Aly-Us is a
house music
House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...
group from
New Jersey
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that was active mostly in the early 1990s. Their most famous record was “Follow Me” from 1992.
Members and history
Aly-Us originally started as trio composed of vocalist “Supa” aka Eddie L. Lewis, DJ Kyle “Small” Smith, and vocalist William Brian Jennings, and was active until 1996. Lewis revived the name Aly-Us on its own in the early 2010s. Eddie "Supa" Lewis passed away in June 2025.
“Follow Me”
“Follow Me”, a
deep house
Deep house is a subgenre of house music that originated in the 1980s, initially fusing elements of Chicago house with the lush chords of 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. Its origins are attributed to the early recordings of Larry Heard ...
track produced and mixed by Kyle Smith, and
executive produced by
DJ Pierre and
George Morel, was released in 1992 on the
Strictly Rhythm record label. The record became an underground club hit and is considered one of the classics of the house genre for its uplifting spirit and "its unapologetically optimistic lyrics".
Remixes and features
In 2002, a remix by
Full Intention of “Follow Me” peaked at #8 on Billboard's
Dance Club Songs
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chart.
In 2012, the English electronic band
Hot Chip named the song one of its essential summer cookout songs.
In 2016, the track was included on
NPR
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’s playlist commemorating the
Pulse nightclub terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida.
Moby
Richard Melville Hall (September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "amo ...
included the track on an accompanying double-CD from his recent memoir.
Parisian-born DJ and producer Erik Hagleton remixed the song in 2017.
See also
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Club Zanzibar
Club Zanzibar was a dance club that opened in 1979 at 430 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey. Its presence in Downtown Newark was noted for its influence on house music and garage house genres and scene. Club Zanzibar, along with other gay and ...
– historic black electronic music venue in Newark
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Tony Humphries (musician)
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New Jersey house
The New Jersey sound or Jersey sound is a genre of house music originating in Newark, New Jersey, during the early 1980s. It is a type of deep house, deep and garage house with an emphasis on Soul (music), soulful vocals influenced by Newark's ...
References
External links
Artist pageon
Discogs
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Biography of Aly-Uson
Allmusic
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American house music groups
Musical groups from New Jersey