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Biography
Refimprove|date=April 2009Infobox musical artist|name = Silk|background = group_or_band|image =|caption =|origin = Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , United States |genre = Contemporary R& B|R& B |years_active = 1989–present|label = Elektra Records|Elektra Liquid 8 Shanachie Records|Shanachie Silk Music Group|associated_acts = Keith Sweat |current_members = Tim Cameron Jimmy Gates Gary "Big G" Glenn Jonathen "John-John" Rasboro Gary Jenkins|Gary "Lil G" Jenkins Silk is an United States|American Contemporary R& B|R& B musical ensemble|group , formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia .
Career
Silk are best known for their hit record|hit single (music)|singles , "Happy Days", " Freak Me " from their debut album , Lose Control (album)|Lose Control . Another hit from Lose Control , "Girl U For Me", helped the album reach RIAA certification|double platinum status. They later had success with singles such as "I Can Go Deep", "Hooked On You", "Don't Rush", "If You" (released February 23, 1999) "Meeting In My Bedroom", and "We're Calling You."
Silk was discovered by the musician Keith Sweat . The group was originally a quintet made up of Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates, Gary "Big G" Glenn, Gary Jenkins|Gary "Lil G" Jenkins and Jonathen "John-John" Rasboro. In 2002, Elektra Records dropped Silk and Keith Sweat from the record label|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 . In addition to discovering Keith Sweat, Silk and Sweat both appeared in the group, Black Men United on the track, "U Will Know" for the movie, Jason's Lyric '' the film's soundtrack.
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 cover version of Blue Magic (band)|Blue Magic 's " Sideshow (song)|Sideshow ". That song reunited them with their mentor Keith Sweat. However, without Jenkins as lead vocalist, the album received poor sales despite its appearance in the Billboard 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 R& B songs including "Adore" by Prince (artist)|Prince , " Always and Forever (Heatwave song)|Always and Forever " by Heatwave (band)|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 reunited with Jenkins at the end of 2007, and began recording a new album.
Members
Gary Glenn
Jonathan Rasboro
Timothy Cameron
Jimmy Gates
B. Judge
Gary Jenkins|Gary "Lil G" Jenkins
Discography
Albums
R& B chart
1992
1995
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2010
Singles
1992: "Happy Days" (#86 Billboard Hot 100|U.S. , #13 Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R& B )
1993: " Freak Me " (#1 U.S., #1 U.S R& B, UK Singles Chart|UK #46)
1993: "Lose Control/Girl U For Me" (#26 U.S., #4 U.S. R& B, UK 67)
1993: "It Had to Be You" (#45 U.S R& B)
1993: "Baby It's You" (UK #44)
1994: "I Can Go Deep" (#71 U.S., #22 U.S. R& B)
1994: "Cry On" (from the film Blankman )
1995: "Hooked On You" (#54 U.S., #12 U.S. R& B)
1996: "Don't Rush" (#91 U.S., #39 U.S. R& B)
1999: "If You" (#13 U.S., #4 U.S. R& B)
1999: "Meeting In My Bedroom" (#62 U.S., #15 U.S. R& B)
2000: "Let's Make Love" (#58 U.S. R& B)
2000: "Tonight"
2001: "More"
2001: "We're Callin' You" (#56 U.S. R& B)
2004: "Side Show" (#66 U.S. R& B)
2006: "Secret Garden (Seduction Suite)"
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= 498
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