robert owens had already released recordings on his own - "bring down the walls" and "i'm strong" made for alleviated (with production from heard), and he signed a solo contract with 4th & b'way records. his 1990 album "rhythms in me" lost visibility soon after within the quickly disintegrating chicago house scene. (one of his best-known features of the late 1980s, the epic house moment "tears" appeared with the names of frankie knuckles and producer satoshi tomiie.)