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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Calloway| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati , Ohio , United States | genre = R& B | years_active = 1987 - present| label = SOLAR Records|SOLAR , Calloway Records|Calloway | associated_acts =| website = http://www.callowayrecords.com| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Calloway is an R& B duo of Cincinnati, Ohio , natives Reginald (born on January 23, 1955) and Vincent (born on January 5, 1957) Calloway . The brothers had a major chart-topper|hit in 1990 with " I Wanna Be Rich ". After the duo's sound recording and reproduction|recording career dried up, they became successful record producer s.
Biography
The sibling|brothers grew up around music with a father who played the trumpet , an uncle who played keyboard instrument|keyboards , and an aunt who sang opera . As teenagers, they began writing song s and forming band (music)|bands , and when attending Kentucky State University , they formed Midnight Star , a synthpop|synth - funk outfit that hit big in the early 1980s. The Calloways were instrumental (in multiple senses of the word) in orchestrating the band's 1983 multi-platinum breakthrough album, No Parking on the Dance Floor , and Midnight Star would continue to experience mainstream success throughout the brothers' tenure in the group.
After Star ran its course, the two left to focus on solo (music)|solo and producing work. During their time with Midnight Star, they had also written hits for musician|acts like Klymaxx ("Meeting in the Ladies Room"), and The Whispers ("Contagious.") Following their exit from Star, they continued writing for other musicians, such as Teddy Pendergrass ("Joy"), Gladys Knight & the Pips ("Love Overboard"), Natalie Cole ("Jump Start"), and Levert ("Casanova"), before forming their own eponymous group, Calloway in the late 1980s. As Calloway, the duo scored a number two Billboard Hot 100 hit and number five soul hit with "I Wanna Be Rich".cite book |title= Top R& B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=98 After scoring with the follow-ups "Sir Lancelot" (Top 20 R& B), "All the Way" and "Let's Get Smooth," (both R& B Top 40 hits), the hits dried up and the Calloways concentrated on production work. Yet they still release albums to this day.
Discography
Albums
1989: All the Way (Calloway album)|All the Way http://www.discogs.com/Calloway-All-The-Way/release/1824342 Calloway- All the Way @Discogs.com Retrieved 12-11-2010.
Songs
1. Sir Lancelot 2. I Wanna Be Rich 3. Love Circles 4. Freaks Compete 5. You Are My Everything 6. All the Way 7. I Want You 8. Sugar Free 9. You Can Count on Me 10. Holiday 11. I Wanna Be Rich 7" Version 12. I Wanna Be Rich Extended Mix http://www.amazon.com/All-Way-Calloway/dp/B00001ZTK9 Retrieved 1-11-2012.
1992: '' Let's Get Smooth
Singles
1989: "All the Way"
1989: "Sir Lancelot"
1990: " I Wanna Be Rich "
1992: "Let's Get Smooth" http://www.discogs.com/artist/Calloway Calloway discography @Discogs.com Retrieved 12-11-2010.
References
Primary sources|date=March 2007reflist DEFAULTSORT:Calloway (Band) Category:American pop music groups Category:Sibling duos Category:Musical duos Category:SOLAR Records artists
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