[1] They signed to the UK electronic label Rephlex Records in 1995 and released two albums: Soundtracks for Living (1997) and Simply Faboo (1999).

[1] The four members of the Gentle People variously came from the US, UK, and France, and performed under the names Dougie Dimensional, Laurie LeMans, Valentine Carnelian, and Honeymink.

"[2] They were signed to Rephlex Records (co-run by Richard D. James a/k/a Aphex Twin), despite the group's "relaxed brand of sugar-coated, vocal-based easy listening" being quite different from the output on that electronic label.

The album mixed typical lounge sounds, including strings, harps, and Latin rhythms, with modern dub, pop, and ambient techno influences.

[2] It received a positive review from Select, which claimed that "just when you thought easy listening was played out in a welter of zany student discos, the elegantly multinational Gentle People come to reaffirm la dolce vita.