York City. He began working with Epic/Sony when Polydor let him out of contract, and in late 1997 he reached the UK Top 20 twice, with "Sunday Shining" and "Even After All". His reputation was established by Maverick A Strike, released in September 1997. It went gold less than three weeks later, and led directly to the BRIT Award victory. The album is now certified 2× platinum in the UK. In 1998, Quaye performed George Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to George Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. Two more albums were released on Epic, Vanguard (2000) and Much More Than Much Love (2004). "Spiritualized" became his last single to score a top 40 landing in the UK chart when it was released in September 2000, reaching number 26. In 2004 the single "Dice" was released in collaboration with William Orbit and featuring Beth Orton. The song featured in Fox Network's The OC and on the season 1 soundtrack, becoming a minor hit. He released the EP Pound for Pound with Intune Records in 2008, with Norman Grant of the Twinkle Brothers featuring Sly Dunbar and Lloyd Parks. He recorded in 1998 with Buju Banton and Sly Dunbar in Kingston, Jamaica at Penthouse Studios and also recorded with Tricky and Iggy Pop at Sony Music Studios, in Manhattan, New York City. In July 2015 he was forced off stage mid-performance by the owner of a music club in Gloucestershire who criticised him for lacking professionalism. Discography Studio albums Compilations The Best of the Epic Years 1995-2003 (2008) Extended plays Oranges and Lemons (2005) Pound For Pound (2008) Singles Other collaborations "Finley's Rainbow" on A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology (1995) "Caravan" on Timo Maas' album Loud (2002) "Stranges Changes" on A Guy Called Gerald's To All Things What They Need (2005) "We Are Dreamers" on Cathy Claret's album Gypsy Flower (2007) "After Tonight" on Ava Leigh's La La La (2007) "Metamorphosis" on Christopher Chaplin's album M (2020) References External links – official website 1974 births Living people Scottish pop musicians Black British rock musicians Brit Award winners Musicians from Edinburgh Scottish people of Ghanaian descent British trip hop musicians British reggae musicians