14 Karat Soul is an a cappella group from East Orange, N.J….who were active making music in the 1980’s…..as they were originally a strictly doo-wop group…. but later branched out into other genres…and were featured in the 1980 Mabou Mines short film Sister Suzie Cinema….which was a 20-minute doo-wop opera by Bob Telson and Lee Breuer.
The discography of 14 Karat Soul includes several albums and compilations on Pony Canyon Records for the Japanese market….where the group was known through numerous Japanese TV commercials….with albums like Lovers’ Fantasy, Sister Suzie Cinema & The Gospel at Colonus (with Ben Halley Jr.), Have Fun Tonight, Too Young: 14 Greatest Ballads, Take Me Back, On The Road Again, Ole Skool Soul, Songs From The Heart, The Girl In White, Transpacific, Get Back In Love, That’s Doo-Wop Acappella, In Love With You, 14 Karat Soul Sings Disney, Mo’ Disney, Mo’ 14 Karat Soul, Imagine and Sesame Street Sing-Along Travel Songs.
As seen in this video herewith….14 Karat Soul sings “I Wish That We Were Married” a cappella on Saturday Night Live in 1983.
