Soul Central are a British

United Kingdom

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 music production

Record producer

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 duo

Duet (music)

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 consisting of Andy Ward and Paul Timothy, who had a number 6 hit

Hit record

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 with "String Of Life (Stronger On My Own)" on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, and it also reached number 1 on the UK Dance Chart. The track featured vocals

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 from house

House music

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 veteran, Kathy Brown

Kathy Brown

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. The Danny Krivitt re-edit also appeared on the Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound

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 compilation album

Compilation album

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, The Annual 2005

The Annual 2005

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The follow-up single "Need You Now" was an instrumental

Instrumental

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, and failed to match the success of the previous single, peaking at 109 in the UK

United Kingdom

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In May 2006, Soul Central released "In-Ten-City", a single promoted by Pete Tong

Pete Tong

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 on his BBC Radio 1

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 show. The track was released by the record company Soul Heaven/Defected and featured Billie in the vocals. The song's title appeared to pay tribute to the Chicago, Illinois-based R&B and house-music act "Ten City" (derived from intensity), that enjoyed a number of club hits and urban radio hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In August 2007, "Time After Time!" (featuring Abigail Bailey) was released. It did not appear in the UK Singles Chart, but debuted at number 11 in the UK Indie Chart

UK Indie Chart

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In 2008, Soul Central remix

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ed "Glitter

Glitter / Fated

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", a number 1

Record chart

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 hit song by the Japan

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ese star

Celebrity

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, Ayumi Hamasaki

Ayumi Hamasaki

is a Japanese singer-songwriter, record producer, model, lyricist, and actress. Also called "Ayu" by her fans, Hamasaki has been dubbed the "Empress of Pop" because of her popularity and widespread influence in Japan and throughout Asia. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she moved to Tokyo at fourteen to...

. The remix appeared on her album; Ayu-mi-x 6: Gold.