Nu Shooz was a 1980s dance music group fronted by husband and wife duo John Smith and Valerie Day, based in Portland, Oregon. Nu Shooz originally released "I Can't Wait" as a single in Portland, Winter 1985 on Poolside Records. The original recording was done at "Cascade Recording" in Portland in Fall 1984. "I Can't Wait" was a big hit on Portland radio stations and this got the attention of Atlantic Records who signed them to their label. Atlantic had Nu Shooz re-record "I Can't Wait" and issued the new version in February 1986. They scored two major pop / R&B / dance hit: "I Can't Wait," which climbed to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Its follow-up, "Point Of No Return," also topped the dance chart and hit #28 on the Hot 100. Both singles were on their album "Poolside" which made Billboard's Top 200 Album chart as high as #27 and selling a half million copies, garnering a gold record. RIAA certification on Octobe

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