25 Feb 2005

Young and Foolish

The Stix feat. Corinne Bailey Rae

Centric

WE SAY

We listened to the Stix CD without remembering who they are, and decided Young & Foolish had to be a Record of the Day on the basis of that excellent chorus hook and vocal. Then we looked out their website and realised the man behind The Stix is Artful Dodger and Craig David writer/producer Mark Hill, which makes sense - this is a quality song. It has just been added to MTV Base, and Corinne is close to signing a solo deal with major (much as Craig David did around the time of Rewind).

CONTACTS

Howard Lucas, Centric Records - +44 (0)23 8042 7766

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