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Biography

Soul for Real (also known as Soul 4 Real and Soul IV Real ) is an Contemporary R& B|R& B group from Wheatley Heights, New York , made up of brothers Andre (born April 4, 1974), Brian (born December 14, 1975), Christopher (born April 30, 1973), and Jason Dalyrimple (born May 10, 1980). The group is best known for its three albums and various singles released in the 1990s.

Career

Formed in 1992, Soul for Real signed with Uptown Records and released their debut album Candy Rain (album)|Candy Rain on March 28, 1995. Produced by Heavy D , Candy Rain 's first single was the album's Candy Rain (song)|title track . The song hit #1 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs and peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100 chart . Their second single, " Every Little Thing I Do ", reached #11 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs and #17 on the Hot 100 chart.

Soul for Real's second album, For Life , was produced by Sean Combs and released on September 24, 1996. The album peaked at #119 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 , and the album's second single "Love You So" peaked at #64 on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs in 1997.

The group moved to independent label Chrome Dome Records for their third album, Heat (Soul for Real album)|Heat . After a distribution deal with Tommy Boy Records|Tommy Boy Music fell through, Warlock Records took over distribution and released the album on May 18, 1999. The album failed to chart.

In 2000, popular Houston, Texas-based hip-hop and rap artist E.S.G. (Cedric Hill) released the album City Under Siege (album)|City Under Siege which included the track "Grippin' Grain" (featuring Slim Thug and DeShawn Hill). With different lyrics, the chorus in ESG's "Grippin' Grain" borrowed the catchy music and melody from the chorus of Soul for Real's immensely popular "Candy Rain" track released five years earlier.

In 2007, Soul for Real formed their own label, Aljoba Music Group (AMG), and began work on their fourth studio album tentatively entitled The Unknown . The single "One Man" (featuring Jadakiss ) was released in 2008. The album title has been changed to "Journey".

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Year	Album	U.S.	U.S. R& B	Certifications
1995	Candy Rain (album)>Candy Rain Released: March 28, 1995 Label: Uptown Records\|Uptown / MCA Records\|MCA	23	5	Recording Industry Association of America\|US : Platinumcite web	url=http:/ / riaa.com/ goldandplatinumdata.php? resultpage=1& table=SEARCH_RESULTS& action=& title=& artist=Soul%20for%20Real& format=album& debutLP=& category=& sex=& releaseDate=& requestNo=& type=& level=& label=& company=& certificationDate=& awardDescription=& catalogNo=& aSex=& rec_id=& charField=& gold=& platinum=& multiPlat=& level2=& certDate=& album=& id=& after=& before=& startMonth=1& endMonth=1& startYear=1958& endYear=2010& sort=CertificationDate& perPage=50	title=Soul for Real Certifications	work= Recording Industry Association of America	accessdate=1-5-2012
1996	For Life Released: September 24, 1996 Label: Uptown / Universal Records\|Universal	119	29
1999	Heat Released: May 18, 1999 Label: Chrome Dome	–	–

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions		Album
Year	Single	U.S. Hot	U.S. R& B	Album
1995	" Candy Rain (song)	2	1	Candy Rain
	" Every Little Thing I Do "	17	11
	"If You Want It"	-	53
1996	"Never Felt This Way"	-	-	For Life...
1997	"Love You So"	-	64	For Life...
1999	"Can't Wait"	-	-	Heat
2008	"One Man" (featuring Jadakiss )	-	-	The Unknown

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