristina/c000714_winnipeg.html). *AllPop*, By Pat St. Germain, *Winnipeg Sun*, July 14, 2000

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Jump Cuts » Playback"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001552/http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20020610/jump.html). *Playbackmag.com*. June 10, 2002. Archived from [the original](http://www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/20020610/jump.html) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Gold/Platinum"](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=souldecision). [Music Canada](/source/Music_Canada). Retrieved December 20, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Indecision Top Singles positions"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5&q1=Indecision&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. Retrieved January 30, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["SoulDecision Top Singles positions"](http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=SoulDecision&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20&sk=1&&&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5). *[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))*. Retrieved June 21, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Peak positions for soulDecision's singles on Canadian airplay charts: - For "Gravity": ["Cross Canada Countdown: January 6, 2001"](https://web.archive.org/web/20050407223203/http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf) (PDF). *CrossCanadaCountdown.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.crosscanadacountdown.com/pdfs/2001.pdf) (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2024. - For "Let's Do It Right": ["The Hits Charts : Top 100 singles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010422094824/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html) on April 22, 2001. Retrieved January 2, 2025. - For "Cadillac Dress": ["The Hits Charts (Airplay) : Top 100 singles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040812024950/http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.jamshowbiz.com:80/JamMusicCharts/BDS_1.html) on August 12, 2004.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Australia_12-0)** ["Discography soulDecision"](http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=SoulDecision). *australian-charts.com*. Retrieved May 15, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Billboard_Singles_13-0)** ["SoulDecision > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/soul-decision-p419929/charts-awards/billboard-singles). *[allmusic](/source/Allmusic)*. Retrieved May 15, 2010.

v t e soulDecision Trevor Guthrie David Bowman Ken Lewko James Reid Adam Stillman Thrust Albums No One Does It Better (2000) Singles "Faded" "Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"

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