Dome Records is a British record label which has existed since 1992, specialising in

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and

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music.

History

The label, also known as Dôme Records, was formed in 1992, and has consistently been voted as the United Kingdom's leading

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label, by readers of ''

Blues & Soul ''Blues & Soul'' is a British music magazine, established in 1967 by John Abbey. ''The Independent'' has noted ''Blues & Soul'' as being the equal of magazines such as ''NME'' and '' Q''. ''Billboard'' magazine has called ''Blues & Soul'' "a r ...

'' magazine.Dome Records
About Us
. Retrieved 2011-11-13. Artists signed by Dome Records include

Beverley Knight Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and radio personality. She released her first album, ''The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke ...

, Hill St Soul, Dennis Taylor,

Eric Roberson Eric Roberson is an American singer, songwriter, former rapper and music producer. He is sometimes referred to simply as Erro, the name which he later used as part of his label Blue Erro Soul. His first single, "Represent", was released through W ...

, Tortured Soul,

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Brenda Russell Brenda Russell (née Gordon; born April 8, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. Russell has a diverse musical range which encompasses Rhythm and blues, R&B, pop music, pop, soul music, soul, dance music, dance, and ...

Rahsaan Patterson Rahsaan Patterson (born January 11, 1974) is an American singer and actor, best known for portraying "The Kid" on the 1980s television show ''Kids Incorporated.'' Career 1984: ''Kids Incorporated'' After appearing in a school talent show in 1984 ...

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, Angela Johnson, Martha Redbone,

Carleen Anderson Carleen Cassandra Anderson (born May 10, 1957) is an American musician. She was the vocalist, composer, and musician for the Young Disciples and is known for her numerous, varied collaborations. Her solo career began in 1992. She is credited w ...

George Duke George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as ...

, Full Flava and

Don-E Don-E (born Donald McLean, in Brixton, London, England) is a British soul singer, songwriter, musician and producer. Don-E is most well known for his début single, "Love Makes the World Go Round" which reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart in ...

. The label also issued Lulu's ''

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'' album in 1993, with a title track that became particularly popular in Europe. "I'm Back for More", a duet on the album with Lulu and

Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack ( ; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's ...

, became the label's first chart success. Dome Records is also the British label for the late American singer-songwriter

Andrew Gold Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop rock, pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold performed on s ...

.Uncredited,

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, 6 June 2011
Andrew Gold, Lonely Boy singer-songwriter, dies aged 59
Retrieved 2011-11-23. The label was started by Peter Robinson and was initially associated with

EMI Records EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a British multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was originally founded as a British flagship label by the music company EMI in 1972, and launched in January 1973 as the succes ...

. The label became fully independent in 1995.

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Dome Records: Rising To The Top

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, March 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-14. Prior to starting Dome Records, Robinson had been an A&R person for the

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and

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labels. The label's orientation towards urban black music commenced with the release of

's album, ''

The B-Funk ''The B-Funk'' is the debut studio album by the British R&B and soul singer-songwriter Beverley Knight. It was released on 26 November 1995 by independent record label Dome Records. Release and reception ''The B-Funk'' was released in Novembe ...

'', in 1994. The label was noted for developing longstanding relationships with certain artists, such as Full Flava. Initially focusing on British acts, the label accepted offers to produce, develop or distribute a number of American acts, such as Eric Roberson and Rahsaan Patterson. The latter two are American, artists previously signed to major labels, who now release their music independently in the United States, and through Dome Records in the United Kingdom.

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