2 Unlimited

Artiestinformatie

Land	Nederland

Nederlands house- en danceduo bestaande uit Ray Slijngaard en Anita Doth. 2 Unlimited breekt in 1991 eerst door in Groot-Brittannië, met Get Ready For This. De eerste nummer 1-hit in Nederland is Twilight Zone in (2 weken in 1992), gevolgd door No Limit (5 weken in 1993) en The Real Thing (2 weken in 1994). Tussen 1991 en 1995 belanden de eerste 13 singles allemaal in de top 10. No Limit bereikt in niet minder dan 35 landen de eerste plaats.

In 1996 breken Ray en Anita met hun Belgische producers en met elkaar. De producers gaan door met de naam 2 Unlimited en twee zangeressen worden het gezicht. Met Romy van Ooijen en Marion van Iwaarden worden twee hits gescoord: Wanna Get Up en Edge Of Heaven. Hun derde single Never Surrender blijft in de Tipparade hangen en dan breekt een lange stilte aan.

In 2009 wordt bekend dat Ray en Anita weer samen willen optreden en nieuwe muziek willen uitbrengen. Dat gebeurt in eerste instantie onder de naam 'Ray & Anita', omdat de eigenaren van de naam 2 Unlimited geen toestemming geven om iets met de oorspronkelijke naam te doen.

In 2012 werkt het duo weer samen met de Belgische producer Jean-Paul De Coster en mag de naam weer gebruikt worden. In maart 2013 wordt de hernieuwde samenwerking gevierd met een groots liveconcert van 80 minuten in het Sportpaleis in Antwerpen.

Eind 2016 komt het opnieuw tot een breuk. Anita verlaat de groep maar Ray blijft optreden, nu met Kim Vergouwen aan zijn zijde.

Songtekst

wo-ow, yea-eah
nothing like the rain
yeah, check it out, y'all
nothing like the rain
oooow!
nothing like the rain
there's nothing like the rain, nothing like the rain
to come and wash away, away the pain

let me ask a question
where do we go from here
playing games to pass the time, that's okay
'cause time is on our side

there's nothing like the rain
falling down again
to come and wash away the pain
there's nothing like the rain
falling down again
to clear the air so we see again

fallin' down again

if I make a promise
I'll never let you down, no no
love will always break your heart, so they say
but we can turn that round, oh baby

there's nothing like the rain
falling down again
to come and wash away the pain
there's nothing like the rain
nothing like again
to clear the air so we see again

and we won't give up (we won't give up)
no we won't give in (check it out, y'all)
when there is so much we can do (so much left to do)
and we won't give up (we won't give up)
no, we won't give in
when there is so much left to do, yeah

so much left to do, ah yeah
it's there, can you feel it (yeah)
a chance to change your world, if you want it
you can give up a lot, but don't give in
be ready for the break when it comes your way
today, I say hey, be prepared
a break in the clouds, you will be heard
raise your voice, stake your claim
after the storm, after the rain

there's nothing like the rain
falling down again
to come and wash away the pain (wash away the pain)
there's nothing like the rain (nothing like the rain)
nothing like the rain
to clear the air so we see again (so we see again)

and we won't give up (we won't give up)
no, we won't give in (we won't give in)
when there is so much we can do (yeah, check it out, y'all)
and we won't give up (we won't give up)
no, we won't give in (we won't give up, we won't give in)
when there is so much left to do, yeah (there is so much left to do, hoow!)
and we won't give up (we won't give up)
no, we won't give in (check it out, y'all)
when there is so much we can do (so much left to do)
and we won't give up
no, we won't give in (now we won't give in)
when there is so much left to do

we need the rain
nothing like the rain (5x)

Songinformatie

	A-kant
Artiest	2 Unlimited
Titel	Nothing Like The Rain
Lengte	03'59
Componist(en)	Peter Bauwens & Filip De Wilde & Michael Leahy
Producer(s)	Phil Wilde & Jean-Paul De Coster
	B-kant
Titel	Nothing Like The Rain (Rainy Edit)
Lengte	03'43
Componist(en)	Peter Bauwens & Filip De Wilde & Michael Leahy
Producer(s)	Phil Wilde & Jean-Paul De Coster

Platenlabel	Byte
Catalogusnr	7826-7
Hoogste positie UK	-
Hoogste positie US	-
Album	Real Things