Soul II Soul – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)

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Genre:	Pop
Style:	Soul
Year:	1989

Tracklist

		Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)	3:48
		Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (Instrumental)	4:23

Credits (5)

Ranch Associates Limited
Design
Jamie Morgan*
Photography By [Dancer]
Enrique Badulescu
Photography By [Jazzie B And Caron Wheeler]
Jazzie B
Producer, Mixed By
Nellee Hooper
Producer, Mixed By

Notes

The first version of this single was credited to Soul II Soul alone. Subsequent reissues added the text "featuring Caron Wheeler" to the cover and, often, to the labels and/or discs. Also, in the photography credits on first pressings, the dancer is not named, but her name is later given as "Wunmi" in the corrected versions.

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo	Virgin – 96537-0	US	1989	US — 1989
	Back To Life 12", 45 RPM	10 Records – 80493		1989	— 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	10 Records – TEN 265	Europe	1989	Europe — 1989
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) CD, Single, Mini	10 Records – TENCD 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) CD, Single, Stereo	Virgin – 662 37 4 211	Europe	1989	Europe — 1989
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12"	Virgin – 7243 8 92621 6 2	US	1989	US — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 33 ⅓ RPM	Virgin – VSX1505	Canada	1989	Canada — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	10 Records – TENX 265	Europe	1989	Europe — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) Cassette, Single, Dolby HX Pro	Virgin – 99171-4	Canada	1989	Canada — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life CD, Single, Promo	Virgin – PRCD2844	US	1989	US — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo	Virgin – DMD 1368	US	1989	US — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7"	Virgin – 90561		1989	— 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life 7", 45 RPM	Virgin – 7-99171	US	1989	US — 1989
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Silver Injection Labels	10 Records – TEN 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM	Virgin – TENX265	Australia	1989	Australia — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life 7", 45 RPM, Single	10 Records – JUKE 9171	Canada	1989	Canada — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life 12"	10 Records – VG 2143 Z	Greece	1989	Greece — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo	Virgin – SP-SOUL 1	Spain	1989	Spain — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) Cassette, Single, SR, Dolby HX Pro	Virgin – 99171-4	US	1989	US — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Promo	10 Records – TENX 265 DJ	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Paper Labels	10 Records – TEN 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	Back To Life 7", 45 RPM, Single	10 Records – 99171-7	Canada	1989	Canada — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life Cassette, Single	10 Records – TENC 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) CD, Mini, Single, Reissue	10 Records – TENCD 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Silver Injection Labels	10 Records – TEN 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", Single, 45 RPM	Virgin – TEN 265	Australia	1989	Australia — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, White Label	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life CD, Single, Promo	Virgin – SOUL-1	Spain	1989	Spain — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) CD, Single, Stereo	Virgin – 662 347 211	Europe	1989	Europe — 1989
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) Cassette, Single, HX Pro	Virgin – TENC 265	Australia	1989	Australia — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989
	Back To Life 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Virgin – 7-99170	US	1989	US — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", Maxi-Single, Single, Stereo	10 Records – 0-96537	US	1989	US — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo, Silver Injection Labels	10 Records – TEN 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989
	Back To Life (Club Mix) 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	10 Records – TENX 265	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) Cassette, Single, SR, Dolby HX Pro	Virgin – 99171-4	US	1989	US — 1989	New Submission

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Reviews

The_World_Traveler Jun 1, 2025
Edited 12 days ago

referencing Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) 112 374

Easily one of the BEST songs of the 80s, not just in R&B, but the decade in general! A feel-good euphoric track in the New Jack Swing style. Miss Carol Wheeler is an underrated vocalist :)
PimpdaddyG Apr 4, 2025
Edited 2 months ago

referencing Back To Life (CD, Single, Promo) PRCD 2844

#1 is how I hearing this song on the radio. It's "the mix" that people expected to find on the album, I people complaining that the version on the album was something completely different... but here you have it, I think this is basically the only place you can find it digitally.
alexntb Apr 19, 2023
referencing Back To Life (Club Mix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) 0-96537

Play it at 45 for maximum effect. Slamming breakbeats, chipmunked vocals and ravey piano stabs makes for an ahead-of-its-time weapon
kimwozere Mar 17, 2022
referencing Back To Life (Club Mix) (12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo) TENX 265

Once again soul ll soul leaves you wanting more... Back to life is a good contender for keep on moving. I never get tiard of this track and enjoy all versions of it.. It's soulful and bassyy makes you want to dance it does 🎶💃
mewds Jul 31, 2021
referencing Back To Life (Club Mix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue) 0602537540747

amazing pressing deep af crystal clear dead silent surprised me
matty_S Nov 25, 2020
referencing Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Green) FDR013LTD

Lovely version of a classic with the master Tony Allen, 100% worth grabbing.
dig-deep-records Nov 10, 2020
referencing Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Green) FDR013LTD

A great mashup of Tony Allen and Soul 2 Soul. Also available on black vinyl for those that prefer the OG wax colour and say it sounds better - https://discogs.pelisguay.com/Soul-II-Soul-Back-To-Life-Zepherin-Saint-Remixes/release/16149126
atrabillious Oct 31, 2020
referencing Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Green) FDR013LTD

reckon this set of remixes are sufficiently different to the original release as to deserve it's own entry.
Genshji Oct 28, 2020
referencing Back To Life (Zepherin Saint Remixes) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Green) FDR013LTD

Tony Allen on the drums! So sad he is gone to his next life.Very nice and playful rework of the S2S classic.
alpar Jun 27, 2020
referencing Back To Life (Club Mix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) 0-96537

FIRE! Classic Track right here. Belly made this a SLAMMAH.