Natural Selection (group)

Natural Selection was an American pop group, best known for their 1991 hit "Do Anything", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It also peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Charts in 1991.

Natural Selection
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota
GenresPop, R&B
Years active1989–2011
Labels
MembersFrederick Thomas
John Swan
Shaun Ware
Keith Brown
Daniel Knight
Past membersSteve Bryant Kallsen (1989-1991)
Elliot Erickson (1989-1992)
Will Palaia (2002-2004)

History

"Do Anything" was written and recorded on a 4-track recorder in Minnesota. The song sat unfinished until Erickson began working on it again in 1989. The rap was originally recorded by Ingrid Chavez, a friend of the duo who improvised the rap in the studio. In 1990, the version with Chavez doing the raps was a local hit on Minnesota's WLOL-FM, where Erickson worked as a remix engineer. Once Natural Selection was signed to a recording contract, Chavez's raps were re-recorded by Niki Haris, because Chavez was by then under contract with Paisley Park Records.[2]

Their self-titled debut (and lone) album was released in November 1991.[2] Erickson and Thomas produced the album themselves.[3]

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS
[4]
Natural Selection
  • Released: 1991
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
  • Label: EastWest Records
 120

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
[1][5]		 US
CB
[6]		 AUS
[7][4]		 NZ
[8]		 UK
[9]
"Do Anything" 1991 2210969 Natural Selection
"Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!" 281510647—

References
  1. "Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 19, 1991", Billboard. Accessed August 26, 2012.
  2. Jon Bream, "Recording duo would 'Do Anything' - and did," Star Tribune, January 12, 1992.
  3. Barbara Jaeger, "They're Glad to Take a Chance," The Record, January 14, 1992.
  4. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing February 10, 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  5. "Billboard Hot 100, Week of February 8, 1992," Billboard. Accessed August 27, 2012.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  7. "Discography Natural Selection". australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. "Discography Natural Selection". charts.nz. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 388. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 199.
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