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About||the 2009 film|For Real (film)Infobox musical artist | name = For Real| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin =| genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , Pop music|pop , Dance music|dance | years_active = 1993& ndash;1999| label = Arista Records A& M Records , Rowdy Records | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Wendi Williams Latanyia Baldwin Josina Elder Necia Bray-Gates| notable_instruments = For Real was an United States|American Contemporary R& B|R& B and Soul music|soul quartet, that formed in 1993.cite web|url= http://books.google.com.tw/books? id=9MADAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA36& dq=%22SOUL+TRAIN+AWARDS%22& lr=& num=100& as_brr=0& as_pt=MAGAZINES& cd=1#v=onepage& q=%22SOUL%20TRAIN%20AWARDS%22& f=false |title=Jet - Google ?? |publisher=Books.google.com.tw |date= |accessdate=2012-04-10 In the latter part of that decade they were nominated for a Grammy Award|Grammy , Billboard Music Award , and Soul Train Music Award .
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For Real secured their recording contract by accident. "We were picking up our manager from the airport. So we decided to greet him with an acappella song. Someone from A& M Records just happened to be in the airport and heard them perform. Not long after, they were signed," said Latanyia Baldwin. http://www.alamhof.org/baldwin.htm Alamhof.org
The band released their debut album, '' It's a Natural Thang , with production from Brian McKnight on A& M Records in 1994, and it became a critical success, including a rare four stars from Rolling Stone '' magazine. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/137865? rnd=1138570405851& has-player=true& version=6.0.8.1024 Rollingstone.com Their first Single (music)|single , "You Don't Wanna Miss" hit #28 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Record chart|chart , courtesy of a danceable new jack swing remix by Steve "Silk" Hurley , which was featured in the song's Music video|video . A second single, "Easy to Love", peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100| Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album scored another chart hit with the a cappella love song, "You Don't Know Nothin'", which was written and produced by Mervyn Warren , and which peaked at #27. The song peaked at #54 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1995.cite 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= 207 The album sold over one million copies worldwide, and peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200 .
In 1995, the band appeared in Italy|Italian Vogue (magazine)|Vogue , modeling men's suits. They toured alongside Stevie Wonder ,cite web|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=ezkDAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA56& lpg=PA56& dq=%22Stevie+Wonder%22+%22For+Real%22+%22Conversation+Peace%22& source=bl& ots=PuFfFmehJC& sig=MqpvPtox6tjf0G6-v1gBK42uJWM& hl=en& ei=VhVWTISkHoT68AbVu8SPBA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=10& ved=0CDUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage& q=%22Stevie%20Wonder%22%20%22For%20Real%22%20%22Conversation%20Peace%22& f=false |title=Jet - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date=1995-05-08 |accessdate=2012-04-10 and lent their voices to the Martin Scorsese film project Grace of My Heart . The foursome also forayed into acting with appearances in the film Shake, Rattle and Rock& #33; (1994 film)|Shake, Rattle and Rock! starring Renée Zellweger and Howie Mandel http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111147/ IMDb.com on Showtime (TV network)|Showtime .
They also hit the US Top 20 with the single " Freedom (Theme from Panther)|Freedom (Theme from Panther ) " featuring Aaliyah , TLC (band)|TLC , En Vogue , BlackGirl , SWV , and Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams from the film Panther . They also recorded a duet with Stevie Wonder called " Stubborn Kind of Fellow ", which appeared on the Marvin Gaye tribute album , Inner City Blues: The Music of Marvin Gaye . http://www.discogs.com/release/398640 Discogs.com For Real also recorded songs for the soundtracks of the films Waiting to Exhale and Fled .
Vquote|right|width=400px|Paying homage to the Motown sound with "Like I Do", the Marvelettes -inspired first single and video from their second album, Free (their first for Rowdy Records), they call their sound an answer to "counterfeit R& B". "During the Motown era, artists sang with passion," says Josina, who founded the group back in 1986 in Los Angeles. "That's what's missing from a lot of today's music. But don't worry, we're bringing it back!"| Josina Elder|LookSmartParents.com http://www.looksmartparents.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_n8_v27/ai_18878628 Looksmartparents.com After a label change from A& M to Dallas Austin's Arista Records|Arista imprint Rowdy Records in 1996, For Real struck again with the Dallas Austin|Austin -produced, 60s-leaning single "Like I Do", from their second album Free (For Real album)|Free . "Like I Do" hit #10 on the Billboard singles chart. The video also earned a Billboard nomination for Best R& B Clip; the album made the Top 100, and sold nearly 400,000 copies in the US. The album's next and last single was the Diane Warren -penned pop ballad "The Saddest Song I Ever Heard" which hit #65 on the Top 100 singles chart. The band performed "Saddest Song" on the TV series All That . Free included production from top R& B/pop producers like Babyface (musician)|Babyface , Mario Winans , and Jon B. .
The band also recorded three songs ("I Do", "Born to Love That Boy" and "Unwanted Number") and appeared in the critically acclaimed film Grace of My Heart . The film's soundstrack won a Satellite Award in 1997. http://www.discogs.com/release/559377 Discogs.com http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll? p=avg& sql=2:389006 Allmovie.com
In January 1997, the band won an American Music Award for their work on the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, in Summer 1997, the group earned a Soul Train Award nomination for Album of the Year (By a Group, Band or Duo) for Free .
In 1999, Wendi Williams lent her voice to the Emmy Award|Emmy -winning film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge with Halle Berry , in which Berry plays a singer but Williams is behind her singing voice. http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9908/20/dandridge.donna/ Edition.cnn.com
In 2002, their song "Love Will Be Waiting at Home" appeared in the film Two Can Play That Game , which starred Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut .
In 2009, CoryLavel began to work with Josina Elder on her new album.
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