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Other uses|High five (disambiguation)Refimprove|date=August 2008Infobox musical artist| name = Hi-Five| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Waco, Texas | genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B , Pop music|Pop , New Jack Swing | occupation = Vocal music group| years_active = 1990–1994 2005–present| Label(s) = Jive Records|Jive , RCA Records|RCA | current_members = Marcus Sanders Treston Irby Shannon Gill Terrell Carr Dre Ramseur| past_members = Tony Thompson (singer)|Tony Thompson (deceased) Russell Neal Roderick Clark Toriano Easley Deion Braxton Darrell Payne Hi-Five is an American Contemporary R& B|R& B quintet based out of Waco, Texas , who had a #1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100 in the early 1990s with " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) ". Hi-Five was formed in 1990, and consisted of the late Tony Thompson (singer)|Tony Thompson , Roderick "Pooh" Clark, Marcus Sanders, Russell Neal, and Toriano Easley. Easley was later replaced by Treston Irby.
Rise to fame
Hi-Five was originally signed to Jive Records in late 1989 and released their first album, Hi-Five , in 1990. http://www.rememberingrhythmandblues.com/2007_01_01_archive.html The album went platinum and was produced by legendary producer Teddy Riley (producer)|Teddy Riley ; it included such singles as "I Just Can't Handle It" (R& B #10), "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (Pop #8, R& B #1), and their biggest hit to date, "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)", which went to number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the U.S. Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do? model.vnuArtistId=22902& model.vnuAlbumId=750801|title=Hi-Five Billboard Chart History|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-08-30 The group was aggressively marketed by Jive and was part of the " new jack swing " sound that dominated much of the early to mid-1990s urban contemporary radio format. Hi-Five enjoyed marginal mainstream success and were essentially similar in design to R& B counterparts such as H-Town (band)|H-Town , Shai , Public Announcement , and perhaps most notably, Boyz II Men .
Hi-Five's second LP, ''Keep It Goin' On'', came out in 1992. Though not as successful as their debut effort, several tracks from this album, including "She's Playing Hard To Get" (Pop #5, R& B #2) and the R. Kelly -penned "Quality Time" (Pop #38, R& B #3) got major airplay in East Coast (US) urban markets. Shortly after this album was released, Roderick "Pooh" Clark was involved in a near-fatal automobile accident. In 1993, Hi-Five emerged with a third album, Faithful , which featured the songs "Unconditional Love" (Pop #92, R& B #21) and "Never Should've Let You Go" (Pop #30, R& B #10). "Unconditional Love" was also featured in the multi-platinum Menace II Society soundtrack, and received extensive airplay on urban contemporary stations throughout the summer of 1993 as the movie increased in popularity.
Later years
After Hi-Five disbanded around 1994, Thompson released a solo album, Sexsational , in 1995. He scored a minor hit with "I Wanna Love Like That."
In 2005, Thompson re-incarnated Hi-Five with four new members. Their album The Return was released in 2006 on Thompson's independent label, N'Depth.
On June 1, 2007, Thompson died with no official word released by the family of his cause of death. But the autopsy report stated that there were no illegal drugs or alcohol in his system when he passed. There were traces of methadone which is used for treatment for heroin addiction. He was found to have died as the result of a freon overdose after he had been inhalant abuse|inhaling it from an air conditioning unit. http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog/91978 He was laid to rest in his hometown of Waco, Texas on June 9, 2007.cite web|url= http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/07/tony_thompson_autopsy_rpt/|title=Tony Thompson Death Ruled Accidental OD|last=Shepard|first=Julianne|date=2007-07-04|publisher=vibe.com|accessdate=2008-08-29cite web|url= http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/06/tony_thompson_obit/|title=UPDATE: Hi-Five's Tony Thompson, 1975-2007|last=Shepard|first=Julianne|date=2007-06-04|publisher=vibe.com|accessdate=2008-08-29
Discography
Albums
1990: Hi-Five (Jive/Novus) - US Pop #38, US R& B #1
1992: ''Keep It Goin' On (Jive/Novus) - US Pop #82, US R& B #9
1993: Faithful (Jive) - US Pop #105, US R& B #
1994: Greatest Hits (Jive)
2005: The Return (N'Depth Entertainment)
Singles
1990: "I Just Can't Handle It" - US R& B #10
1991: " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) " - US Pop #1, US R& B #1, UK Singles Chart|UK #43cite 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= 252
1991: " I Can't Wait Another Minute " - US Pop #8, US R& B #1
1991: "Just Another Girlfriend" - US Pop #88, US R& B #41
1992: "She's Playing Hard to Get" - US Pop #5, US R& B #2, UK #55
1992: "Quality Time" - US #38, R& B #3
1993: "Mary, Mary" - US R& B #50
1993: "Unconditional Love" - US Pop #92, US R& B #21
1993: "Never Should've Let You Go" - US Pop #30, US R& B #10
1994: "Faithful" - US R& B #52
1994: "What Can I Say to You (To Justify My Love)" - US R& B #72
"What Can I Say to You (To Justify My Love)" (w/ Nuttin Nyce)
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