THAT I LOVE THIS TUNE MAY SURPRISE SOME OF YOU

This was a massive hit all over Europe and indeed the USA.

mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

Go on, admit it. Its a song that just makes you want to dance.

Irresistibly catchy. It spent two weeks at #1 in the UK Charts in April 1996 as well as being Top 10 in most European charts that summer. It wasn't released in the USA until early the following year where it climbed all the way to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. But by this time, the career of Mark Morrison was all but over thanks to his inability to stay out of trouble.

Prior to becoming a bona-fide star he had a criminal record having been fined £50 for obstructing a police officer in 1993.

Not long after his success, he fell foul of the law again and was fined £750 for threatening behaviour. But instead of keeping a low profile, he behaved in an increasingly erratic and dangerous way - his next crime being to carry a stun gun onto a commercial passenger aircraft in the UK, for which he was given a three-month jail sentence.

Upon release, his behaviour got worse. He was continually claiming that the police had a vendetta against him and his retaliation was a big 'fuck you' at the Brit Awards in early 1997:-



1998 wasn't exactly a quiet year for Mark Morrison

He failed to appear in court on charges of possessing an offensive weapon, flying to Barbados instead; He was arrested on his return to the UK and remanded in custody. Incidentally he was later cleared of the offensive weapon charge.

He was then convicted of affray for his part in a brawl in which a man was killed, and sentenced to community service. He then ended up in jail as he had paid a lookalike, to perform his community service while Morrison went on tour promoting his follow-up music from an LP entitled Only God Can Judge Me. Later in 1998 he got banned from driving and fined for twice being caught driving without a licence.

It was no surprise that his record label turned it back on him shortly afterwards. Surely his lack of fame would bring a sense of reality to the singer...but if you fast forward to 2002 you'll find he was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and car theft.

For this offence, he was released on bail.....which he jumped. Oh and a London copper was was later arrested on suspicion of taking a bribe from Morrison in return for being granted bail in the first place. And in 2004, he was arrested and spent a night in police cells after a fracas that started when his medallion was stolen, while 2009 saw him arrested for an assault in London.

He's not the messiah....he's just a naughty boy. But he did release one heavenly single with loads of different mixes on the CD:-

mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack (Joe T Vannelli Light Radio Mix)
mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack (C&J Street Mix)
mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack (Mind Tricks Mix)
mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack (D-Influence Vibe Mix)
mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack (Full Crew Mix)
mp3 : Mark Morrison - Return of The Mack (Sir Gant Mix)

Incidentally, he's back recording again. A new record is due for release in 2011. Don't think however, he'll ever have quite the impact he had back in 1996.

Happy Listening