Silk

Silk, son posiblemente mas conocidos por su single #1 de 1992 "Freak me" (que aparece en la película de Ali G), de su labum debut "Lose Control". Otro éxito de ese mismo album fue "girl U for Me", que ayudo a que el album llegara a doble platino. Más tarde tuvieron éxito con singles como "I Can Go Deep", "Hooked On You", "Don't Rush", "If You", "Meeting In My Bedroom", and "We're Calling You." Silk, descubierto por el artista Keith Sweat; fué originalmente un quinteto compuesto por Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates, Gary "Big G" Glenn, Gary "Lil G" Jenkins and Jonathen "John-John" Rasboro. En 2002, Elektra Records...[continuaré traduciendo] In 2002, Elektra Records dropped Silk and Sweat from the label. That same year, Jenkins left the group to pursue other interests and made his stage debut in 2002 as "AJ" in the Tyler Perry play Madea's Family Reunion .

He resurfaced musically in 2007 with his solo debut, The Other Side. Jenkins is currently a member of the R&B supergroup Blayse with Marc Nelson and Tony Grant, both formerly of Az Yet, and Terrell Phillips, formerly of Blackstreet. In 2003, down to a quartet, Silk released their fifth album Silktime, on their own label Silk Music Group. The album featured the songs "Silktime", "My Girl", "Alibi", "More", "You (The Baby Song)", "Check My Story" and a remake of Blue Magic's classic "Side Show". That song reunited them with their mentor Keith Sweat. However, without Jenkins as lead vocalist, the album received lackluster sales despite its appearance in the Billboard Top 200. In 2006, the group returned with their sixth release, a cover album entitled Always And Forever on Shanachie Records .

The album featured covers of classic R&B songs including "Adore" by Prince, "Always and Forever" by Heatwave, and "Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones. "Secret Garden" was the first and only single. Like Silktime, Always and Forever was not a sales success. Silk still performs live regularly at venues worldwide, sometimes featuring a guest appearance by former front man Jenkins. [edit] Personnel * Gary Glenn * Jonathen Rasboro * Timothy Cameron * Jimmy Gates * Gary Jenkins (1989–2002) [edit] Discography [edit] Albums Year Album title US chart US R&B chart 1992 Lose Control 1 1 1995 Silk 46 21 1999 Tonight 21 8 2001 Love Session 20 2 2003 Silktime 178 30 2004 The Best of Silk - 54 2006 Always & Forever - - [edit] Singles * 1992: "It Had to Be You" (#45 R&B) * 1992: "Happy Days" (#86 US, #1 R&B) * 1993: "Freak Me" (#1 US) * 1993: "Girl U for Me" (#26 US) * 1993: "Lose Control" (#4 R&B) * 1994: "I Can Go Deep" (#71 US, #22) * 1995: "Hooked On You" (#54 US, #12 R&B) * 1996: "Don't Rush" (#91 US, #39 R&B) * 1999: "If You" (#13 US, #4 R&B) * 1999: "Meeting In My Bedroom" (#62 US, #15 R&B) * 2000: "Let's Make Love" (#73 R&B) * 2000: "Tonight" * 2001: "More" * 2001: "We're Callin' You" (#58 R&B) * 2004: "Side Show" (#66 R&B) * 2006: "Secret Garden (Seduction Suite)" User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.