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Comprising Gary 'Big G' Glenn, Gary
'Little G' Jenkins, Jonathan Rasboro, Jimmy Gates Jr. and Timothy
Cameron, Silk formed in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in the early '90s
and have excited Urban
Contemporary audiences, particularly women, with their engaging harmonies and aggressively
suggestive material.
Their 1992 debut album, "Lose Control," was a smooth collection of
contemporary soul songs produced by Keith
Sweat; it quickly rose to
number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B albums chart and sold nearly two
million copies. It featured three US R&B Top 10 hits, including
'Freak Me', which stayed at number 1 on the chart for eight weeks in
1993.
Sweat had discovered the group and signed them to his
own Keia label. However, with a view to extending their career beyond
the confines of sexually suggestive material, such as 'Freak Me,' the
group left Sweat and moved to Elektra Records for 1995's self-titled
second album. As well as three of their own songs, Silk included
contributions from several top-flight R&B writers, plus renowned
production teams including Dave Hall, Soul Shock and Gerald
LeVert.
(This '90s R&B vocal group should not be confused with the late-'70s
Philadelphia band, which was a funk-oriented unit, or the vocal trio Silk from Los
Angeles.)
Silk members are --
- Gary 'Big G' Glenn
- Gary 'Little G' Jenkins
- Jonathan Rasboro
- Jimmy Gates Jr.
- Timothy Cameron
Hit songs include --
- Freak Me
- If You
- Lose Control
- I Can Go Deep
- Hooked On You
- Happy Days
- Meeting In My Bedroom
- Girl U For Me
- Don't Rush
- It Had To Be You
- We're Callin' You
- Let's Make Love
- Side Show
Silk may be available for your next special event!
For booking information, click
HERE!
Genre: R&B
Styles:
.Dance-Pop.
.Urban.
.Club/Dance.
.Contemporary R&B.Years active:
..90s, ..00s
Formed: ..in Georgia
..in Atlanta
in 1992
Based: ..in Georgia
..in Atlanta
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