{{Short description|Pop band from Canada}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}} {{lowercase title}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = soulDecision | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | genre = {{flatlist| * Pop * R&B * rock * pop rock }} | years_active = 1993–2005 | label = {{flatlist| * MCA * Sextant }} | website = | current_members = | past_members = * Trevor Guthrie * David Bowman * Ken Lewko * James Reid * Stephen McGrath * Tino Zolfo }} '''soulDecision''' was a Canadian pop band from Vancouver that was active between 1993 and 2005. They are best known for the single, "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.<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'', 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", an up-tempo pop tune mixed with R&B and featuring a rap sequence by 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}}</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'' 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'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 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 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"| Certifications<br />{{small|(sales threshold)}} |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:30px;"| CAN ! style="width:30px;"| US |- ! scope="row"| ''No One Does It Better'' | * Released: February 22, 2000 * Label: MCA | 7 | 103 | * 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|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|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 |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|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|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" {{small|(featuring 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;"|— |}
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