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Biography
lead too short|date=December 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Arrested Development| image = Arrested Development 001.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , United States | genre = Alternative hip hop | years_active = 1988& ndash;1996, 2000& ndash;present| label = Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis / EMI|EMI Records /Vagabond Productions/Stateside Records/ Avex Group|cutting edge | associated_acts = Dionne Farris| website = http://www.arresteddevelopmentmusic.com/index.cfm ArrestedDevelopmentMusic.com| current_members = Speech (rapper)|Speech Montsho Eshe One Love Tasha Larae Rasadon (aka Don Norris) Baba Oje JJ Boogie Za| past_members = Headliner (DJ)|Headliner Arrested Development is an United States|American alternative hip hop musical ensemble|group , founded by Speech (rapper)|Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s.
History
It took the group three years, five months and two days to be offered a recording contract , when Chrysalis Records sent A& R director Duff Marlowe to Atlanta's Bosstown Studios to meet with the group's manager Michael Mauldin.Citation needed|date=February 2008 Arrested Development had already been offered a single deal for the song " Tennessee (Arrested Development song)|Tennessee ," hence the name of the first album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... , which produced several hit tracks. These included " Tennessee (Arrested Development song)|Tennessee ", " People Everyday ", and " Mr. Wendal ," all of which hit the Record chart|Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 .
The group won two Grammy Award s in 1993 for Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist and Grammy Award|Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , and were also named Band of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine . 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... was the number-one album in the Village Voice 's 1992 Pazz and Jop Critic's Poll. http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres92.php Robertchristgau.com
A few months later, the group was approached by film director Spike Lee , to compose a song for his upcoming Malcolm X (film)|biopic based on the life of Malcolm X . The group then recorded "Revolution," which appeared on the oldies-dominated soundtrack for the motion picture|film , as well as the second half of its closing credits when the film was released in 1992.
Their 1994 follow-up Zingalamaduni , which did well with some critics, but was panned by others,Who|date=June 2011 sold poorly. After the group broke up due to "creative differences" in 1996, Speech released a solo album; sales were poor in the United States but better in Japan . The group reunited in 2000 (without Headliner and Earle Taree) and has been touring and releasing records via Speech's Vagabond Productions and Speech Music. While Arrested Development has struggled to regain a following in the United States, they have met consistent success in Japan.
The female vocalist on "Tennessee", Dionne Farris , released a successful solo album in 1994, Wild Seed-Wild Flower . The album spawned the hit single "I Know."
Baba Oje is the group's spiritual elder. He and Speech met at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee when they were both students. Baba Oje was 57 years old at the time.
In November 2003, the group sued the Fox network over the name of the TV show Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/news The suit is referenced in the Arrested Development episodes " Public Relations (Arrested Development episode)|Public Relations ", " Motherboy XXX " and " For British Eyes Only ".
In June 2005, the group won the first round of NBC 's television series contest Hit Me Baby One More Time , performing "Tennessee" and covering Los Lonely Boys ' "Heaven." They gave the proceeds ($20,000) to UNICEF .
The group's follow-up to their 2004 Among The Trees , was Since The Last Time , released internationally (not in the U.S.) on September 18, 2006. Since The Last Time was later released in the United States on October 30, 2007, on Vagabond Record & Tapes, Speech's boutique label.
In March 2007, they toured Australia as part of a triple-bill, along with Simple Minds and INXS .
On January 8, 2011, they performed in the festival first night for the Sydney Festival in Sydney , Australia.
The group released their ninth album Strong under Vagabond Records and Tapes, and licensed to the Japanese record label Avex Group|Cutting Edge , on December 9, 2009, and had a top ten hit with the single "The World is Changing" in Japan. In an interview with Songfacts, Speech explained that the track "Greener" takes on the issue of climate change from the perspective of the African American community.cite web | url = http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php? id=18496 | title = Greener | work = Songfacts.com | accessdate = 2010-03-09
US Billboard 200 http:/ / www.billboard.com/ #/ artist/ arrested-development/ chart-history/ 1004? f=305& g=Albums
US R& B http:/ / www.billboard.com/ #/ artist/ arrested-development/ chart-history/ 1004? f=333& g=Albums
1992
3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...
Label: Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis
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RIAA|US : 4× Platinumcite web|url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? table=SEARCH |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |date= |accessdate=2012-01-03
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Platinum http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
1993
Unplugged
Label: Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis
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RIAA|US : Gold
1994
Zingalamaduni
Label: Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis
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20
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Silver
2000
''Da Feelin' EP
Label: EMI
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2002
Heroes of the Harvest
Label: Vagabond Productions
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2003
Extended Revolution
Label: Stateside Records http://www.statesiderecords.com
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2004
Among The Trees
Label: Vagabond Productions
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2006
Since The Last Time
Label: Vagabond Productions
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2010
Strong cite web
Label: Avex Group|Cutting Edge
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Speech solo
1996: Speech (rapper)|Speech ( Chrysalis )
1999: Speech (rapper)|Hoopla ( TVT Records|TVT )
2000: Spiritual People ( Toshiba EMI )
2002: Down South Produckshuns ( Toshiba EMI )
2003: Peechy ( Toshiba EMI )
2005: The Vagabond (Bluhammock)
2009: The Grown Folks Table ( Vagabond Records and Tapes )
Singles
1992: " Tennessee (Arrested Development song)|Tennessee " - US Pop #6, US R& B #1, US Rap #1, UK Singles Chart|UK #46
1992: " People Everyday " - US Pop #8, US R& B #2, US Rap #1, UK #2
1992: " Mr. Wendal " - US Pop #6, US R& B #6, UK #4
1992: "Raining Revolution" - US R& B #49
1992: "Revolution" - US Pop #90, US Rap #20
1993: "Natural" - US R& B #90
1993: "Mama's Always On Stage" http://www.discogs.com/artist/Arrested+Development#p=2& t=Releases_All Discogs.com
1994: "United Front" - US R& B #66, US Rap #49
1994: "Ease My Mind" - US Pop #45, US R& B #14, US Rap #4, UK #33
2011: "Living" http://arresteddevelopmentmusic.com/living/ arresteddevelopment.comcite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 30
See also
List of number-one R& B hits (United States)
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
References
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External links
commons category|Arrested Development
http://www.arresteddevelopmentmusic.com/ Official website of Arrested Development in the USA
official website| http://www.avexnet.or.jp/arrested/index.html of Arrested Development in Japan
http://www.speechmusic.com/ Official website of Speech
http://syn.org.au/syncast/ Radio Interview. Dec 2006 - 3SYN 90.7FM Melbourne, Australia
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php? id=82268 Arrested Development video interview at allaboutjazz.com
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