100° and Rising is an album by the British acid jazz band Incognito, produced by band leader Jean-Paul "Bluey" Maunick and released in 1995 on Talkin' Loud Records. The album peaked at No. 11 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. In the United States, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 29 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Singles
"I Hear Your Name" reached No. 7 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart and No. 19 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. "Everyday" peaked at No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 3 on both the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles and UK Dance Singles charts.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic hailed the album saying "On 100 Degrees and Rising, the pioneering acid house outfit, Incognito, turn in another first-rate record, featuring their trademark mixture of jazz, soul, and funk. There's not much to distinguish 100 Degrees from their previous handful of records, but the band is smooth, accomplished, and deep, finding new variations on their trademark sound." Richard Torres of Rolling Stone wrote "On Incognito's superlative fifth album, 100deg and Rising, Jean-Paul Bluey Maunick actually proves himself a worthy student of the old school..Although his LP may be overlong by an instrumental or two, Maunick is leading the old-school charge into the new millennium with his carefully built melodies, wary lyrics and sensual production..On 100deg and Rising, Incognito make more than sense, they make beauty, too."
Track listing
Charts
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