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About|The Whispers, an R& B vocal group from the U.S.|the Australian band of this name|Ray Brown & The WhispersRefimprove|date=April 2009Infobox musical artist| name = The Whispers| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles , California , United States|U.S. | genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B Boogie (genre)|Boogie Dance music|Dance Soul music|Soul Funk Disco Synthpop | years_active = 1964–present| label = Janus Records|Janus Solar Records|Solar Capitol Records|Capitol | associated_acts = Collage (band)|Collage | website = http://thewhispers.com Official website| current_members = Leaveil Degree Nicholas Caldwell Wallace Scott Walter Scott Russell Horne| past_members = Marcus Hutson Gordy Harmon Jerry McNeil The Whispers are a long-established Rhythm and blues|R& B - dance music|dance human voice|vocal band (music)|group from Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles , California , with a consistent track record of hit records dating back to the late 1960s.
Career
The Whispers formed in 1964 in Watts, California . The original members included the twin sibling|brothers , Wallace "Scotty" and Walter Scott, along with Gordy Harmon, Marcus Hutson and Nicholas Caldwell. In 1973, Harmon was replaced by former Friends of Distinction member Leaveil Degree. Scotty Scott's fluid, melodic voice is featured on virtually all of their hits.
The group scored many hit record|hit s on the Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs|R& B and Billboard Hot 100 record chart|charts throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and they hit Chart-topper|#1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1980 with " And the Beat Goes On (The Whispers song)|And the Beat Goes On " (not to be confused with Sonny and Cher 's " The Beat Goes On ") / "Can You Do the Boogie" / "Out the Box". In 1987, they enjoyed a brief tenure in the Top 40 when " Rock Steady (The Whispers song)|Rock Steady " became their first Top 40|Top 10 success on the Hot 100 (it reached #7) while also capturing the #1 spot on the R& B chart.
Although they recorded mainly in Philadelphia in the early to mid 70s, most of their studio work has been in Los Angeles. Their most successful period was in the 1980s with Solar Records (Sound Of Los Angeles Records), run by their manager at the time, Dick Griffey . The Whispers later founded their own Black Tie record label .
The group opened Game 2 of the 1989 World Series at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with their rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner|the National Anthem .
Marcus Hutson left the group in 1992 due to illness. According to the Whispers' website, when Hutson died in 2000 they vowed to never replace him, and now perform as a quartet.
Jerry McNeil resigned his position as keyboardist in the later part of 1993, to spend more time with his family.
Band members
Wallace "Scotty" Scott (born September 23, 1943, Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth , Texas )
Walter Scott (born September 23, 1943, Fort Worth, Texas)
Marcus Hutson (born January 8, 1943, St. Louis, Missouri|St Louis , Missouri , died 2000)
Nicholas Caldwell (born April 5, 1944, Loma Linda, California|Loma Linda , California)
Leaveil Degree (born July 31, 1948, New_Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana )
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Holiday albums
Year
Album
Chart positions
Record label
US
US R& B
1979
Happy Holidays to You (album)
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50
SOLAR Records
1982
Happy Holidays to You (re-release)
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1994
Christmas Moments
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Capitol Records
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Live albums
Year
Album
Chart positions
Record label
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US R& B
2007
Live from Las Vegas
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Satin Tie
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Compilation albums
Year
Album
Chart positions
Record label
US
US R& B
1975
Greatest Hits
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Janus Records
1982
The Best of the Whispers
180
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SOLAR Records
1989
Vintage Whispers
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1990
In the Mood
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Greatest Hits
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Unidisc Music
1994
30th Anniversary Anthology
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Sanctuary Records Group
1996
Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1
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87
SOLAR
1997
Greatest Hits
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89
2000
The Best of the Whispers
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EMI-Capitol Special Markets
2001
Early Gold & New Spins
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Cleopatra Records
Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 2
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SOLAR
2002
Best of the Whispers
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Bertelsmann Music Group
2003
Anthology
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The Right Stuff Records
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Singles
Year
Single
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US A/ C
US Dance
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1970
"Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong"
50
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"There's a Love for Everyone"
116
31
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1971
"Your Love Is So Doggone Good"
93
19
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1972
"Can't Help But Love You"
114
35
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"I Only Meant to Wet My Feet"
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27
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"Somebody Loves You"
94
45
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1974
"A Mother for My Children"
92
32
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"Bingo"
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40
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"What More Can a Girl Ask For? "
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60
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"Where There Is Love"
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15
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1975
"In Love Forever"
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1976
"One for the Money (Part 1)"
88
10
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4
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"Living Together (In Sin)"
101
21
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1977
"You're Only as Good as You Think You Are"
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91
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"Make It with You"
94
10
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16
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"I'm Gonna Make You My Wife"
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1978
"(Let's Go) All the Way"
101
10
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"(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out"
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13
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1979
"Can't Do without Love"
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43
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"Homemade Lovin'"
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66
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"A Song for Donny"
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21
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1980
" And the Beat Goes On (song)
19
1
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1
2
"Lady"
28
3
40
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55
" My Girl (The Temptations song)
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26
1981
"It's a Love Thing"
28
2
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4
9
"I Can Make It Better"
105
40
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44
"This Kind of Lovin'"
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17
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20
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1982
"In the Raw"
103
8
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8
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"Emergency"
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22
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1983
"Tonight"
84
4
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18
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"Keep on Lovin' Me"
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4
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"This Time"
110
32
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81
1984
"Contagious"
105
10
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59
56
1985
"Some Kinda Lover"
106
17
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91
"Don't Keep Me Waiting"
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60
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"Hello Stranger" (with Carrie Lucas )
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20
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1987
"And the Beat Goes On" (re-release)
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45
" Rock Steady (The Whispers song)
7
1
49
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38
"Special F/ X"
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69
"Just Gets Better with Time"
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12
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"In the Mood"
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1988
"No Pain, No Gain"
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1990
"Innocent"
55
3
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"My Heart Your Heart"
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1991
"Is It Good to You"
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"I Want 2B the 1 4U"
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58
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1995
"Make Sweet Love to Me"
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"Come on Home"
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60
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1996
" Caravan of Love " (with The Rippingtons
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89
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1997
" My, My, My "
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73
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Legacy
"Can't Help But Love You" was sampled by Mobb Deep on their promotional single Drop a Gem on 'em .
"And the Beat Goes On" would later be sampling (music)|sampled on Will Smith 's 1998 song , " Miami (Will Smith song)|Miami ".
It can also be heard in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ; on the fictional radio station Fever 105; and is available on the game's aside selling merchandise of the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack .
The Rippingtons recorded a version of " Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now " on their Compact Disc|CD album, Brave New World (Rippingtons album)|Brave New World . The recording included samples of both "And the Beat Goes On" and "Rock Steady".
"No Pain, No Gain" would later be sampling (music)|sampled on Surkin 's 2008 track "Next Of Kin".
"So Good" was sampled by Madlib for Madvillain 's "Eye Featuring Stacy Epps"
Awards and recognition
The Whispers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.
See also
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
http://www.vocalgroup.org/inductees/the_whispers.html The Whispers Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page
http://www.wlatalent.com/roster/the_whispers/artistprofile.htm The Whispers at http://wlatalent.com Wenig-LaMonica Associates
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