You Are the Universe You Are the Universe "You Are the Universe" is a song by The Brand New Heavies, released in 1997. The composition was issued as the third single taken from "Shelter", which remains the Brand New Heavies only album recorded with Siedah Garrett, who afterwards left the group to concentrate on her own songwriting. The song charted at number twenty-one in UK, respectively at number eleven within the British Chart-Track. "You Are the Universe" was covered by Rob Derbyshire and Paul Mullings, the Birmingham’s R&B production duo better known as Full Flava. It features vocals by CeCe Peniston. The Flava's version
Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl Morris on backing vocals. There is also mockery toward bands from England with lyrics like "Your're either a girl, or you come from Liverpool", and more specifically "You can dance like a female monkey, but sink like a stone...yeah a rolling stone", a direct reference to The Rolling Stones. The song ends with a brief R&B-influenced guitar solo before fading out. "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl", with its B-side "Take It or Leave It", was released in September 1965 on the Laurie label. It peaked at number 55, nationally, and stayed on the charts for six