Nu Shooz

The husband/wife team from Portland, OR — guitarist/composer John Smith and vocalist Valerie Day — attracted some attention on the R&B and disco circuit in the late '80s. "I Can't Wait" reached number two on the R&B charts and number three pop in 1986 for Atlantic. But they were so linked to trendy sounds that by the third single, "Should I Say Yes?," it was evident that the game would be up soon, and it was.