Music from 1992 Trivia

1. Can you recall who sang "All That She Wants"?

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: Ace Of Base

Ace Of Base are a Swedish band who was formed in 1990. Band members are Jonas Berggren (Joker), Linn Berggren, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg (Buddha). The single "All That She Wants" was a former number one on the UK singles chart and peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The lyrics to the song were written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg. The record went platinum in the UK, Germany and America.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: R.E.M.

"Drive" reached the 11th position on the UK singles chart and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was taken from their album "Automatic for the People". Other tracks from the album are "Everybody Hurts", "Man on the Moon" and "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite". Three songs from the album also charted in the U.S. and UK.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: Annie Lennox

Released August 1992, "Walking on Broken Glass" reached the 8th position on the UK singles chart and peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The single was taken from Annie Lennox's first album "Diva" also released in 1992. Annie Lennox is a Scottish singer, song-writer and musician. Lennox is also the lead singer for the band, Eurythmics. The Eurythmics was formed in 1982 by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. The duo released several singles in the 80's including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", "Here Comes the Rain Again", "Who's That Girl?", "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart), and "Don't Ask Me Why."

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: Madonna

"This Used to Be My Playground" hit the top spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and had a high of third position on the UK singles chart. The track was also the theme song for the film "A League of Their Own." The film tells the story about a girl's professional baseball league. The film starred Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O'Donnel. Madonna played the part of Mae Mordabito who played baseball for the Rockford Peaches.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: U2

"One" reached number seven on the UK singles chart and peaked at number ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was taken from their album "Achtung Baby" released in 1991. The song was rated 36th by the "Rolling Stone" magazine who list the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. U2 was formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1976. The band is fronted by Bono, other band members are The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: Pearl Jam

"Jeremy" was taken from their debut album "Ten" released in 1991. Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990. The band was formed by Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready. Shortly after Eddie Vedder and Dave Krusen joined the band. Matt Chamberlain replaced Dave Krusen in the early part of 1991. The video for "Jeremy" won the Video of the Year award at the MTV Music Awards in 1993. Originally Pearl Jam went under the name of Mookie Blaylock. The name was changed to Pearl Jam after they had signed up with the American record label Epic Records, who had concerns over their original name.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: En Vogue

"Free Your Mind" ranked number six on the UK singles chart and peaked in at number eight on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. En Vogue is an American female R&B group. The band got together in 1988 and was active from 1990. Original members of the group were Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson, and Terry Ellis. The first single from the band was in 1990 with the song "Hold On" which reached the number two position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and hit the number five position on the UK singles chart. The groups debut album was called "Born to Sing" released April 3, 1990. The second album by En Vogue was released in 1992, entitled "Funky Divas". Tracks from the album are "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)", "Free Your Mind" and "Give It Up, Turn It Loose". All the three tracks listed here went on to chart as singles on the Billboard and the UK charts.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: TLC

"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" was the first single released by the group TLC. The single peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and reached 13th on the UK singles chart. The group was formed in 1991 by Crystal Jones, although at that time they were known as 2nd Nature. Other group members were Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes. After a short period of time after they were formed their manager Perri "Pebbles" Reid made a deal with the American record label, LaFace Records, the name was then changed to TLC. Very soon after the deal was done Crystal Jones left the group and was replaced by Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. The group's second single also released in 1992 was "Baby-Baby-Baby". The song reached Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit the top spot on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: Shanice

"I Love Your Smile" charted at number two on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK singles chart. Her debut album was called "Discovery" which was released in 1987. The album only had a slight impact on the pop scene, although it did enter the R&B chart. The R&B singer's breakthrough came in 1991 with her single "I Love Your Smile". "Inner Child" the second album by Shanice also released in 1991 faired better, with the album peaking at number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #83 on The Billboard 200.

From Quiz The Sounds of 1992

Answer: Whitney Houston

The song was "I Will Always Love You". The single was a huge hit for Whitney Houston, reaching the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK singles chart. The song was a former number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart by the American country music singer Dolly Parton, who actually wrote the lyrics. The song was also the soundtrack for the film "The Bodyguard" staring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.

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