Northern Soul is the debut album by British house music band M People. It was originally released in November 1991. After the release of the single Excited, a new song not originally included on the album, it was re-released with an updated track listing in late 1992, reaching number 53 on the UK albums chart. Following the success of Elegant Slumming and Bizarre Fruit, this second version was re-issued in October 1995 and charted at number 26.
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