Liberty X

Their next single "Everybody Cries" enjoyed minimal success. The self-titled album released by Nuyorican Soul in 1996 (check date) included original tracks as well as cover versions of songs by the performers they were working with, such as Sweet Tears (Roy Ayers), and Runaway, originally sung by Lolleatta Holloway with the Salsoul Orchestra, here sung by India, featuring musicians from the original recording of 1985. Following a further break, they released "Being Nobody", a cover of Ain't Nobody produced by Richard X, which reached number three in the charts. Musicians who took part in this project include Vince Montana, Roy Ayers, George Benson, Jocelyn Brown, Tito Puente, and members of the Salsoul Orchestra. Their debut album, "Thinking It Over", was finally released followed by the remake single "Got To Have Your Love" and fifth single, the revamped "Holding On To You" which made them popular across Europe. Their Nuyorican Soul project sees them working extensively with real (as opposed to sampled or synthesized) musicians, in a variety of styles including Latin, disco, jazz, etc. A short break was followed by "Just A Little", the third single which launched them straight to the top of the UK charts. They have also produced music together under the names Kenlou and Nuyorican Soul.

Their first two singles "Thinkin' It Over" and "Doin' It" launched them to fame. Masters At Work (MAW) are house music producers and remixers Kenny Dope Gonzalez and Little Louie Vega. They first worked together using the name (which had originally been used by mutual friend Todd Terry) in 1990. Liberty have sunk back into obscurity while Liberty X continue to have a successful career. The judge agreed with (the original) Liberty and so the new group renamed themselves as Liberty X. Liberty (original) claimed that Liberty (now X) were taking advantage of the goodwill that they had created in the name Liberty (which in English Law is the tort of passing off).

After a few months Liberty received a legal challenge in the UK High Court from another pop group called Liberty which had had a few minor hits in the 1980s. The five winning contestants formed a pop group called Hear'Say, and the five runners up (who would have been the "backup" had something gone wrong with Hear'Say) later formed the group Liberty, the name being intended to reflect the freedom they supposedly enjoy from rigid record company control (in contrast to Hear'Say); however, their runner-up status led to them being dubbed "Flopstars" by some commentators. Liberty X are a pop group formed from five contestants from the UK TV show Popstars. Kelli Young.

Jessica Taylor. Kevin Simm. Tony Lundon. Michelle Heaton.