Black Box

Black Box scored one of the most enduring dance-pop hits of the early ‘90s with “Everybody Everybody,” a song whose organ bass, slinky breakbeats, and gospel-influenced vocals are today synonymous with the era’s house/R&B crossovers.

From the group’s soulful sound, one might have assumed they hailed from New York or Chicago; in fact, the group’s core production team of Daniele Davoli, Valerio Semplici, and Mirko Limoni were Italian, with extensive credits in the Italo-house scene stretching back to the mid-’80s.

They formed Black Box in 1989, bringing on French model Katrin Quinol as their public face and American singer Martha Wash as the voice of many of their early hits.