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Infobox musical artist| name = Soul for Real| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Wheatley Heights, New York , United States|U.S. | genre = Urban Contemporary|Urban , Contemporary R& B|R& B , Electronic dance music|Club/Dance | years_active = 1992–present| label = Uptown Records (1994-1997)
Chrome Dome/ Warlock Records|Warlock (1999)
Aljoba Music Group (2007-present)| associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Jason Dalyrimple
Brian Dalyrimple
Andre Dalyrimple
Christopher Dalyrimple|past_members =
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.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=119315|title=Soul for Real: Artist Bio|last=Bush|first=John |publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2009-03-20cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? pid=119315& aid=163425|title=Soul for Real Discography: Candy Rain |publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2009-03-20 Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot 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.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do? model.vnuArtistId=119315& model.vnuAlbumId=362530|title=Soul for Real: Artist Chart History|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2009-03-20

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.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? pid=119315& aid=190872|title=Soul for Real Discography: For Life |publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2009-03-20 Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot

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.cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? pid=119315& aid=362530|title=Soul for Real Discography: Heat |publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2009-03-20 Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot

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.cite web|url= http://allhiphop.com/stories/alternatives/archive/2007/07/25/18308480.aspx|title=Soul For Real: Perfect Independent Timing |last=Richburg|first=Chris |date=2007-07-25|publisher=allhiphop.com|accessdate=2009-03-21 The album title has been changed to "Journey".

Discography


Albums


YearAlbumPeak chart positionsCertifications
U.S. U.S. R& B
1995Candy Rain (album)>Candy Rain
  • Released: March 28, 1995
  • Label: Uptown Records|Uptown / MCA Records|MCA
  • 235
  • 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=50title=Soul for Real Certificationswork= Recording Industry Association of America accessdate=1-5-2012
    1996 For Life
  • Released: September 24, 1996
  • Label: Uptown / Universal Records|Universal
  • 11929
    1999Heat
  • Released: May 18, 1999
  • Label: Chrome Dome

  • Singles


    YearSingle Chart positionsAlbum
    U.S. Hot U.S. R& B
    1995" Candy Rain (song)21 Candy Rain
    " Every Little Thing I Do "1711
    "If You Want It"-53
    1996"Never Felt This Way"-- For Life...
    1997"Love You So"-64
    1999"Can't Wait"-- Heat
    2008"One Man" (featuring Jadakiss )-- The Unknown


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  • Allmusic|class=album|id=r415366

  • http://www.music.com/group/soul_for_real/1/ Soul for Real at Music.com

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/soul_for_real/ Soul for Real at Yahoo.com


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