Dark Flower is the 2001 incarnation of pop duo

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 Melanie Williams

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 and Joe Roberts

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Joe Roberts is a Manchester based English musician, and one of the artists in soul/dance group Bodhi, formerly known as Dark Flower. Roberts recorded for London Records for several years, but his interest in clubland led him to Grass Green Records, which released his "Sweet Mercy" single in 1995...

 marking the first time that these two artists were recording under one band

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 name. It showed a departure from covers like "You are Everything" originally released in 1971 by the Stylistics

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 and "Adore" by Prince

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The formation of Dark Flower meant the continuation of the successful combination of these creative British Soul R&B artists who had hits independently in the UK Singles Chart

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. Dark Flower later became Bodhi band.