by Ron Wynn
An excellent vocalist in either dance or urban contemporary settings, Caron Wheeler first gained fame singing with Soul II Soul. She initially sang in such reggae bands as Brown Sugar and Afrodiziak before doing sessions with Phil Collins, Erasure, and Elvis Costello. Her leads on the songs Keep on Movin and Back to Life were featured on Soul II Souls smash LP Keep on Movin in 1989. The album sold two million copies and Back to Life was a Top Ten pop and R&B hit. Wheeler left in 1990, and her solo debut was UK Blak on EMI. Her most recent release was Beach of the War Goddess in 1993.