It contained a cover version of U2's " One", and a duet with James Ingram. Paris released the album Black Angel on Chrysalis in 1998. This followed by more collaboration work on album tracks with Guru on his Jazzmatazz II ("Looking Through Darkness" in 1995), Mark Morrison ("Tears For You" – 1996) and Maxwell ("Mantra" – 1996).
Her third album was Whisper a Prayer (1993), which included the singles "I Never Felt Like This Before" and "I Wanna Hold On To You", as well as "You Put a Move on My Heart" which was later recorded by Tamia in 1995 on Quincy Jones's Q's Jook Joint album. She worked with the saxophonist Courtney Pine ("Redemption Song" – 1992), the Stereo MCs ("Don't Let Up" – 1992) and Bobby Womack ("I Wish I'd Never Met You" – 1991).
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Paris also recorded with Anita Baker, Bonnie Raitt and Natalie Cole on the album Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa (1990), and provided the title track to Isaac Julien's Young Soul Rebels movie soundtrack the following year. It was issued on the B-side to "South of the River". With Omar Lye-Fook, a classically trained musician, Paris recorded "I Should've Known Better" in 1990. This extended Paris' soul and gospel influences to bring in hip-hop and house music and featured the track " If I Love U 2 Nite", written by Prince and recorded at his Paisley Park studios. The follow up album, Contribution, was released in 1990. This led to a collaboration with American soul singer Will Downing on a cover version of a classic " Where Is the Love", made famous by Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack in the early 1970s.
" My One Temptation" was the lead single. In 1988, she released her debut, platinum-selling album So Good with 4th & Broadway when she was 19 years old. Paris appeared on their album, If (1985). At the age of 17, she became a backing vocalist with the UK band Hollywood Beyond. Paris grew up singing in her grandparents' church, and by her mid-teens was making regular appearances with The Spirit of Watts gospel choir (with whom she featured on the 1985 EP Gospel Joy).