Unlimited Touch was a New York based post disco group who had some regional fame in the early eighties. The group consisted of Audrey Wheeler, Phil Hamilton, Tony Cintron, Sandy Anderson, Stephanie James and Lenny Underwood. Raymond Reid and William Anderson from New York-based band Crown Heights Affair

Crown Heights Affair

Crown Heights Affair was an American R&B / funk / disco group from New York, founded in the early 1970s.-Career:Originally known as Ben Iverson and the Nue Dey Express on Britne Records, founded by then bassist Donnie Linton, the group took their new name from a district of their native Brooklyn,...

 instigated Unlimited Touch in the early '80s, but they were not part of the band. The group was signed to Prelude Records

Prelude Records

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 (via Epic Records

Epic Records

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 in the U.K.).

Due to a major management / label and group dispute, they disbanded by the end of 1981, but re-formed in 1983 with a new lineup of just three of the original members: Audrey Wheeler, Sandy Anderson, and Stephanie James. Lenny Underwood co-wrote "I Hear Music in the Streets" and "Searchin' to Find the One", which were regional hits in the United States. They later released "Yes We're Ready", in 1983, and a further single, "Reach Out (Everlasting Love)", in 1984.

In 1999, producer Sean Combs

Sean Combs

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 sampled the bass guitar

Bass guitar

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 and drum

Drum

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 breakdown of "I Hear Music in the Streets" for the Faith Evans

Faith Evans

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 song "All Night Long". Other artists who have sampled "I Hear Music in the Streets" include Biz Markie

Biz Markie

Marcel Theo Hall better known by his stage name, Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his single "Just a Friend", an American Top 10 hit in 1989...

 and Rampage

Rampage (rapper)

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along with Bille Lawrence.