Ten City

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title: "Ten City" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-house-music-groups", "musical-groups-from-chicago", "american-contemporary-r&b-musical-groups", "american-dance-music-groups", "american-house-musicians", "atlantic-records-artists", "columbia-records-artists", "ultra-records-artists"] description: "American R&B and house music act" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_City" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American R&B and house music act ::

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Field	Value
name	Ten City
image	Ten City (promotional photo).jpg
caption	(left to right): Burke, Stingily, Lawson
(1994)
alias	Ragtyme
origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
genre	House, R&B
years_active	1987–1996; 2021–present
label	Atlantic, EastWest Records America, Columbia, Ultra Music
current_members	Byron Stingily
Marshall Jefferson

| | past_members | Byron Burke Herb Lawson | ::

|name = Ten City |image = Ten City (promotional photo).jpg |caption = (left to right): Burke, Stingily, Lawson (1994) |alias = Ragtyme |origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |genre = House, R&B |years_active = 1987–1996; 2021–present |label = Atlantic, EastWest Records America, Columbia, Ultra Music |website = |current_members = Byron Stingily Marshall Jefferson

|past_members = Byron Burke Herb Lawson

Ten City (derived from intensity) is an American, Chicago, Illinois-based R&B and house music act, that enjoyed a number of club hits and Urban radio hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s and was one of the first exponents of deep house.

Biography

Formerly known as Ragtyme, the group comprised vocalist Byron Stingily, guitarist Herb Lawson and keyboardist Byron Burke and were augmented by producer Marshall Jefferson. The group was signed by Atlantic Records and released the album Foundation in 1989, which became the group's only album to cross over, peaking at No. 49 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Ten City is best known for the singles "Devotion", "Right Back to You" and "That's the Way Love Is," which hit No. 1 on the US dance chart and No. 8 on the UK Top 40 in 1989. Stingily, who left the group and became a successful solo artist, re-recorded the song and brought it back to No. 1 on the US dance chart in 1999.

In 2021, Stingily teamed up with producer Marshall Jefferson to release "Be Free" on Ultra Music, the first single in 25 years to be credited to Ten City. Its parent album, Judgment, was nominated for a Grammy Award that year in the category of Best Dance/Electronic Album.

Discography

Studio albums

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications | US R&B | UK | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1989 | Foundation | Atlantic Records | 49 | 22 | | | | 1990 | State of Mind | — | — | | | | | 1992 | No House Big Enough | EastWest Records America | — | — | | | | 1994 | That Was Then, This Is Now | Columbia Records | — | — | | | | 2021 | Judgment | Ultra Records | — | — | | | | 2023 | Love Is Love | Helix Records | — | — | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | ::

Compilation albums

• The Best of Ten City (Ibadan, 2001)

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Single | Peak chart positions | US Dance | US R&B | UK | IRE | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1987 | "Devotion" | — | — | — | — | | | 1988 | "Right Back to You" | 8 | — | 80 | — | | | 1989 | "Funny Love" | — | ― | — | — | | | "That's the Way Love Is" | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | "Devotion" (re-release) | 17 | — | 29 | 22 | | | | "Where Do We Go?" | 28 | 34 | 60 | — | | | | "Suspicious" | — | — | — | — | | | | 1990 | "Whatever Makes You Happy" | 16 | 53 | 60 | — | | | "Superficial People" | 22 | — | 96 | — | | | | "I Should Learn to Love You" | ― | — | ― | — | | | | 1992 | "Only Time Will Tell" / "My Peace of Heaven" | 2 | ― | 63 | — | | | 1993 | "Fantasy" | 20 | ― | 45 | — | | | 1994 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | — | ― | — | — | | | "Goin' Up in Smoke" | 21 | ― | ― | — | | | | 1996 | "Nothing's Changed" | — | ― | — | — | | | "All Loved Out" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | | 2021 | "Be Free" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | "On It" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | | 2022 | "Piece of My Heart" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | "A Girl Named Phil" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | | "Love Is Love" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | | 2023 | "I Love Me" | ― | ― | ― | — | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. (February 2, 2021). "MARSHALL JEFFERSON AND BYRON STINGILY RETURN AS TEN CITY WITH FIRST NEW MUSIC IN 25 YEARS". DJ MAG.
2. Wynn, Ron. "Ten City Biography".
3. "Ten City - Chart History: TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS".
4. "TEN CITY - full Official Chart History".
5. (February 2021). "Byron Stingly & Marshall Jefferson return as Ten City after 25 year hiatus". Knights of the Turntable.
6. (January 29, 2021). "MARSHALL JEFFERSON & STINGILY RELEASE FIRST NEW TEN CITY SONG IN 25 YEARS "BE FREE"". Magnetic Magazine.
7. (January 29, 2021). "New Music: Ten City 'Be Free'". The Randy Report.
8. (February 1, 2021). "Iconic 80s Dance Band Ten City Return after 25 years with new release 'Be Free'". FrontView Magazine.
9. (February 1, 2021). "Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily revived Ten City after 25 years with a new song 'Be Free': Listen".
10. McCarthy, Zel. (2022-04-01). "2022 Dance/Electronic Grammy Preview: Ten City on Friendship, Frankie Knuckles & Never Betting Against House".
11. "Ten City - Foundation".
12. "Ten City Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography".
13. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know: Ten City".

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