Champaign ~ How 'Bout Us 1981 Soul Purrfection Version

Champaign gets their name from their hometown of Champaign, Illinois with charter members Micheal Day, Leon Reeder, Michael Reed and Dana Walden. Vocalists Pauli Carman and Rena Jones soon joined the band just in time for their golden moment, "How 'Bout Us" a 1 Adult Contemporary song for two weeks, peaking at #12 pop and #4 R&B. The song was recorded in a number of various styles until it approached the version that was finally released, the gossamer dream of a song floated into the consciousness of the radio listeners all over the world. The next single, "Can You Find The Time" missed the charts entirely but two years later "Try Again" hit the charts #6 AC, #23 pop and #2 R&B but failed to maintain their momentum and the band broke up in 1985. Betty Wright and Grayson Hugh released their version of "How Bout Us" in 1990, peaking at #15 AC, #67 pop and #30 R&B. Pauli went on to work in the supergroup Asia and Reeder went on to work with Chicago.