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"new jack swing" Definitions
  1. pop music usually performed by Black musicians that combines elements of jazz, funk, rap, and rhythm and blues
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New Jack Swing, house dancing, the jazz scene and punk reigned.
But who can resist the '90s nostalgia of this new jack swing jam?
In 24K Magic, Bruno Mars dove into 80s jheri curl funk and new jack swing with committed, colourful results.
"Monticello Ave" uses piano the way the Native Tongues might have, then slaps New Jack Swing-inspired vocal harmonies atop it.
Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin had set the pace; the pseudo-sacrilege of new jack swing was just around the corner.
"We didn't know just what we had," harmonizes the trio, while clad in the white suits of New Jack Swing groups past.
Nostalgia might be key here, as older Recording Academy voters appreciated the expert reconstructions of new jack swing and classic R&B.
It could be a subtle tribute to Michael Jackson's underrated New Jack Swing classic Dangerous or it could be about nuclear holocaust.
While everyone's been screaming about their bloody shoes she's been rapping over New Jack Swing beats and singing in Spanish on dancehall tracks.
"Circles," which he released last year, bops along with 90s R&B tat-tat snare drums and new jack swing-like cowbell samples.
Mr. Mars requested the new jack swing sound of Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown "and we were like, say no more," Mr. Romulus said.
Originally featured on Mars' 24K Magic, the song — co-written and produced by the Stereotypes — has a new jack-swing inspired beat and plenty of drums.
So I've always been a big fan of Houston rap, New Jack Swing, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis… I've always been kinda all over the place.
A new jack swing anthem from the group widely credited with beginning the innovations that would eventually lead to what is now understood as K-pop.
The song's new jack swing-like production reinforces that nostalgia, as does "Summatime," which looks back on teenage romance with a verse from regional rap forefather Wale.
" The outlier was "Here We Go," a song filled with Boyz II Men inspired harmonies, a New Jack Swing rhythm, and declarations of *NSYNC having "the flow.
Originally released on Mars' 2016 album, 24K Magic, the song — co-written and produced by the Stereotypes — has a new jack-swing inspired beat and plenty of drums.
Originally released on Mars' 2016 album, 24K Magic, the song — co-written and produced by the Stereotypes — has a new jack-swing inspired beat and plenty of drums.
Alongside black music exports from the US (hip-hop, new jack swing, R&B) and homegrown dance music, it took hold in the 90s and infiltrated youth culture.
But Mars' choreographed dancing — he more or less took the Fly Girl role — specifically updated the new jack swing dance style with a different kind of hip-hop subtlety.
During their heyday, the group infused rap and hip-hop into their music and laid the foundations for a new genre known as new jack swing in the 1980s.
He listens mostly to golden-era rappers now because he doesn't want to accidentally lift something from his contemporaries' styles, but he really prefers R&B going back to New Jack Swing.
But their vision was a marked divergence from the polished New Jack Swing style — suits and hard-bottomed shoes — that permeated R&B culture at the time, and Harrell wasn't sold without a fight.
Additionally, The Carry Nation, Honey Soundsystem, and Men's Room will play a club night dedicated to gay nightlife scenes across the US, and new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley will give a public lecture.
Reading Simpson's memoir is also a reminder of how white the teen pop boom of the aughts was, even as its most famous creations were all singing reinterpretations of soul and new jack swing.
Ayanis "Wait A Minute" Yes, please draw me in with your vocal callback to the New Jack swing gem "Too Close" by Next and then hit me with a song I cannot get out of my head, Ayanis.
There's something timeless about her music, which incorporates elements of New Jack Swing from the '90s and '70s funk and R&B in equal parts to create a retro style worn by a singer who is so completely now.
JON PARELES Another week, another reason to exult over the rise of Cardi B. On this remix of Bruno Mars's "Finesse," she raps with a turn-of-the-1990s cadence to go with the stinging New Jack Swing production.
She channels the sweetness of that era on "Shot Clock," flirts with new jack swing on "Dangerous" and on songs like "Cheap Shot" and "Close," delivers vocals that are husky but fluid, at a pace that's calm and unhurried.
Originally intended for Keith Sweat's Make It Last Forever, Kemp co-wrote the hit with Teddy Riley, and the song abandoned the conventions of typical 80s music, leaning on Riley's New Jack Swing union of R&B and hip-hop production.
JON CARAMANICA On the technically impressive and effortlessly floating "Don't Waste My Time," Usher channels the sensual side of New Jack Swing — a touch of Guy, a flicker of Ralph Tresvant — for one of his most convincing songs in years.
At 51, he's the recipient of a tribute at the storied theater for his contributions to New Jack Swing, the bouncy fusion of synth-pop gloss and hip-hop grooves that dominated the airwaves in the late 1980s and early '90s.
Relying on New Jack Swing horns, and with Chuck D as her first collaboration with a rap artist, Janet proved she was able to not only be malleable, but able to use a popular sound to pass along her message.
With their mix of New Jack Swing melodies and Run DMC-influenced rap, Krash Kozz became a sensation in their home country, and even managed to chart on the Asia Billboard charts, one of the first Asian hip hop acts to do so.
The iconic R&B group, formed by five black kids from the Orchard Park Projects of Roxbury (the "heart of Black culture in Boston"), burst onto the scene with bouncy, bubblegum pop and evolved into a smoother, more mature sound buoyed by new jack swing.
The R. Kelly rework of the original had her sultry voice cruising on a highway of new-jack swing, the era of greats like New Edition, Teddy Riley, Johnny Gill and other groups I'd dance and sing to back when I was a kid.
Other events will feature the Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares in concert (May 19), a conversation with the composer Alvin Lucier (May 1), tributes to the New Jack Swing genre (May 5), and a celebration of the New York label Sacred Bones (May 20).
Chilli, a backing dancer-turned-singer and last to join the group, brought sex appeal and mid-range vocals, Left Eye repped for the tomboys with her rap and T-Boz's contralto vocals underpinned it all, giving their early new jack swing a funk-R&B sensibility too.
The single sounds like a remake of a new jack swing Bobby Brown song, and that retro-ness is explicitly brought out in the music video Mars made with Cardi B (featured on a new remix), which recreates the stage and aesthetics of the '90s Fox sketch show In Living Color.
We break down the hip-hop infused world of new jack swing with the genre's creator Teddy Riley; we have En Vogue discuss how important dance and fashion were for R&B and the 1990s as a whole; Jodeci explain how their tough-but-sensual slow jam epics broke all the rules.
Originally featured on Mars' 24K Magic album, the song — co-written and produced by the Stereotypes — has a new jack-swing inspired beat and plenty of drums in the version with Cardi B. Of course, their performance brought the house down, and even included an extra verse from the rapper and a dance break to highlight Mars' skills.
A couple of hours later, a New Jack Swing-themed event was underway at Louie and Chan, except that it wasn't: The D.J.s, at least during the early part of the night, appeared to not have gotten the memo and were playing run-of-the-mill club hits, not the hard-snapping classics of the genre.
Arcane-001 healthily borrowed from bargain bin disco, 90s R&B ballads, and Fingers Inc-era Chicago house (there's even a Larry Heard sample); Arcane-002 and 003, on the other hand, are by Jamma Dee—a fresh, LA-based talent who makes what Rojas-Masferrer describes as "chopped-up New jack swing," spawned from years of digging for boogie records.
Other featured acts include an all-women hip-hop set featuring Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Remy Ma, and MC Lyte; a new jack swing set curated by a founder of the genre, Teddy Riley; alt-R&B favorites Kelela and Daniel Caesar; and many more, with classic artists and up-and-comers performing side by side over the festival's three nights at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
She performed alongside Bruno Mars, the night's big winner, for a lively version of the coolly tempered new jack swing revival number "Finesse," but there was no sign of "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)," her breakthrough single, which sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks last year, dethroning Taylor Swift on its way to becoming perhaps the most impactful and meaningful hip-hop hit of 2017.
New jack swing or swingbeatSilverton, Peter. is a digital go-go music created by Teddy Riley that was popular from the late-1980s to early-1990s. Washington, D.C. go-go is the origin of new jack swing, and sometimes new jack swing is called New York go-go. Its influence, along with hip hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive New York club scene.
"New Jack Swing" appears in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station CSR 103.9.
Easy Come, Easy Go is the second studio album, released in 1994, by the American new jack swing group Joe Public.
In 1995, Montell Jordan had a number one new jack swing hit, in "This is How We Do It", which after its release saw the popularity decline of the genre. The last hit single to use the classic new jack swing sound was Michael Jackson's "Blood on the Dance Floor", released in 1997.Anthony Violanti. (May 23, 1997).
Jeff Redd (born February 2, 1969), is an American singer who performed new jack swing-style R&B; music in the 1990s.
The 1989 film Ghostbusters II helped spread new jack swing with its theme song, "On Our Own" by Bobby Brown (who was nicknamed "The King of New Jack Swing"). NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air also boosted the spread of this culture, as the star of the show, Will Smith, was known initially for his hip-hop duo with DJ Jazzy Jeff. During the first episode of the series, Will Smith dances to the Soul II Soul new jack swing single "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)". In other episodes, he sings "Teddy's Jam" and "Rump Shaker".
"Finesse" is a new jack swing, funk and hip-hop soul song with a light influence of R&B.; The song draws it main inspiration from the early 1990s new jack swing sound. The original version was composed in the key of A-flat major at a tempo of 124 beats per minute. Mars' vocal range spans from E4 to D6.
The two singles released found greater success; "New Jack Swing", which features New jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley, reached No. 1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, while "Juicy" made it to No. 6 on the same chart. This was the only album by the group to include member Brandon Mitchell, as he would be shot down less than a year later on August 8, 1990.
Thriller remains the only music video recognized by the National Film Registry. Janet Jackson collaborated with former Prince associates Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis on her third studio album Control (1986); the album's second single "Nasty" has been described as the origin of the new jack swing sound, a genre innovated by Teddy Riley. Riley's work on Keith Sweat's Make It Last Forever (1987), Guy's Guy (1988), and Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel (1998) made new jack swing a staple of contemporary R&B; into the mid-1990s. New jack swing was a style and trend of vocal music, often featuring rapped verses and drum machines.
The album started recording in October 1987 and was completed in March 1988. A new jack swing album, Guy incorporates hip hop, R&B;, and funk styles.
In October 2004, "So You Like What You See" appeared on the popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.
They continued to act as songwriters, writing the song "Keep It Comin'" for fellow New Jack Swing artist Keith Sweat in 1991 as well as songs for Tyrese.
A Different World and In Living Color are other television programs of the era which exhibit influences from the new jack swing style. Video Soul, Soul Train, Showtime at the Apollo as well as the late night talk show The Arsenio Hall Show also helped to promote these acts. House Party with Kid 'n Play, Boyz n the Hood, Juice, New Jack City, Boomerang, Above the Rim, Poetic Justice, used New Jack Swing songs in their soundtracks. Dance-oriented artists such as Michael Jackson, the Good Girls, Jane Child, Tammy Lucus, Abstrac, Nayobe, Paula Abdul and Bell Biv DeVoe also have new jack swing elements in their late 1980s and early 1990s output.
"Reminisce" is a new jack swing song inspired by 1970s soul music. The Observer noted that the song "hinted at the loss and melancholy behind much of hip hop's aggression".
To date the most successful new jack swing album is Dangerous, released in 1991 by Michael Jackson, produced by Jackson and Riley, which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
Antonio "Tony" Terry (born March 12, 1964) is an American soul/new jack swing singer from Washington, D.C., who had several R&B; hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
"Live and Learn" is a song by American new jack swing group Joe Public, released in 1992 as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It was a success, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, number three in the Netherlands and New Zealand and number ten in Belgium, becoming the group's most successful single. It was ranked number 16 on complex.com's list of 25 best new jack swing songs of all time.
Mayday is the fifth studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Warrior Records on June 16, 1998. It also the first album in six years, featuring all five returning members.
KRS-one reports that DJ Red Alert played this song three times in a row and that the crowd was very engaged. The song had an influence on the new jack swing genre.
"So You Like What You See" is new jack swing song by Samuelle from his album Living in Black Paradise. The hit song spent two weeks at number-one on the US R&B; chart, but did not place on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video is notable for featuring a young Tyra Banks. In October 2004 So You Like What You See appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on New jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.
A Lil' Sumpin' Sumpin' is the fourth studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Bust It Records on July 22, 1994. It is also the only album that includes just three members.
Jaechan and Munik formed the sub-unit Dongkiz I:Kan and they released the new jack swing single "Y.O.U" on July 7. Dongkiz's third single album The Conscious is scheduled to be released on August 19.
The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine, and hardware samplers, which was popular during the golden age of hip hop, with contemporary R&B; style singing.
"My Prerogative" is considered a new jack swing anthem, that merges hip hop beats with elements of synthpop and soul. It features a triplet swing in the sixteenth note, as included in many of Riley's productions. Jake Brown said in his book Your body's calling me: music, love, sex & money (2003), that like most new jack swing songs from the late 1980s, it was composed by "punchy, street-savvy beats, with sexually energetic melodies and poppy choruses". The bassline of the track was described by Cam'Ron Davis of CMJ New Music Monthly as "truly sinister".
It fuses the rhythms, samples, and production techniques of hip hop and dance- pop with the urban contemporary sound of R&B.; The new jack swing style developed as many previous music styles did, by combining elements of older styles with newer sensibilities. It used R&B; style vocals sung over hip hop and dance-pop style influenced instrumentation. The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine, and hardware samplers, which were popular during the Golden Age of Hip Hop, with contemporary R&B; style singing.
This list contains singers and groups who performed in the new jack swing (or swingbeat) style, a hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. It fuses the rhythms, samples and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop music with the urban contemporary sound of R&B.; The new jack swing style developed as many previous R&B; styles did, by combining elements of older styles with newer trends. It uses mellifluously soulful solo or harmonizing vocals sung over rhythms and "street" beats derived from urban musical influences.
Michaelangelo Matos was more critical in The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), finding the record "interesting primarily for its guest stars" and "for the fact that it now sounds as dated as the new jack swing it apes".
There are Christian singers with a balanced R&B; and contemporary gospel blend whereas other singers fuse hip hop with contemporary R&B;, a combination that has been in existence since the 1980s."New Jack Swing." . Wikipedia, July 17, 2014. Web.
Another Bad Creation (sometimes called ABC for short)CD Baby: ANOTHER BAD CREATION: Grady Baby Compilation E.P.. Retrieved November 7, 2007. is an American hip hop and new jack swing group from Atlanta, Georgia who were active in the early 1990s.
"Mío" is a dance-pop song with elements of pop rock, new jack swing and new wave. The song's instrumentation features synthesizers, keyboards and guitars. As for the lyrics, according to several entertainment journalists, "Mío" contains concrete, direct and elegant phrases.
"That's What I Like" is a hip hop soul, new jack swing, R&B;, and funk song. It was composed in the key of B minor at a tempo of 134 beats per minute. Mars' vocal range spans from G4 to C5. The song features Mars in the center of the track, supported by enthusiastic backing vocals, Boyz II Men-style finger-snaps, a "silky pre-chorus", and "punctuating ad libs". Bill Lamb of ThoughtCo described the single as an "R&B; groove, giving a nod to the new jack swing music of the late 1980s and early 1990s".
Billboard Andrew Unterberger said the song is reminiscent of the R&B; from the early 1990s, infused with New Jack Swing and a little hip-hop, comparing it to the "harmonies and Uptown production of early Jodeci". Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone wrote that the track "brings the silky vibes" of R. Kelly's 12 Play (1993) "into the boom of modern trap". Chris Molanphy from Slate defined "That's What I Like" as a mix of the "80s-into-90s styles like New Edition pop-and-B and New Jack Swing" infused with "the skittering, thumping 808 drums of a modern trap" song.
The album version of "Finesse" has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian praised the song for paying homage to new jack swing, calling it a "resurrection". Nick Levine, writing for NME, thought the song is "pitch-perfect pastiche of the new jack swing sound that recalls" Jackson's "Remember The Time" (1992). AllMusic's Andy Kellman said "Finesse" reminded him of "the era when Teddy Riley, Dave 'Jam' Hall, and Dr. Freeze fused hip-hop with electronic post-disco R&B; pioneered by Leon Sylvers III, Kashif, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis".
"If I Had No Loot" incorporates a new jack swing beat, pronounced guitar licks, and a tempo of 108 beats per minute. It has 1960s Stax southern soul influences. The song also contains vocal samples from hip hop songs, including the "da-da-da-day" chant from Boogie Down Productions' 1987 song "Remix for P Is Free" and the line "and you can new jack swing on my nuts!" from Ice Cube's 1991 song "The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit". According to Raphael Wiggins, the song is about "fair-weather friends" and "people who come around you for fraudulent reasons".
The Incredible Sound Machine, which tended to favor new jack swing and house music over hip hop, was considered both a critical and commercial disappointment. Shortly after the tour and promotion related to the release of The Incredible Sound Machine, Mantronix disbanded.
Joe Public is an American new jack swing group from Buffalo, New York. The group consists of lead singer and bass guitarist Kevin Scott, keyboardist and guitarist Jake Carter, percussionist and drummer Dwight "Mr. Dew" Wyatt and lead guitarist Joe "J.R." Sayles.
Favorites is a compilation album of hit songs by R&B; singer Johnny Gill. In October 2004, the remix of "Rub You the Right Way" appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.
"Too Hot" is a dance-pop and new jack swing song co-written by Alanis Morissette and Leslie Howe, and produced by Howe for Morissette's debut album, Alanis (1991). It was released as the album's first single in May 1991 (see 1991 in music).
It included the uptempo new jack swing tracks "I Found Lovin'" and "Come and Get Your Lovin'," and the ballad "Love High." Two of the album's singles found their way onto the Billboard R&B; chart: "What Goes Around Comes Around" reached #53, and "Love High" reached #16. The album A Quiet Storm had major producers such as Devante Swing from Jodeci and Timmy Allen as well as The Untouchables Dave "Jam" Hall and Eddie F. It had a strong underground following in the UK, where it fared well by being played on Black radio stations. Remixes were played on Westwood's Capital Rap Show New Jack Swing segment.
"Bullseye" (1987) became the group's last major hit, as the New Jack Swing boom began taking over the airwaves. Tyrone Griffin - one of the later members of Lakeside - has a son in the music industry, Tyrone Griffin, Jr. - known to the public as singer Ty Dolla $ign.
Damien Scott from Complex felt that the song was a nice departure from the hip hop and new jack swing inspired songs that comprised a large portion of Aaliyah's debut album. He also mentioned that the song "showed a young women [sic] on the cusp of adulthood".
En Vogue's cover of "Who's Lovin' You" was attached to the beginning of their first single, "Hold On" (1990), which was written as an answer song to Robinson's composition. The idea was born when, while the ladies were practicing the song in producer Denzil Foster's car, when he accidentally turned on a drum machine, creating an interesting juxtaposition of old school hip hop and new jack swing. The opening section of "Hold On", released as the group's first single, was an a cappella version of the song's first verse. Once the ladies reach the line "and I wonder/who's lovin' you", a drum machine kicks in and starts a new jack swing beat, over which "Hold On" is delivered.
"B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?" is a new jack swing song by Bell Biv Devoe. Released as the third single from the album, Poison, it spent one week at number one on the US R&B; chart and peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
Joe Public is the self-titled debut album of American new jack swing group Joe Public. Released in 1992, it was their first album after signing with Columbia Records. It features their hit single "Live and Learn", as well as the singles "Do You Everynite", "I Miss You" and "I've Been Watchin'".
It possessed a similar sound to the growing new jack swing genre. The song peaked at #17 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The song's lyrics were sampled in other hip-hop songs of the 1990s, such as "No Vaseline" by Ice Cube and "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" by Gang Starr.
Special Generation was an American new jack swing and urban contemporary R&B; quintet. The group members were Maquet Robinson, Kendrick Washington, Fernando Carter, Charles Salter and Maurice Dowdell. The group sings background vocals on several of MC Hammer's songs, including "U Can't Touch This", "Help the Children" and "Have You Seen Her".
Page 07.B She incorporated her popular love songs into a "Love Medley", giving her time to try out the newer uptempo/new jack swing numbers on her current album. Midway through the shows, Houston introduced her band while singing the gospel "Revelation". This started the gospel set which included a cappella and solos from her backup singers.
The Dallas Morning News. Anthony Violenti of The Buffalo News said of the single, "[it is] laced with Teddy Riley's new jack swing sound and a pounding techno beat", whereas The Cincinnati Post characterized the song as a "lackluster first release ... dated, played-out dance track", but gave the album an overall favorable review.Anthony Violanti. (May 23, 1997).
Bozeman is currently under the label Mosley Music Group. She has previously been featured in music by Timbaland, CeeLo Green, Timothy Bloom, and Rihanna. Her manager is Monica Payne, formerly of the short-lived new jack swing groups The Gyrlz and Terri & Monica. Bozeman performed "What is Love" on the pilot of the hit show Empire.
Together, they became the pioneers of the new jack swing era of music. He has written and produced for, among others, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Patti LaBelle, Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, Al B. Sure! and Today. After dedicating his life to Christ in 1994, Belle remains one of the most sought after producer/musicians in the Gospel music industry.
Age Ain't Nothing But a Number received generally favorable reviews from critics. Many noted Aaliyah's vocal ability and praised the lyrical content. Aaliyah was credited for redefining R&B; by blending her voice with Kelly's new jack swing. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and sold over three million copies in the United States.
Michael Bivins is one of the founding members of New Edition. When the group broke up he formed Bell Biv DeVoe with Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe. The group is credited with being one of the pioneers of the new jack swing sound. Their debut album, Poison, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart in 1990.
II D Extreme was an American new jack swing R&B; group from the early 1990s that included D'Extra Wiley, Randy Gill (Johnny Gill's brother) and Jermaine Mickey. They are known for the songs "Cry No More", "Up on the Roof" and their cover of the Gap Band's song "Outstanding". Their personal manager was Freda Mays.
Hip hop soul evolved directly from new jack swing, a form of contemporary R&B; popularized by artists and producers such as Teddy Riley and his group Guy, Keith Sweat, and Bobby Brown. New jack swing had incorporated elements of hip-hop music—primarily hip-hop-inspired drum tracks and rapped verses—into contemporary R&B; music also heavily inspired by the work of Prince. Hip hop soul shifted from new jack swing's reliance on synth-heavy production and took the hip-hop/R&B; synthesis further by having R&B; singers sing directly over the types of sample-heavy backing tracks typically found in contemporary hip- hop recordings like boom bap. The creation and evolution of hip hop soul led to an increasingly symbiotic relationship between its parent genres.
The song was described by Billboard's Tamar Herman, as "one of their [GFriend] most mellow songs to date", that "blends new jack swing with the K-pop girl group’s representative twinkling synths to create a throwback track fit for the season". It was noted that the song samples instrumentals from Robert Schumann's “Robert Schumann, Dichterliebe Op. 48:1,” interlacing them with propulsive beats.
In the 1980s, dance-pop was closely aligned to other uptempo electronic genres, such as Hi-NRG. Prominent producers in the 1980s included Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who created Hi-NRG/dance-pop for artists such as Kylie Minogue, Dead or Alive and Bananarama. During the decade, dance-pop borrowed influences from funk (e.g. Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston), new jack swing (e.g.
The Force MDs are an American R&B; vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Although the group has old school hip hop roots, it is perhaps best known for two tunes that are widely considered 1980s quiet storm classics, "Tender Love" and "Love is a House". They are considered major forerunners of the new jack swing movement.
Many songs are influenced by electro beats designed for club play. Producers Austin and Kanal incorporated R&B; into the song "Luxurious" which contains a sample of the Isley Brothers' 1983 single "Between the Sheets". Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporate new jack swing, a fusion genre of R&B; that the pair had developed and popularized during the mid-1980s.
Andre O’Neal Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 7, 2020) was an American music executive and multimedia producer. In 1986, recently a rapper, he formed Uptown Records, into the 1990s a leader in hip hop, R&B;, and their fusion, "new jack swing." He gave Sean "Diddy" Combs his 1990 start in the business, and later was CEO of Motown Records.
The album was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA. The songs "South Bronx" and "The Bridge Is Over" ignited the rivalry with the Brooklyn-bred but Queens resident emcee MC Shan and the Juice Crew. The former has second-hand musical ideas from Public Enemy and contributed to the new jack swing genre. The latter took ideas from MC Shan.
The album starts off with the a cappella intro "Complete" produced by E.ONE. Followed by the lead single "It's Okay", which is a heartfelt R&B; ballad. "Live Well Yourself" is a follow-up song for "It's Okay", and is a piano riff driven track. "My Friend's Girlfriend" is a new jack swing track about the unimaginable conflict between love and loyalty.
In 1993, Greene and Bristol reunited again as The Deele (without Reid, Edmonds, or Roberson)Liner notes of The Deele- An Invitation to Love Cassette Tape (1993). Accessed 5-28-2010. to record the album, An Invitation to Love. This album found the group adopting a more new jack swing-based sound and incorporating rap into many of their songs.
"Remember the Time" is a R&B; song fused with new jack swing. The lyrics recall a youthful love affair: "Do you remember when we fell in love/We were young and innocent then". The song is set in the key of F minor with Jackson's voice range from Eb3 to C5. The song's tempo is moderate at 108 beats per minute.
MCJ and Cool G were a four-time Juno Award–nominated Canadian hip hop duo from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The duo were James McQuaid (MCJ), originally part of the Halifax hip hop group New Beginning, and Richard Gray (Cool G). MCJ was the rapper and Cool G mostly sang the choruses. Their sound was new jack swing which was popular at the time.
With the support of new jack swing vocalist Teddy Riley, the group was eventually signed with MJJ Music. As the group matured they changed their name to Men Of Vizion. Replacement members Anthony Fuller, Dwayne Jones, and Michael Best appeared in the 1989 biographical-drama film, Lean on Me starring Morgan Freeman. as members of the R&B; group Riff.
"Bigger" details an aspiration to work past the difficulties a relationship experiences. It was noted for experimenting with New jack swing elements that were prominent in Michael Jackson's eighth studio album Dangerous, and was also described as a "P.Y.T. rip". Bieber felt that "One Less Lonely Girl" was "really important [that] these girls have something so they can be one less lonely girl".
The song is written by V!VE, Shinsadong Tiger and LE, and produced by the latter two. Billboards Tamar Herman described the song as funky while "recalling the '90s" era. New Jack Swing brassy beat is also noted, describing LE rap as "sassy", Hyelin and Jeonghwa verses as the dominants of the songs and Hani as the singsong chant in the chorus.
Guaranteed is the third solo album by R&B; singer Morris Day. It was released in 1992 by Reprise Records, five years after his last album, and adopts a different sound than his previous efforts. Focusing on new jack swing, the album had more input from outside producers and composers than Day's previous projects. The album had poor commercial performance.
Many songs with elements of new jack swing and similar R&B; styles ranked in the top 10 of the US R&B; Billboard charts or the top ten of the US "top 100" charts throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1988, Keith Sweat's first new jack swing song "I Want Her" was number 5 in the US charts and number 1 in the R&B; charts. The musician and record producer Teddy Riley's group Guy, a group which was one of the early pioneers of hip-hop and R&B; had a hit with the song "Groove Me", which went to number 4 in the US R&B; charts, and the 1988 song "Teddy's Jam", which ranked number 5 in the US R&B; charts. Single "My Fantasy" was from the OST Do the Right Thing.
The Kid n' Play Kickstep featured the new jack swing-aerobic dance moves typical of late 1980s urban street dancing. Unlike the original Charleston, The Kid n' Play Kickstep requires two participants instead of one. This dance also was made quite popular in Kid 'n Play's feature film House Party, in which Kid and Play have a dance competition with Tisha Campbell and A.J. Johnson.
Following "Dream Factory" are two tracks originally intended for The Gold Experience: "Acknowledge Me" and "Ripopgodazippa". "Acknowledge Me" opens with a shouted sample from former band member, Boni Boyer. The song has a new jack swing feel and Prince sings about a woman who "gives her body to another" while her mind is with him. In the song's coda, Prince delivers an extended rap.
Mantronix's final release, with vocalist Jade Trini replacing D.J. D, was The Incredible Sound Machine in 1991, which favored R&B;, new jack swing, and dance music over hip hop. It was considered both a critical and commercial disappointment. Shortly after a European tour and promotion related to the release of the album, the group disbanded, and Mantronik left the music industry altogether for seven years.
The Young Franco remix reimagines it as a house song with danceable beats. The Initial Talk remix is a 1980s-inspired new jack swing track. The club-heavy Diablo Remix includes an additional verse with vocals from Rich Brian. Saweetie features on a remix of the song where she adds to its two verses, while lyrically adding to its female empowerment themes and showing her money moves.
Rihanna had the most number-one singles during the 2010s. She was named the top instrumentalist of the early 2010s. Contemporary R&B; had not been as prominent in the early 2010s as it was from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s when new jack swing was a fixture in popular music. Slow jams had largely been replaced by dance numbers and pop ballads.
You Turn My Life Around is the first solo studio album released by Charlie Wilson. It was released on July 21, 1992 from Bon Ami Records, through a production and distribution agreement with the then called MCA Records. The album peaked at #42 on Billboard's R&B; Album chart when it was released in 1992. First single was the New Jack Swing patterned "Sprung On Me".
Foster & McElroy are considered pioneers of new jack swing, a genre they helped define with the group Tony! Toni! Tone!. The duo produced the group's first album and had success with the first single release, "Little Walter," which peaked at #47 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 1990, the group released The Revival, its second album which went 2x's Platinum and had numerous #1 singles.
Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. was an American hip hop/new jack swing group best known for its debut single and highest-charting song, "Do the Right Thing" from its album A Shade of Red, which peaked at No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989. The song was featured on the soundtrack of Wes Craven's horror film The People Under the Stairs.
Evolution is the fourth studio album by British boy band JLS. The album was released on 5 November 2012 through RCA Records. The album marks a new change in direction for the band, described as "a throwback to the '90s new jack swing/R&B-influenced; music". The album was preceded by the single "Hottest Girl in the World", released on 21 October 2012.
Love in the 90z is a single by American recording artist Mack Wilds, released on November 24, 2015. The song was written by Elijah Blake, Salaam Remi and James Poyser, and produced by the latter two alongside new jack swing creator Teddy Riley and Scott Storch. With the music video premiering on January 16, 2016, The single was originally intended to be on Wilds's second studio album.
Entouch, 1991 Entouch was an American male R&B; group, composed of Eric McCaine and Eric Smith, also known as Free. They were signed to Elektra Entertainment during the height of the new jack swing era. The duo's 1989 debut album was called All Nite and featured two singles, "II Hype" and "All Nite". The single "II Hype", released in 1989, peaked at No 18 on the Billboard R&B; chart.
Deepa is the third studio album by new jack swing group Troop released by Atlantic Records on June 2, 1992."Steven Harts – Lead Singer for Troop – Out with New Music (Listen)" Lee Bailey's EuroWeb Electronic Urban Report. May 17, 2014 The album includes the #1 R&B; hit Sweet November written by Babyface. Also, It is the final album to feature all five members until six years later.
"Just Another Day..." is a single released from Queen Latifah's 1993 third studio album Black Reign. The song was written by Queen Latifah and Apache. The CD single version features New Jack Swing remixes by Teddy Riley and Lil' Chris Smith of Blackstreet. There are a total of 2 promo CD singles, 1 official Maxi CD and a Cassette Single, 1 official vinyl single, and 2 promo vinyl singles.
He explained the song was about making decisions in one's life and not caring about other people's judgment. "My Prerogative" is often considered a new jack swing. The song was positively received by critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B; Urban Contemporary Single. It was also commercially successful, reaching number one in Billboards Hot 100 and Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
"Dangerous" is a new jack swing song which also incorporates industrial music. Prior to the planned release of the song, "Dangerous" received a positive reaction from contemporary critics in reviews of the track's parent album. Although the song has not been released as a single, "Dangerous" entered music charts in mid-2009 after Jackson's death in June. In 1994, songwriter Crystal Cartier alleged that Jackson, Bottrell and Riley had plagiarized "Dangerous".
"What Comes Naturally" remained on the US pop chart for 10 weeks, and 11 weeks on the ARIA Chart in Australia. Easton has songwriting credits on three tracks. Easton is one of the few pop artists to adopt the new jack swing sound with chart success from the early 1990s. 1992 saw Easton become a United States citizen; she presently holds dual citizenship with the United Kingdom and the United States.
In June 1990, Jackson hired Teddy Riley, also known as the "Father of New Jack Swing." By then, Jackson had already recorded over fifty songs. Initially recording at Record One, Riley moved to nearby Larrabee Studios after a few weeks, because other producers were working at the Sherman Oaks Studio. Unlike Loren, Riley wanted Dangerous to sound different from Jackson's earlier work, and Jackson admired Riley for bringing in newer styles.
"Snake" was written and produced by R. Kelly, and co-written by Darian Morgan. It is an R&B; song with Latin music inspiration, and elements of urban pop and new jack swing. "Snake" is four minutes and fifty-one seconds long. It is composed in the key of A♭ major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 92 beats per minute.
's songwriting and appropriation of older sounds with contemporary R&B.; Commercially, it charted for 64 weeks and peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums. Four singles were released to promote the album, including the new jack swing hit "Feels Good". The Revival was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and, according to Nielsen SoundScan, had sold two million copies by 1992.
He concluded by stating that the band was writing songs "that everyone will understand". Personal is a "sumptuous blend" of vocal R&B; and "90s production techniques", that alternates between smooth ballads and new jack swing. The album incorporates all of the band's beliefs and emotions, from love, romance and sensitivity. "House Keeper" is a story of reversal of the traditional roles that men and women play in relationships.
The band ultimately replaced him with drummer Steve "Beatz" Adorno, who performed with GQ from 1980 to 2010. Keith "Sabu" Crier was the son of Arthur Crier, a member of the doo-wop group The Halos. Sabu was the uncle of new jack swing/R&B; singer Keith Sweat. Steve Adorno has since become the drummer and bandleader of Fania recording artist Seguida, and SMI recording artist Devoshun.
Elliot Straite, also known by his pseudonym Dr. Freeze, is a singer, songwriter and record producer. His songs are mostly in the new jack swing style. He wrote and produced the hit song "I Wanna Sex You Up" by R&B; boy band Color Me Badd, wrote and produced "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe, and co- wrote and co-produced "Break of Dawn" for Michael Jackson's album Invincible.
Usher's music is generally R&B;, but also incorporates pop among other genres. The New York Times regards him as "the most malleable R&B; star", and his artistry for Complex as "the best of pop music in R&B;". His narratives have an autobiographical nature of emphasis on lifestyle, relationships and love, resembling "an R&B; Casanova". Usher was new jack swing oriented, while My Way contained influences of soul.
To accentuate the soft image, the choreography of the song focused on romantic and delicate gestures. The opening track, "Call Me Back", is an R&B; song opening with an easygoing acoustic guitar. "One Two Three" is a new jack swing song expressing the happy emotions and heartbeat of a person falling in love. "Trust Me" is a pop R&B; song expressing the feeling of running towards a loved one.
Abstrac (sometimes stylized as Abstrac') was a female R&B;/dance trio. Their Reprise single "Right and Hype" was listed on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks in 1989–1990, reaching position 89. This song also appeared on the Hot Black Singes chart, achieving a position of 23 and appearing for 17 weeks. Members Mary Brown and Marsha McClurkin subsequently formed a new jack swing duo named M & M.
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines new jack swing as "pop music usually performed by black musicians that combines elements of jazz, funk, rap, and rhythm and blues". New jack swing did take up the trend of using sampled beats and tunes, and also created beats using the then-new SP-1200 sampler and the Roland TR-808 drum machine to lay an "insistent beat under light melody lines and clearly enunciated vocals." The Roland TR-808 was sampled to create distinctive, syncopated, swung rhythms, with its snare sound being especially prominent.Mellonee V. Burnim, Portia K. Maultsby, African American Music: An Introduction, page 368, Routledge Two examples would be "Groove Me" by Guy which samples "Funky President (People It's Bad)", "My Thang" and "The Champ" as well as its own swing drums and "Right or Wrong" by Mind which fuses sharp drum reverb effects and a hidden looped sample of the Funky Drummer.
"Casanova" is a 1987 single by LeVert, written and produced by Reggie Calloway. It reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #9 on the UK Singles Chart, LeVert's only Top Ten (and Top-40) on either chart. It was the first new jack swing song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. It topped the chart for two weeks, becoming the group's second number-one.
Mike Stock and Pete Waterman agreed to share their songwriting credits with Minogue on six tracks for the first time. They spent months recording the album in PWL Studios, the longest for any of her studio albums at the time. Musically, Let's Get to It varies from different genres like hip hop, new jack swing, house and dance-pop. Music critics recognized Minogue's creative control, and her provocative image but were ambivalent towards the production.
Joe Sweeney of PopMatters highlighted its takes on "new jack swing, Disney duet balladry and Jock Jams". Nathan Wood from Foxtel's MaxTV called the album "diverse" and "a musical exploration." He felt that "her penchant for dance music emerged" in the album, with "forays into house and techno, as well as R&B; and swing". Nick Griffiths from Select noted her previous "teeny-beat" material has been "superseded by a glossier, more soulful production".
The first half of the record is dedicated to new jack swing, including songs like "Jam" and "Remember the Time". It was the first Jackson album in which social ills became a primary theme; "Why You Wanna Trip on Me", for example, protests world hunger, AIDS, homelessness and drugs. Dangerous contains sexually charged songs such as "In the Closet". The title track continues the theme of the predatory lover and compulsive desire.
"Poison" is the debut single by the American vocal group Bell Biv DeVoe. This song, in the style of new jack swing, a late-1980s/early-1990s hybrid of R&B;, hip hop and swing, was the group's most successful. The lyrics, written by Elliot Straite, describe the dangers of falling in love with a deceptive woman. The song's swing sample is similar to "Taking U Out" by Rockwell Noel & The Poet.
In later years, he created hits for movie soundtracks and collaborated with other artists. Hall's hits include the #1 R&B; single, "Don't Be Afraid" (from the Juice soundtrack in 1992 and also on the popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on New jack swing radio station CSR 103.9). The original and remix of "Don't Be Afraid" was produced by Hank Shocklee from The Bomb Squad; Shocklee produced Public Enemy's music as well.
Here Not There is the second full-length studio album by Canadian singer- songwriter Jane Child. It was released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records (see 1993 in music). It was less successful than her debut and saw her undergoing a stylistic change; while her debut was mostly synthesized dance-pop with R&B; undercurrents, "Here Not There" saw her edging away and mixing new jack swing rhythms with almost hard rock elements.
Ultimately, however, none of Loren's recordings would make the final cut. Though Loren's material was strong, it was not up to Jackson's standards, and he was searching a newer type of sound that would be as compelling as Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation. Jackson discovered new jack swing, a more aggressive and urban sound, after reaching out to Antonio "L.A." Reid and Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, who were producers of that style of music.
As a result, this gave Takin' My Time a decidedly "new jack swing" sound and feel. Three singles were released from the album; the first was "Kickin' It", followed by a medley of The Originals' song "Baby I'm for Real" and Bloodstone's "Natural High". The third single "Can He Love U Like This" featured a music video that was directed by Charles Stone III. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Music from the Motion Picture New Jack City is the original soundtrack to Mario Van Peebles' 1991 film New Jack City. It was released by Giant Records through Reprise Records, and distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The soundtrack consists of eleven original songs, most of which were performed by chart-topping R&B; and hip-hop artists of the time. The music is heavily influenced by the New Jack Swing genre of R&B.
New Jack Swing is a song by Wreckx-N-Effect (then called Wrecks-N-Effect) from their 1989 debut album Wrecks-N-Effect,which featured special guest star Teddy Riley. The song hit number one on the Billboard Rap chart. It featured samples of The Village Callers' 1967 song "Hector", Parliament's 1976 song "Give Up the Funk", Funky Drummer, Funky President and Soul Power. The single reached No.1 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
The title track, "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", peaked at number 75 on the Hot 100. Additionally, she released "The Thing I Like" as part of the soundtrack to the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame. Age Ain't Nothing But a Number received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Some writers noted that Aaliyah's "silky vocals" and "sultry voice" blended with Kelly's new jack swing helped define R&B; in the 1990s.
Other producers and songwriters included DeVante Swing, Tony Dofat, Dave Hall, Mark Morales and Mark "Cory" Rooney. The resulting music covered hip hop soul, contemporary R&B;, and new jack swing styles. The album peaked at number six on the US Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It eventually sold 3.4 million copies and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
I Am Persuaded is the debut studio album from gospel singer Fred Hammond. It is Hammond's first album as a solo artist, recorded while still a member of the popular Gospel group Commissioned. The album was released on May 28, 1991 through Verity Records and Benson Records. The album contains a distinct early 1990s sound, and combines uptempo R&B;, soul and new jack swing musical elements with its core gospel sound.
The use of Auto-Tune as a vocal effect was bolstered in the late 2000s by hip hop/R&B; recording artist T-Pain who elaborated on the effect and made active use of Auto-Tune in his songs.Farber, Jim (2007). "Singers do better with T-Pain relief ", New York DailyNews. He cites new jack swing producer Teddy Riley and funk artist Roger Troutman's use of the Talk Box as inspirations for his own use of Auto-Tune.
Nature of a Sista' is the second studio album by American rapper Queen Latifah. Released on September 3, 1991, it served as a follow-up to her 1989 debut album All Hail the Queen and was her final album with Tommy Boy Records. Latifah was an executive producer for Nature of a Sista' alongside American producer Shakim Compere. Although predominantly a hip hop album, it includes elements of reggae, jazz, R&B;, new jack swing, and house music.
The song is about a predatory woman by the name of Susie, who seduces Jackson before plotting to stab him with a knife. The composition explores a variety of genres ranging from funk and new jack swing. The single peaked at number 42 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in Denmark, New Zealand, Spain and the United Kingdom. It also reached the top 10 several other countries, including Australia, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
Both albums explored element of new jack swing, with Jim Farber from Entertainment Weekly saying that "she could actually be viewed as new jack swing's godmother." She tried to remain contemporary by incorporating samples, drum loops and hip hop into her music. With Ray of Light, Madonna brought electronic music from its underground status into massive popularity in mainstream music scene. Madonna experimented with more folk and acoustic music in Music (2000) and American Life (2003).
He died in July 1977. WHRK's success with disco also paid off ratings-wise during the last four years of the genre's period. By 1981, a year after disco's demise, the station moved in a CHUrban/Crossover direction (what would now be considered rhythmic contemporary), featuring hip hop, freestyle, new jack swing, dance, pop, and R&B; hits. When Billboard introduced its Crossover Chart in February 1987, WHRK was added to the panel as one of its reporters.
The album represented a new change in Minogue's music, working with more new jack swing, jazz, house, and techno elements. It became the third studio album by Minogue to contain songs written by her. The main themes of the album concern love, with many of the sub-themes heading towards confession, infidelity, sex and lust. Examples of the themes come from singles "Confide in Me" and "Put Yourself in My Place", both surrounding the theme of love and honesty.
Dangerous is a new jack swing, R&B; and pop album, which incorporates elements of several other genres, including industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical, and rock. In a 1992 interview with Ebony magazine, Jackson said, "I wanted to do an album like Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. So that in a thousand years from now, people would still be listening to it." The album features catchy pop hooks and choruses while also introducing underground sounds to a mainstream audience.
In a > direct tribute to the new jack swing of the 1980s, 'N Sync remakes Johnny > Kemp's 1988 hit "Just Got Paid" with its original producer, Teddy Riley. On the album, critics noted the song about video cybersex, "Digital Get Down". Accordingly, it is a clear indicator of post-pubescent consciousness of the group. In the article "Parents' Guide" published in Entertainment Weekly, Lois Alter Mark analyzes the contents of new albums at the time, including No Strings Attached.
WRNB Going Old SchoolWRNB Flips to Old School The format played Motown, disco, funk, new jack swing, freestyle, and early hip hop from the 1960s to the early 2000s. The new format was designed to better compete with the dominant Urban AC station in Philadelphia, WDAS-FM. In November 2014, sister station WPHI moved to a classic hip-hop format. In response, WRNB re-added some current music, although the station continued to focus on older urban hits.
Bobby is the third studio album by American singer Bobby Brown, released in 1992 by MCA Records. The album continued the R&B;/new-jack sound of its successful predecessor, Don't Be Cruel. Babyface, L.A. Reid, and Daryl Simmons returned as songwriters and producers, however Brown also worked with new producers, most notably Teddy Riley, who was considered a pioneer of the new jack swing genre. Riley also co-wrote and produced the majority of the album.
"Anything" is a song recorded by American R&B; vocal trio SWV for their debut studio album It's About Time (1992) and the soundtrack to the 1994 film Above the Rim. It was written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan. Originally featured on It's About Time, the song was later remixed to be featured on the Above the Rim soundtrack. This resulted in the song's shifting from a slow, R&B; ballad to a faster, new jack swing record.
The album included a number of very successful tracks, such as the number one Billboard Hot 100 hits "Miss You Much". From 1988 to 1993, Big Daddy Kane's "I Get The Job Done" and Kool Moe Dee's "I Go To Work", Heavy D. & the Boyz, Teddy Riley and Tammy Lucus, Deja, Abstrac, Nayobe, The Good Girls, Starpoint, Father MC, the Winans, Omar Chandler, James Ingram, Jane Child, Boy George, Kashif, Johnny Gill, Cristpher Williams, Ready For The World, Silk had new jack swing songs. And famous producer Babyface had a hit with his song "It's No Crime", which ranked number 7 in the US charts and number 1 on the US R&B; charts. Another Teddy Riley-produced group, Today, had a hit with "Girl I Got My Eyes on You", which garnered a number 1 spot on the US R&B; charts. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced Janet Jackson had seven top 5 singles off her 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album, which merged the Minneapolis sound with new jack swing.
In 2003, Swedish electronica artist Sophie Rimheden sampled the beat and bassline from the song on the track "In Your Mind" of her album HiFi. In 2011, Athens, Ohio-based rock band Downplay covered the song on their album Beyond the Machine. Since its success, the group have recorded another three versions of the song. "Cruel Summer '89" was released in 1989, and given a new jack swing makeover, featuring Dallin and Woodward's vocals as a duo for the first time.
In 1993, the duo Deux debuted with their self-titled album which featured the hit song, "Turn Around and Look at Me". They helped introduce hip hop and new jack swing to Korea, the duo is also notable for popularizing hip hop. After releasing three more albums, they broke up in 1995 to pursue solo careers. In 1994, the group DJ Doc released their first album, Sorrow of Superman, would be very successful in the molding of K-pop and hip hop.
After starting his label, he had to find a roster of talent, being careful to select talent he could nurture into artists. Using Berry Gordy as a blueprint, he first signed Aaron Hall, then of Guy fame to a solo deal. While initially a model and beauty pageant contestant, Silas discovered Chanté Moore, and signed her. While music was moving in the direction of New Jack Swing, Silas kept Moore, a gospel and jazz trained singer, under then more “traditional R&B;”.
By the 1990s, dance-pop had become a major genre in popular music. Several dance-pop groups and artists emerged during the 1990s, such as the Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Backstreet Boys, and 'NSYNC. During the early 1990s, dance-pop borrowed influences from house music (e.g. Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy", Taylor Dayne's Soul Dancing, and Madonna's "Vogue", "Rescue Me" and "Deeper and Deeper"), as well as contemporary R&B; and new jack swing (e.g.
In 1992, Charlie ventured into a solo career and has had several moderate R&B; hits on his own. Wilson's vocals were credited in part for inspiring the vocal style of new jack swing artists Guy, Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, and R. Kelly. The band reunited in 1996, and issued The Gap Band: Live and Well, a live greatest hits album. On August 26, 2005, The Gap Band was honored as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI Urban Awards.
The second half includes introspective, pop-gospel anthems such as "Will You Be There", "Heal the World" and "Keep the Faith". In the ballad "Gone Too Soon", Jackson gives tribute to Ryan White and the plight of those with AIDS. HIStory creates an atmosphere of paranoia. In the new jack swing-funk rock tracks "Scream" and "Tabloid Junkie", and the R&B; ballad "You Are Not Alone", Jackson retaliates against the injustice and isolation he feels, and directs his anger at the media.
The group recorded songs in the popular at that time new jack swing style and performed songs mainly about love. Jam Master Jay produced almost all of their songs. In 1993, JMJ Records scored a success with Onyx, whose debut album Bacdafucup went Platinum in the same year, thanks to their popular single "Slam", which became a hip hop anthem, and also awarded Platinum in the same year. In 1994, Jay signed gangsta rapper Jayo Felony from San Diego, California.
Morphine is marketed under many different brand names in various parts of the world.drugs.com Drugs.com international listings for Morphine Page accessed 2 June 2015 It was formerly called Morphia in British English. Informal names for morphine include: Cube Juice, Dope, Dreamer, Emsel, First Line, God's Drug, Hard Stuff, Hocus, Hows, Lydia, Lydic, M, Miss Emma, Mister Blue, Monkey, Morf, Morph, Morphide, Morphie, Morpho, Mother, MS, Ms. Emma, Mud, New Jack Swing (if mixed with heroin), Sister, Tab, Unkie, Unkie White, and Stuff.
Don't Be Cruel incorporates new jack swing, R&B;, funk, dance and soul. Don't Be Cruel peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and included five top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits, with "My Prerogative" being a number-one hit. Three of the singles also reached number one on Billboards Hot R&B; Songs chart. "My Prerogative" was also the second-biggest single of 1989, ranking at number two on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1989.
Keith Douglas Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, and an early figure in the new jack swing musical movement. He is known for his collection of hits including "I Want Her", "Make It Last Forever", "I'll Give All My Love to You", "Make You Sweat", "Get Up on It", "Twisted" and "Nobody". He has released 13 solo albums and 2 as a part of the R&B; supergroup LSG, and discovered the groups Silk and Kut Klose.
The synthesizer-heavy rhythm tracks of new jack swing was replaced by grittier East Coast hip hop-inspired backing tracks, resulting in a genre labelled hip hop soul by producer Sean Combs. The style became less popular by the end of the 1990s, but later experienced a resurgence. During the mid-1990s, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Faith Evans, TLC, Xscape, Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men brought contemporary R&B; to the masses. Jackson's self-titled fifth studio album janet.
"Bedtime Story" is an electronic song, a notable departure from the other tracks on its parent album, which are more R&B; and new jack swing-driven. Unlike Madonna's more up-tempo, melodic work, the song is slower and has less melody but a more complex rhythmic structure. It has an ambient-influenced tone, with a "pulsating" and a "deep, bubbling" house beat. There are stylistic comparisons to acid house music with its "skeletal" synth arrangement, influences of minimal trance, as well as techno.
In 1990, Krash Kozz, releasing the group's debut Pump It!. With their mix of New Jack Swing melodies and Run DMC-influenced rap, Krash Kozz became a sensation in their home country, and even managed to chart on the Asia Billboard charts, one of the first Asian hip hop acts to do so. Siva later joined the group as their DJ. From that point many local charting artist would emerge these include KRU, K-Town Clan, Chakra Sonic, Poetic Ammo, Mizz Nina, Too Phat, and many more.
This song was later renamed "Satisfy You" and covered by Damion Hall, a former member of the New Jack Swing group Guy, for his solo album "Straight to the Point" in 1994. His version also featured Chantè Moore. "Doesn't Mean That I Don't Love You" had a brief stint on Billboard as this album's only known single. It is also known, according to an upload on Loren's MySpace page, that "For You" was initially given to Janet Jackson during her Rhythm Nation 1814 sessions in 1989.
In 2005, British electronic duo Lemon Jelly sampled "Sensitivity" in their track 90 – A Man Like Me. In October 2004, "Sensitivity" appeared in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9. The song is also known for being covered by Tejano singer Selena, who performed it with her band Los Dinos on April 7, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas. The song also features in episode five of The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.
"Another Sad Love Song" is a song by American singer-songwriter Toni Braxton. Written and produced by Daryl Simmons and Babyface, featuring additional production from L.A. Reid, it was released as the lead single from Braxton's self-titled debut album on June 29, 1993. The song fused R&B;, pop, and new jack swing music with flourishes of downtempo and hip hop music. Lyrically, "Another Sad Love Song" talks about Braxton complaining that every song played on the radio is a reminder of her ex-boyfriend.
"Do the Right Thing" is a single by the hip hop/new jack swing group Redhead Kingpin and the F.B.I. It was the group's debut single and became their highest-charting song, peaking at #13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989. It was written for but not used in the Spike Lee film of the same name, but two years later the song was featured on the soundtrack of Wes Craven's horror film The People Under the Stairs., playing over the end credits.
CrazySexyCool was met with critical acclaim. In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the album as a "smooth, seductive collection of contemporary soul reminiscent of both Philly soul and Prince", adding that the material was "consistently strong". Erlewine continued to write that the album is "powered" by new jack swing and hip-hop beats with influences of mid-tempo funk, deep grooves, horns and guitar lines. He also referred to "Waterfalls" as "one of the classic R&B; songs of the '90s".
Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American music group formed from members of New Edition, consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe. The band is best known for their debut album, the multi-platinum selling Poison, a key work in the new jack swing movement of the 1990s that combined elements of traditional soul and R&B; with hip hop. Two singles from the album, "Poison" and "Do Me!", both reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
"Someday" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her self-titled debut studio album (1990). It is a dance-pop, new jack swing and R&B; song. Prior to Carey signing a record contract, she and producer Ben Margulies had written and produced a four-track demo which included "Someday". After signing a contract with Columbia Records, Carey began work on her debut album and she reached out to Ric Wake to ask if he would produce the song, to which he agreed.
Personal is the debut studio album by the American vocal group Men of Vizion. It was released on June 18, 1996 via Michael Jackson's record label, MJJ Music, after a demo tape was played to him by producer Teddy Riley. The album has been described as a "sumptuous blend" of vocal R&B; and "90s production techniques", that alternates between smooth ballads and new jack swing. Personal received mixed reviews from music critics, with some critics noting similarities between the group and Boyz II Men.
Rubio's success in her home country resulted in song's released deal without official music video and even was number one on the airplay radio in Mexico. This release, also a major success, reached the top ten in Argentina and Colombia and Peru. In the United States was numer twenty-two on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks. A promotional unofficial music video inspired in the Middle Ages was released in early 1993 only to Mexican special television show, including the new jack swing song "Sangre Latina".
A promotional video of "Sabor A Miel" was inspired in the Middle Ages. A promotional video was released in a Mexican special television show in 1993 to promote La Chica Dorada, included the new jack swing song of the album "Sangre Latina". It meant to look like it is shot in Middle Ages while Rubio looks sad in her bed remember her boyfriend, who dead in a fight. Rubio's hair is set in waves and she is wearing a golden dress and dramatic makeup.
In June 2016, Yip contacted Mars, who asked the former if The Stereotypes would like to help him finish a song for his album; he needed another song with a certain tempo and key. Yip sent Mars an idea that caught his attention, with him asking The Stereotypes to go to the studio. After helping Mars finish "24K Magic" and "That's What I Like", the team brought "in another track idea". The idea went into fruition when Mars decided to come up with the "new jack swing sound of Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown".
He added that the song, just like his preceders, "is a blast". Patrick Ryan of USA Today recommended the casual reader to download the song. On the other hand, Jonathan Wroble of Slant Magazine criticized the song for being a copycat of Bell Biv DeVoe's "Poison" (1990) and for "failing to add anything new to his rehashing of new jack swing". American singer-songwriter Meshell Ndegeocello accused Mars of copying Bell Biv DeVoe, Babyface and the work of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis with The Human League and using it on "Finesse".
Ron Dicker of HuffPost complemented the duo and the song, "Mars and Cardi B killed it in a remix for the ages." Jody Rosen, writing for The New York Times, opined that the single "sounds like the new jack swing Platonic ideal. It's an imitation so fine-tuned it makes the originals seem ersatz." The Independent Roisin O'Connor and Forbes Hugh McIntyre shared a similar opinion, saying that despite being a Bruno Mars song, Cardi B "steals the show" due to her perfect and reminiscent of the old-school hip hop flow.
Guerrero's music, much like his American/Mexican/Brazilian heritage, bridges many Latin and American cultures and styles. The result is music that offers a convergence of styles and influences spanning American folk, soul, jazz, funk, samba, bossa nova, reggae, and Afrobeat. His sound is inspired by the likes of Sting, Sade, Santana and during his live performances Guerrero mixes in 90's R&B; and Neo-Soul covers by groups like Groove Theory and Wreckx-N-Effect, a multi-platinum New Jack Swing Hip-Hop group produced by Teddy Riley.
Love Always has received favorable reviews from music critics. Alex Henderson of Allmusic gave the album three stars out of five and called "Love Ballad" the "best thing the Hailey brothers have ever done – inside or outside of Jodeci". Henderson called the album's ballads and slow jams "above average" and noted a lack of new jack swing and R-rated lyrics of the sort he had observed in Jodeci's music. He liked the songs "Now and Forever", "Still Waiting", and "Baby Come Back" and appreciated the 1970s soul music feel.
Similarly, the new jack swing hip hop group Wreckx-n-Effect scored a dirty rap hit with their 1992 single "Rump Shaker." The pimp rapper Too Short is also a notable contributor and beginner to dirty rap music since he began his first album in 1983, though his topics range from sex to the gangster lifestyle. In the early 1990s, the Baltimore club scene first began gaining an identity separate from house music and mainstream hip hop. Baltimore club, or gutter music, often features sexually explicit lyrics, and has influenced many current dirty rappers.
Most of the songs were created in April 2016 at a songwriting camp hosted by S.M. Entertainment. Jonghyun took part in composing the song "Prism", a two-step pop number featuring piano and synthesizer chords. For the song "Don't Let Me Go" Key and Minho participated in the rap making. "So Amazing", another mix of new jack swing and mid-tempo retro pop is written by member Onew, which compares Shinee's happy moments of meeting its fans in concerts to a happy drive along the coast with a lover.
In late 1991, the band was honoured with its own postage stamp in Sweden, along with Lena Philipsson and Jerry Williams. Music tastes in the U.S. were changing, with the emergence of new genres such as new jack swing, grunge, harder-core rap and hip-hop. As William Ruhlmann of AllMusic later wrote, "Americans probably lost interest [in Roxette] at about the time that Nirvana came roaring in from the Northwest." In a 2009 interview with BBC News, Gessle highlighted the popularity of Nirvana and grunge music as a contributor to Roxette's downturn in success.
Latin R&B; can trace its roots to Latin pop songs with an American R&B; and new jack swing influence, such as the Selena/Barrio Boyzz song "Donde Quiera Que Estés" released in 1994. According to Rolling Stone, Spanish-language singles by Alex Rose, Rauw Alejandro and Paloma Mami, which borrow from R&B;, reached a global audience. In Latin America, the genre became popular with Alex Rose's "Toda", Dalex's "Pa Mi" and "Cuaderno", and most notably Sech's "Otro Trago". The song "Otro Trago" reached number one in Spain, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
The album's content focuses on the hardships and public struggles Jackson went through just prior to its production. In the new jack swing/funk rock efforts "Scream" and "Tabloid Junkie", along with the R&B; ballad "You Are Not Alone", Jackson retaliates against the injustice and isolation he feels, and directs much of his anger at the media.The lyrics describe the subject of the song as a man who wants him "dead or alive" and "really tried to take me down/By surprise". The track ends with the sound of a gunshot.
Jackson subsequently wrote the lyrics for "Again" and adapted them to Jam's melody. The song was arranged by Lee Blaskey and accompanied by members of the Minnesota Orchestra and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. janet. features eclectic production choices. The record incorporates R&B; ("That's the Way Love Goes", "Where Are You Now", "The Body That Loves You", "Any Time, Any Place"), new jack swing ("You Want This", "Because of Love"), rock ("If", "What'll I Do"), opera ("This Time"), house ("Throb"), jazz ("Funky Big Band"), hip hop ("New Agenda"), and pop ("Again", "Whoops Now").
La Chica Dorada (English: The Golden Girl) is the debut solo studio album by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, released on October 20, 1992, by EMI Latin. The album was produced and directed by Miguel Blasco, and written mostly by José Ramón Flórez, Gian Pietro Felisatti and Cesar Valle. Most of the album's composition is primarily dance-pop, although it includes some elements of pop rock, new jack swing, funk and new wave. The album's title has stuck and today Rubio is known as 'la chica dorada' throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
The group also garnered acclaim for Q-Tip's jazzy minimalist production. The following year, Q-Tip was involved in a fight with new jack swing group Wreckx-n-Effect, over Phife Dawg's lyrics on the single "Jazz (We've Got)". As a result, it is believed that the ski mask that Q-Tip wore, in A Tribe Called Quest's video for the single "Hot Sex", was covering up his injuries. By 1993, Q-Tip became known for his outside production work, producing the hit single "Gangsta Bitch" by Apache, among other songs.
"Feels Like Another One" is a 1991 single co-written and recorded by singer Patti LaBelle off her album, Burnin. The new jack swing-styled track was the leading track for LaBelle's eleventh solo album and featured a rap from rapper Big Daddy Kane. The track became successful on the R&B; chart as it ended up peaking at number three on the Hot R&B; Singles chart. The video for the song was shot at the Apollo Theater and also featured Kane, who appeared at LaBelle's show wearing a tux.
The album incorporates R&B;, pop and new jack swing, a new genre in vogue at the time. Elements of industrial, funk, hip hop, electronic, gospel, classical and rock are also featured. Twelve of the album's fourteen songs were written or co-written by Jackson, discoursing topics like racism, poverty, romance, self-improvement, and the welfare of children and the world. An experimental work, Dangerous is considered an artistic change for Jackson, with his music focusing to more socially conscious material, and a broader range of sounds and styles.
An influence on contemporary pop and R&B; artists, Dangerous has been ranked by critics and publications as one of the greatest albums of all time. While the sounds on the album polarized critics, some have considered Dangerous as Jackson's artistic peak. Jeff Weiss called it "Jackson’s final classic album and the best full-length of the New Jack Swing era." Critic Joseph Vogel described the album as Jackson's most socially conscious record, most personally revealing—similar to Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life—and the most groundbreaking record of its era.
Harvey's vocal style emulated R&B; and new jack swing vocalists from the United States. His vocals put him into a position of the group's frontman, or main member, which was shared with the group's creator, songwriter, instrumentalist, rapper and singer Tony Mortimer. In 1997, Harvey was sacked from East 17 after making comments in a radio interview that appeared to condone the use of the drug ecstasy, causing an uproar in the press and the matter being raised in Parliament. Mortimer left East 17 several months later.
He made his debut as Grand Puba Maxwell with the group Masters of Ceremony. Its album Dynamite (1988) was hailed by critics, but because of lack of sales the group soon disbanded and Puba became the lead emcee of Brand Nubian. After their debut album One for All (1990) — covering areas from reggae-influenced hip hop music to new jack swing — Puba left the group after disputes and began a solo career. Around 1997 he rejoined the group, recording a few tracks for various soundtracks leading up to the full-length album Foundation in 1998.
In 1989, Lynn released the top 10 single "Every Time I Try To Say Goodbye", from her eighth album, Whatever It Takes. She began the 1990s without a record contract. She did mostly session work for Richard Marx albums, Rush Street and Paid Vacation as well as Luther Vandross' Your Secret Love album. During 1995, after a six-year hiatus from recording her own material, Lynn teamed with producer/songwriter Teddy Riley (formerly of the new jack swing music group Guy), to record her ninth album, Good Time.
Hearsay is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal. It was originally released in July 1987, on the labels Tabu and Epic as the follow-up to O'Neal's critically and commercially successful 1985 album Alexander O'Neal. Hearsay explores similar genres to those of Alexander O'Neal including pop, R&B;, soul, post-disco, funk, and adult contemporary music, while also incorporating a newer genre, new jack swing. The songs were recorded from 1986 to 1987 in sessions that took place at Flyte Time Productions, Inc.
"If" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her fifth album Janet (1993). Jackson co-wrote and co-produced "If" with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Harvey Fuqua, John Bristol and Jackey Beavers receiving songwriting credits for the sampling of their composition for Diana Ross & the Supremes entitled "Someday We'll Be Together". The song was released as the album's second single on July 13, 1993 by Virgin Records. It fuses various genres, including rock, trip hop and industrial music, with elements of new jack swing and hip hop music.
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album (and international debut) by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide as her first two albums were released only in Canada. The album was a stylistic departure from her first two albums, which featured a new jack swing and dance-pop musical style. Morissette began work on the album after moving from her hometown, Ottawa, to Toronto; she made little progress until she traveled to Los Angeles, where she met producer Glen Ballard.
"For Spacious Lies" juxtaposed serious lyrics about grievance and the international black market, with a lighthearted vibe. "Blame It on the Bassline" is a new jack swing track which samples The Jackson 5's "Blame It on the Boogie", while "Won't Talk About It" contains Billy Bragg's R&B-style; falsetto vocals and atonal guitar riff and explores styles of disco, rap music, synth-pop and rock guitar. "Dance to the Drummer's Beat" contains an Afro-Cuban funk style. The album closes with the final crash from The Beatles' "A Day in the Life" (1967).
Mantronix's final release, with vocalist Jade Trini replacing D.J. D, was The Incredible Sound Machine in 1991. Grammy-nominated neo soul singer/songwriter Angie Stone co-wrote seven of the eleven tracks that appeared on The Incredible Sound Machine. The Incredible Sound Machine, which tended to favor R&B;, new jack swing, and dance music over hip hop, was considered both a critical and commercial disappointment. Shortly after a European tour and promotion related to the release of The Incredible Sound Machine, the group disbanded, and Mantronik left the music industry altogether for seven years.
Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist credited with the creation of the new jack swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.Hogan, Paul. "[ Teddy Riley biography]" Allmusic Retrieved on September 19, 2009 He fused hip hop and R&B; in his production work with artists including Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Samantha Mumba, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Heavy D & the Boyz, Hi-Five, Men of Vizion and Profyle, as well as his spearheaded groups Guy and Blackstreet.
Hear What I Say is the fifth and final studio album by the Dutch born 1980's pop singer C. C. Catch, released in 1989 in Germany and worldwide, produced by member of Duran Duran and The Power Station Andy Taylor. It contains two singles: Big Time (#26 hit in Germany) and Midnight Hour. "Hear What I Say" was the first album, that wasn't produced by Dieter Bohlen. Notable that album has a lot of influences, including house, funk and especially new jack swing which was in mainstream at that time.
"Bigger" is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, included as a track on his debut release, My World, released on November 17, 2009. It was written by Bieber, Frank Ocean, Dapo Torimiro, Kevin Risto and Waynne Nugent of Midi Mafia, with the latter duo and Dapo producing the song. Musically, the song is a R&B; number which infuses elements of teen pop and dance-pop, while including influences of new jack swing. The song's lyrics refer to one maturing in a relationship and working to reach goals.
Ol' Skool was an American new jack swing and urban R&B; group from St. Louis, Missouri that consisted of Jason Little (vocals), Jerome "Pookie" Lane (vocals), Tony Herron (vocals), Curtis Jefferson (vocals, bass) and Bobby Crawford (vocals, drum programming, keyboards). After putting out their debut single, "Set You Free", in late 1997, they were discovered by Keith Sweat, who executive produced and guest-appeared on their debut album, Ol' Skool, released in February 1998. Their follow-up album, R.S.V.P., was issued in 2000.[ Ol Skool > Biography]. Allmusic.
It has a new jack swing beat, pronounced guitar licks, and vocal samples from Boogie Down Productions' 1987 song "Remix for P Is Free" and Ice Cube's 1991 song "The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit". The song became a hit for the group, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold 500,000 copies in the United States. "If I Had No Loot" was named the tenth best single of 1993 by The Village Voices annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll.
The tracks "What Planet Are You From?" and "One, Two, Three" are in the new jack swing dance genre. "Day by Day" has a warm country rhythm, that expresses the bashful feeling of a girl falling in love. "Dear My Friend" is a medium-tempo pop song harmonized with acoustic guitar and synth sounds, sending warm and thankful messages to friends. "It's Too Late" is a ballad song, with the elements of rock music, about the story of a girl who sends a message to her loved one that she no longer cares for him.
Skid Row is a studio album by American electronic musician James Ferraro, released on November 13, 2015 by the label Break World Records. Lyrically, it had previously existed as a series of poems before it turned into a set of lyrics for an album named after the crime-and-poverty-heavy Los Angeles area Skid Row. It is the Los Angeles counterpart to Ferraro's previous studio effort NYC, Hell 3:00 AM (2013). Its sound palette includes elements of funk, news reports, new jack swing, film scores, smooth jazz and 1980s rock and hip- hop.
In 1990 she became part of the Nordik beat scene and released a self-titled influenced club-soul album on The SweMix Label. The music was mostly new jack swing but some tracks were reggae and house and featured hip hop influences. It was produced by label co-founder Stonebridge with Christian Falk and Alexander Bard (from Army of lovers). She released 4 hit singles of the album. Her second album was a Swedish language soul-pop album entitled ‘’Kärleksland’’ and featured songs by Orup and was well received by radio.
By the time Celebrate And Party became popular, the transformation to a near-perfect a cappella mimicry of the new jack swing style had been achieved, with a sound similar to Take 6, Boyz II Men, and Tony! Toni! Toné!. The song U & Me & God Make 5 followed in 1993, producing a hit on the CCM charts. The AVB lineup of John K. Green, Brishan Hatcher, Wes McKinzie, Max Plaster and Steve Reischl also recorded AVB's Spanish project, Caminando en la Luz (1994), and "greatest hits" compilation, The Road (1995).
Hector began his music career as a member of the new jack swing group Rhythm N Bass. The group were signed by Sony Music after entertainment executive Richard Pascoe featured the group in a European edition of Yo! MTV Raps. He then decided to concentrate on songwriting and music production. It was this period in 1993 that Richard Pascoe took the role as International A&R; manager for Pop music at Rondor Music International, where he signed Hector and fellow Rhythm N Bass member Alistair Tennant as songwriters.
Brown performed the song in the film at Apollo Creed's final fight, shot in the Ziegfeld Room at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and was credited in the film as "The Godfather of Soul". 1986 also saw the publication of his autobiography, James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, co-written with Bruce Tucker. In 1987, Brown won the Grammy for Best Male R&B; Vocal Performance for "Living in America". In 1988, Brown worked with the production team Full Force on the new jack swing-influenced album I'm Real.
Musically, it is a new jack swing, hip hop soul and funk song with a light influence of R&B.; The lyrics demonstrate the happiness of being with who one loves and the positive outcome of that for them and others. "Finesse" was well received by music critics, who complimented Cardi B's verses, on the remix, and compared them to the old- school hip hop flow. Moreover, according to critics, the song evokes the sound of Bobby Brown's album Don't Be Cruel (1988), Bell Biv DeVoe's track "Poison" (1990), and Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" (1992).
Recording sessions for 24K Magic took place between late 2015 and September 2016 at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California. Several critics said 24K Magic was crafted from elements of R&B;, soul, funk, pop and new jack swing. Mars was inspired to create an album on which he could capture the sound of 1990s R&B;, that he listened and danced to during his childhood. He wanted to make people dance and have the same enjoyment he had. The lyrics of 24K Magic explore themes similar to those of its predecessor, Unorthodox Jukebox (2012), including money and sex.
Ex Girlfriend was an American girl group whose line-up comprised Monica Boyd, Julia Robertson, Stacy Francis, and Tisha Hunter. The group was originally formed in the mid-1980s under the group name Petite, consisting of Kimberly Davis, Monica Boyd, Julia Robertson, and Tisha Hunter. Shortly after the release of their debut album Teens (1986), the group experienced a lineup change as Davis departed from the group. The group was reformed as Ex Girlfriend in 1989 in Brooklyn, New York by new jack swing group Full Force, with the members adopting the surname "X" as part of their dynamic.
Wake Up is the tenth and to date last album by American R&B; group Shalamar, released in 1990 on the SOLAR label. It is the second Shalamar album to feature the line-up of Delisa Davis, Micki Free and Sydney Justin. In an attempt to keep Shalamar relevant to a contemporary market, the album was heavily influenced by the then-dominant new jack swing style, but the end result was generally considered, at the least, disappointing. Wake Up failed to register on any chart in either the USA or the UK, neither did it produce a charting single in either country.
Both the fashion style and the music are inspired by the '90s. The album's concept hails back to "any period from the late 1970s to 1990s," according to member Jonghyun. The co-composer of the title track, Mike Daley, explained the producers tried to balance the retro with a modern feel. The album contains nine tracks including the title song "1 of 1", which is described as a song in the '90s new jack swing genre—a type of hip-hop infused with urban dance-pop and is composed by Mike Daley, Mitchell Owens, Michael Jiminez, Tay Jasper and MZMC.
Dance-pop is known for being highly eclectic, having borrowed influences from other genres, which varied by producers, artists and periods. Such include contemporary R&B;, house, trance, techno, electropop, new jack swing, funk and pop rock. Dance-pop is a popular mainstream style of music and there have been numerous pop artists and groups who perform in the genre. Notable ones include Cher, Madonna, Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Spice Girls, Paula Abdul, Backstreet Boys, Michael Jackson, NSYNC, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Ariana Grande.
The Incredible Sound Machine was a further departure from Mantronix's original, heavily synthesized old school hip hop sound, and relied instead on Goring's vocals on the majority of the album's new jack swing, R&B;, and house music influenced tracks. Shortly after The Incredible Sound Machine's release and eight-week European promotional tour ended, Mantronix broke up. Goring later worked and toured as a background singer with rapper Monie Love on her 1991 Monie Love Tour. Goring also had the opportunity to work with house music producer David Morales and R&B; singer/songwriter Angie Stone during this period.
See the 2009 VH1 documentary Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America. (As a result, the Three Degrees' singing of the show's name "Soul Train" during the chorus as heard on the TV version is not heard on the single.) Although it was rerecorded a number of times for future versions of the show, and various different themes were used during the late 1970s and early 1980s, "TSOP" returned in the late 1980s and remained the theme song for Soul Train through the disco, 1980s R&B;, new jack swing, hip-hop, and neo soul eras of black music.
Jeremy Mark of Number One noted, "The World Still Turns", the album's first song co-written by Minogue, is "the only real attempt at a ballad on the album", although its pace is "not especially slow and smoochy". On the seventh track "Shocked", Minogue sings she is surprised to find herself deeply in love. It has a sophisticated dance sound with electric guitars and a disco beat. "One Boy Girl" blends rhythmic new jack swing with house elements, and includes strong dance beats and a rap conversation between Minogue and American rapper The Poetess, who was uncredited.
Jackson during his Bad tour in Vienna, June 1988 Jackson explored genres including pop, soul, rhythm and blues, funk, rock, disco, post-disco, dance-pop and new jack swing. Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote that Thriller refined the strengths of Off the Wall; the dance and rock tracks were more aggressive, while the pop tunes and ballads were softer and more soulful. Its tracks included the ballads "The Lady in My Life", "Human Nature", and "The Girl Is Mine", the funk pieces "Billie Jean" and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", and the disco set "Baby Be Mine" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)".
"Feel Your Love" is a pop-dance and new jack swing song co-written by Alanis Morissette and Leslie Howe, and produced by Howe for Morissette's debut album, Alanis (1991). Its protagonist tells a boy she has "got this thing" for him, and that "it's drivin' me right out of my mind ... I wanna feel your love; you know this waitin' for you boy I can't stand". Morissette's brothers Chad and Wade provided some of the song's backing vocals. It was released as the album's third single in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and was the second commercial single release after "Too Hot".
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love" is a 1990 hit song by Toronto-born singer Jane Child. Released as the second single from her self-titled debut album, the single went to number two for three consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 from April 14 to April 28, 1990.Stylus Magazine In addition, a new jack swing remix of the song was produced by Teddy Riley and reached number six on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart and number eleven on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. When released around Europe, it also became successful albeit more modestly.
In 2007, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ranked Dangerous at number 115 on its list of the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time. In Spin's list of The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014), the album was ranked at number 132. Spin writer Chuck Eddy named it one of the essential new jack swing albums in a list published by the magazine. In Colin Larkin's third edition of the All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000), Dangerous was ranked number 325.
The influence of The Firebird has been felt beyond classical music. Stravinsky was an important influence on Frank Zappa, who used the melody from the Berceuse in his 1967 album Absolutely Free, in the Amnesia Vivace section of the "Duke of Prunes" suite (along with a melody from The Rite of Spring). Prog rock band Yes has regularly used the ballet's Finale as their "walk-on" music for concerts since 1971. During the 1980s and 1990s, the chord which opens the Infernal Dance became a widely used orchestra hit sample in music, specifically within new jack swing.
The $2.95 million investment Wodlinger made in buying out her competitors paid off when Beasley Broadcast Group acquired the new station in September 1985 for $10.6 million, entering the Miami market. On August 4, 1986 at 7 a.m., Beasley flipped the station to a dance-type CHR format under their new name "Power 96, Miami's fresh new music mix", with a change in call letters to WPOW. It played mostly Dance, Bubblegum Pop, Freestyle, New Jack Swing, Hip-Hop, and a dose of Rock centric type hits that became mass appeal enough to incorporate into the playlist.
Born to Sing is the debut studio album by American vocal group En Vogue. It was released by Atlantic Records on April 3, 1990 in the United States. Conceived after their contribution to band founders Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy's 1988 compilation project FM2 for Atlantic, it was chiefly produced by Foster and McElroy, with additional contribution coming from Hughie Prince, Don Raye, and former The Independents members Marvin Yancy and Chuck Jackson. Musically, Born to Sing contains a range of contemporary genres, blending a mix of soft hip hop soul, pop, contemporary early-1990s R&B;, rap, and new jack swing.
R. Kelly gained national recognition in 1989 when he, along with Marc McWilliams, Vincent Walker and Shawn Brooks, participated on the talent TV show Big Break, hosted by Natalie Cole. Kelly went on to win the $100,000 grand prize. Subsequently, Kelly's debut album Born into the 90's was released in early 1992 (credited as R. Kelly and Public Announcement). Released during the new jack swing period of the early 1990s, the album yielded the R&B; hits "She's Got That Vibe", "Honey Love", "Dedicated", and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)", with Kelly singing lead vocals.
The album opens with "If I Had No Loot", which features a New jack swing beat, pronounced guitar licks, vocal samples from hip hop songs, and lyrics about fair-weather friends. The third track, "My Ex-Girlfriend", is a commentary on unfaithful partners, with lowbrow-humor lyrics scolding an ex-girlfriend for her promiscuity. It evolved from a concept D'wayne Wiggins came up with after driving past an Oakland hangout for prostitutes and recognized that one of them was an old friend. The upbeat ballad "Tell Me Mama" has surging dynamics, a horn-filled bridge, and lyrics about responsibility and regret.
"Bigger", described as moderately fast, is a R&B; song with a length of three minutes and seventeen seconds, with inclinations toward teen pop and dance-pop. According to a review of My World by Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, the song is influenced by new jack swing, as well as the music of Guy. The song is set in common time, and has a tempo of 104 beats per minute. It is written in the key of C minor, and Bieber's vocals do not deviate far, only spanning from the low note of C4 to the high note of E5.
In 1986, he went solo, releasing a self- titled album that ranked 83 on Billboard. After meeting a young up and coming artist at Sugar Hill records by the name of Lavaba Mallison, who would later become his manager, Kool Moe Dee left Sugar Hill records to join Lavaba Mallison, Robert "Gusto" Wells, Greg Marius and up and coming Producer Teddy Riley at the newly founded ROOFTOP records. He co-operated with the young producers Teddy Riley and Lavaba Mallison which contributed greatly to the new jack swing movement that would gain popularity in the years to follow.
The first single from the album, "Friends (For Old Time Sake)", was more heavily influenced by the new jack swing genre, rather than her earlier house music work. "Friends (For Old Time Sake)" proved successful by reaching number 15 on the Billboard R&B; chart and number 2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. Shortened to "Old Time's Sake", her song was included on the Above the Rim film soundtrack in 1994 under her moniker, Sweet Sable. The album also spawned two other singles, "Tonight" and "Love Thang", which both landed on the Billboard R&B; chart.
"That's What I Like" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, and Ray McCullough II. The former three produced the song under the name of Shampoo Press & Curl with the latter four, as The Stereotypes, co-producing it. Atlantic Records released the song to Hot AC radio in the United States on January 30, 2017, as the second single from the album. The song is a hip hop soul, new jack swing, R&B; and funk track.
"Finesse" is a song by American singer Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24K Magic (2016). The song was written by Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II. The former three produced it under the name Shampoo Press & Curl, along with the latter four, as The Stereotypes. The song was composed after a jam session as Mars wanted to recreate the "new jack swing sound". Atlantic Records released a remix version, featuring verses from American rapper Cardi B, as the album's fifth and final single on January 4, 2018, to digital download and streaming services.
Gil Kaufman of MTV News commented that the synthesizers and drum machine used in "Party" create a groove reminiscent of "a New Jack Swing seduction." Jon Caramainca of The New York Times wrote that the production of "Party" recalls the early work of New Edition. James Reed of The Boston Globe commented that its music arrangement sounds like a parody by The Lonely Island or Flight of the Conchords. Roberts Randall of the Los Angeles Times found that "Party" sounds like a half-speed remix of a Human League song, and Kevin O'Donnell of Spin magazine found the song to be reminiscent of Prince in his 1980s prime.
The Good Girls were recording artists for Motown Records, and were groomed as a contemporary version of The Supremes with a more urban sound. The group's debut album All for Your Love, influenced heavily by Teddy Riley's new jack swing movement, was released in 1989, producing the hit single "Your Sweetness" which peaked at No. 6 on Billboard's Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Other notable singles included their cover version of "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart," and "I Need Your Love". The girls also appeared on the 1990 debut single by MC Trouble entitled "(I Wanna) Make You Mine".
His musical beginnings were borne out of playing baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, often manipulating the latter instrument with guitar pedals; he was also co-founder of the group Jazz on the line with fellow saxophonists Rent Romus (Aaron Repke) and Dan Magay. This led to a strong interest in American improvisational forms, especially Cool Jazz, Progressive Bebop, Free Jazz, and non-commercially oriented Jazz Fusion. He would later evolve incorporations and influences of funk, new wave, heavy metal, new jack swing, electronica, trip hop, and shibuya-kei into his music. He has recently been appointed as Associate Professor of Music Composition at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea.
They bonded, became friends and together they were called UFO (an initialism of Unique Famous Outrageous). They signed to Tracklacers developing a sound they then called "Jack the Lad Swing", combining the phrase "Jack the lad" and the urban music of new jack swing. While working their way into the music business, UFO instantly signed to Epic Records, before winning their first award in late 2007 at the Urban Music Awards for Best Unsigned Act thanks to their mash-up of "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King and "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston. Shortly thereafter, they released their second single, "Slap Ya Elbow".
Be Yourself is the ninth solo album by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by MCA Records on June 26, 1989 in the United States. Her second album with the company following her 1986 platinum album Winner in You, it features the single, "If You Asked Me To" which was also featured on the soundtrack to the James Bond movie, Licence to Kill (1989), and the R&B; top ten Prince-written hit "Yo Mister." The album marked LaBelle's foray into new jack swing music with the tracks "I Got It Like That", produced by Full Force, and "Love 89", another Prince contribution.
"Jam" is a new jack swing, pop, funk song whose bridge features a rap verse performed by Heavy D (of the group Heavy D & the Boyz), though no credit to him appears on the album. The music video of the song featured NBA basketball legend Michael Jordan (the other "MJ"). The song was also featured on the Chicago Bulls'—Jordan's team at that time—1992 NBA Championship video "Untouchabulls" and was also used in many promotional ads of the NBA in the said season. Despite this heavy form of promotion, the single only reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
The band continued after its association with Prince and signed with Motown Records releasing their second album, Mazarati 2 (1989), including the singles "The Saga Of A Man" and "The Woman Thang". This project reflects the music of that era which was directing to the new jack swing-genre. Brown Mark and former Klymaxx-founding member Bernadette Cooper both worked as producers on this album. The project experienced little success, and since the distribution of the LP and CD seems to be limited in quantity and exclusively released as a promo in Canada (before it was withdrawn), these original copies are in demand by collectors.
Kemp appeared on Keith Sweat's DVD release, Sweat Hotel Live (2007), which featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of reunion with other R&B;/new jack swing era pioneers of the late 1980s, including Teddy Riley. Kemp appeared on the final track, an "all-star finale" rendition of "Just Got Paid", originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the instrumental track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid", when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Kemp listened to it, added his own lyrics to the melody, and "Just Got Paid" was born.
Kemp also performed a version of the Reading Rainbow theme song (and other songs for that series) that was broadcast on PBS for a few years between the Tina Fabrique and Chaka Khan versions. Kemp was the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E event in New York City, on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated 20 years of new jack swing and took place at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar. In the 90s Johnny Kemp and Sherry Goffin Kondor, the daughter of Carole King were the lead singers for the popular children's cover band Sugar Beats.
The trio debuted on MBC's talent show on April 11, 1992 with their song "Nan Arayo" (난 알아요, "I Know") and got the lowest rating from the jury.K-Pop: A New Force in Pop Music, pp. 63–66 However, the song and their self-titled debut album became so successful that, according to MTV Iggy, "K-pop music would never be the same" again. One of the first Korean rap songs, "Nan Arayo" was a hugely successful hit; its new jack swing-inspired beats, upbeat rap verses and pop-style choruses combined with a focus on new dance moves took Korean audiences by storm.
Hip hop soul is a subgenre of contemporary R&B; music, most popular during the early and mid 1990s, which fuses R&B;, gospel or soul singing with hip hop musical production. The subgenre had evolved from a previous R&B; subgenre, new jack swing, which had incorporated hip-hop influences into R&B; music. By contrast, hip hop soul is, as described in The Encyclopedia of African American Music, "quite literally soul singing over hip hop grooves". The genre was most popular during the mid and late 1990s with artists such as Mary J. Blige (known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul"), Jodeci, Faith Evans, TLC, and R. Kelly.
The song's success was attributed to its new jack swing-inspired beats and memorable chorus, as well as innovative lyrics which dealt with the problems of Korean society. Their footsteps were followed by a wave of successful hip hop and R&B; artists like Yoo Seung-jun, Jinusean, Solid, Deux, 1TYM and Drunken Tiger. In 1995, South Korean record producer Lee Soo-man, who was educated in the U.S. and was exposed to the trends in American music, founded the entertainment company SM Entertainment. Former Seo Taiji & Boys' member Yang Hyun-suk formed YG Entertainment in 1996, and Park Jin-young established JYP Entertainment in 1997.
In the early part of 1985 Nayobe became the first Latin American female to record a Freestyle song called "Please Don't Go" which was produced by Andy Panda. Some music critics correctly declare her record the first song of the genre and of the whole Latin hip hop movement which later became known as Freestyle music. Nayobe's other hits include "Guess I Fell In Love", "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait," "Second Chance For Love" and "Promise Me." Her second album, Promise Me took her into a more Urban contemporary & New jack swing direction with production by Teddy Riley. Nayobe returned with fourth self-titled Salsa album in 1999.
The album was produced by Redhead and Markell Riley from the duo Wreckx-N-Effect (the younger brother of producer Teddy Riley) and was heavily influenced by the new jack swing trend at the time. In 1991, the group released its second and final album, The Album with No Name. Recorded at Hillside Studios, Englewood, New Jersey, and Soundtracks Studios, New York, The Album with No Name peaked at No. 182 on the Billboard 200, while the song "3-2-1 Pump" reached No. No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. The group also appeared on a track of the soundtrack of the 1991 film New Jack City.
Coming out of the fertile New York rap scene of the early 80s, Whodini was one of the first rap groups to add R&B; twist to their music, thus laying the foundation for a new genre - new jack swing. The group made its name with good-humored songs such as "Magic's Wand" (the first rap song accompanied by a video), "The Haunted House of Rock", "Friends", "Five Minutes Of Funk" and "Freaks Come Out at Night". Live performances of the group were the first rap concerts with the participation of breakdance dancers from the group UTFO. Russell Simmons was the manager of the group in the 80s.
The album has a total of ten tracks - six originals ("Candy Lane", "Remember", "Paradise", "Birthday", "My Rainbow", and "Hush"), three remakes of previous singles "Life", "The Light", and "Love [story]", and an English version of the title track "Remember". The album's first single "Love [story]" is an R&B; song. It is a remake of their previous songs "I'm Your Girl" (1997) and "Love" (1999). Second single "Remember" is a mid-tempo pop ballad song written and composed by the members themselves, combining piano melody and string orchestra, while the third and final single "Paradise" is a new jack swing song produced by Mike Daley, Mitchell Owens, and Yoo Young-jin.
"Feels Like Another One" is a song by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was written by LaBelle along with Sharon Barnes, James R. "Budd" Ellison, and Michael Stokes for her eleventh studio album Burnin (1991), while production was helmed by Stokes. The new jack swing-styled track served as the album's leading single and featured a rap from rapper Big Daddy Kane. The song became successful on the US Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs as it ended up peaking at number three The video for the song was shot at the Apollo Theater and also featured Kane, who appeared at LaBelle's show wearing a tux.
Its bass line and beat have also been compared to Michael Jackson's "Remember the Time" (1992), and the new jack swing style to Jackson's album Dangerous (1991). The lyrics demonstrate the happiness of being with who one loves and the positive outcome of that for them and others. For its single release, the composition of the song was reworked to feature verses from Cardi B. The key of the song was changed to A-flat minor and the tempo reduced to 100 beats per minute. Her flow and rhymes on the track have been compared to "turn-of-the-1990s cadence", as well as to Salt-N-Pepa and Heavy D styles.
Their debut studio album 'N Sync (1997) featured four-on-the-floor Europop beats with the midtempo soft-pop singles "I Want You Back" and "Tearin' Up My Heart," that recalled a production similar to Ace of Base. No Strings Attached (2000) was noted as "an incremental step away" from teen pop's "softer side", as it featured ballads written by 80s adult contemporary singer Richard Marx and prolific songwriter Diane Warren. Primarily a pop album, it comprised a blend of new jack swing revivalism, uptempo R&B; and hip-hop influences. Lyrically, the lead single "Bye Bye Bye"'s kiss-off message and self-assurance saw the group departing from the "lovesick" formula of their debut.
In the 1980s, Michael Jackson had record-breaking success with his albums Off the Wall, Bad, and Thriller – the latter remaining the best-selling album of all time – transforming popular music and uniting races, ages and genders, and would eventually lead to successful crossover black solo artists, including Prince, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, and Janet Jackson. Pop and dance-soul of this era inspired new jack swing by the end of the decade. Hip- hop spread across the country and diversified. Techno, Dance, Miami bass, post-disco, Chicago house, Los Angeles hardcore and Washington, D.C. Go-go developed during this period, with only Miami bass achieving mainstream success.
Award winner Al Green performing in May 2006 Nominees for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male or Female included: Al Green for "As Long as We're Together", Albertina Walker for My Time Is Not Over, Beau Williams for Wonderful, Daniel Winans for "You Got a Choice to Make", and Vickie Winans for Total Victory. The "new jack swing remix" of "As Long as We're Together" was done by Al B. Sure! and Kyle West and appeared on Green's 1989 album I Get Joy, which reached peak positions of number 60 and number 13 on Billboard magazines' R&B; Albums and Top Gospel Albums charts, respectively. Allmusic's Jason Elias criticized the remix for having "too much hardware".
Family cheer on X Factor star Retford Times, 24 December 2008 Last to join the group was JB Gill, for his "musical ear" and harmonies. They bonded, became friends and together they were called UFO (an initialism of Unique Famous Outrageous). They signed to Tracklacers developing a sound they then called "Jack the Lad Swing", combining the phrase "Jack the lad" and the urban music of new jack swing. While working their way into the music business, UFO instantly signed to Epic Records, before winning their first award in late 2007 at the Urban Music Awards for Best Unsigned Act thanks to their mash-up of "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King and "Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston.
Troy L. Smith from The Plain Dealer thought the song had the "soulful synths" from Michael Jackson's Off the Wall (1979). The "organic sound" of "Chunky" reflects the decade where neo soul began to replace new jack swing, according to Craig Jenkins from Vulture. Lyrically, "Chunky" is a song about sex and the search for a "sumptuous damsel", and is, ultimately, an anthem for big buttocks. Its lyrics include: "Lemme hear you say I'm ready / Girl, you better have your hair weave strapped on tight / Girl, once we get goin', we rollin', we cha cha 'til the morning / So just say alright / If you ain't here to party / Take your ass back home".
Latin artist Marc Anthony's self-titled English-language album released in 1999 had singles that crossed over to the AC charts. The early 1990s marked the softening of urban R&B; in the shape of new jack swing, at the same time alternative rock emerged and traditional pop saw a significant resurgence. This in part led to a widening of the market, not only allowing to cater to more niche markets, but it also became customary for artists to make AC- friendly singles. At the same time, the genre began adopting elements from hard rock as tastes were shifting towards louder music, while AC stations in general began playing more rock acts.
Boyz II Men's first album, Cooleyhighharmony, was released on Motown in 1991 and was produced by Michael Bivins. Cooleyhighharmonys drum-heavy new jack swing sound and multi- layered sampled backdrops were similar to that of Bell Biv DeVoe's own work, but featured classic-soul styled vocals in place of BBD's rapping and brassier singing. This style was dubbed "hip hop doo-wop" by the group and Bivins, who presented Boyz II Men and adolescent R&B; group Another Bad Creation to the public as BBD's protégés. From the beginning, Boyz II Men featured all four members as leads, avoiding the usual R&B; group arrangement of one or two lead singers and a team of background singers.
It incorporates elements of pop, R&B;, electrorock, new jack swing, dance-pop, and funk. Recording for Scream took place at the Hit Factory in New York City in October 1994 and at Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota in December 1994. The song was leaked to radio stations early, despite Epic Records' attempt to keep it off air until the official release date.nl.newsbank.com/nl- search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s;_site=grandforks&p;_multi=GF&p;_theme=realcities&p;_action=search&p;_maxdocs=200&p;_topdoc=1&p;_text_direct-0=0EB6EAAC6906C62A&p;_field_direct-0=document_id&p;_perpage=10&p;_sort=YMD_date:D Generally well received amongst critics, it has been compared favorably to other songs by Michael Jackson.
Their debut album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, was released on February 25, 1992, by LaFace/Arista Records. The songs on the album are a blend of funk (Watkins), hip-hop (Lopes), and R&B; (Thomas), similar to the new jack swing sound popularized by producer Teddy Riley in the late 1980s. The album was a critical and commercial success, being certified quadruple-platinum for shipments of four million copies in the United States. It scored three top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "Baby-Baby-Baby" (peaked at number two), and "What About Your Friends", as well as the top 30 single "Hat 2 Da Back".
The album is full of new sounds, different beats, old school R&B; and Pop. It was revealed that Teddy Riley, Jason J. Lopez and Yoo Young-jin worked on the title track, which is described as an "urban new jack swing track with an Indian percussion base and piano melody that is reminiscent of a DJ remix." The album has a total of 10 songs, and features composers Don Spike, Team One Sound and Hitchhiker. Member Donghae contributed music and lyrics to the song 'Shirt,' and also 'Islands' which is about the group's friendship and loyalty. Member Siwon also wrote the lyrics to ‘Don’t Leave Me’, which was found on the repackaged album.
Free is The Party's second studio album. Teddy Riley wrote three songs for the album, including the new jack swing-tinged title song, "Free," which was also remixed by house-music legends Steve "Silk" Hurley and E-Smoove. Dr. Dre produced the song "Let's Get Right Down to It," and the group itself also got involved in the writing and producing of the album, which would once again land it another concert tour opening spot with Color Me Badd, its last special for the Disney Channel, "All About The Party," and an appearance on Blossom. However, the album was not as successful on the charts as previous ones, which prompted Damon Pampolina to leave the group.
Motown furthered its attempt to revamp Charlene's image to appeal to new audiences by highlighting her in a segment of the film The Last Dragon, which was under development by Motown founder Berry Gordy. She and other Motown artists, including DeBarge and Vanity, were strategically placed in the film to appeal to the MTV craze of the time. Charlene's catchy pop song "Fire" was used along with a music video depicting her as a goddess. Although the film managed to improve some of the other artists' standing, by this time, Motown was turning to artists who were offering up the New Jack Swing sound that would dominate the late 1980s and early 1990s, leaving behind Charlene and other Motown artists.
" Similarly, Leah Collins of Dose magazine wrote, "New jack swing dance moves and costume changes are pretty much the focus of this one. [...] Still, Beyonce reveals a talent we never knew she had: the ability to switch costumes every time she switches keys. (This, it turns out, is a good thing. That pantsless African dictator look in the first scene? Maybe we're the only ones, but we're not really feeling Idi Amin-chic this season.)" Georgette Cline of The Boombox found similarities between the video for "Love on Top" and the earlier videos that Beyoncé made with Destiny's Child while Sarah Anne Hughes of The Washington Post called the video fancy and an "obvious homage to New Edition's 'If It Isn’t Love.
"Creep" is a rhythm and blues song influenced by funk, jazz, soul and boom bap; a distinctive sound for the trio whose earlier works had a new jack swing sound. The A.V. Club David Anthony pointed out that the mid-1990s R&B; "renaissance" in music, and Lopes' stint in rehab, re-invented TLC's musical direction and brought a stronger focus on pop elements to CrazySexyCool. Similar to their past works, "Creep" includes hip hop samples—particularly two 1989 singles, Slick Rick's "Hey Young World" and Shinehead's "Who the Cap Fits"—a heavy beat, with "forthright sex talk" lyrics with a kind of "playful sensuality" and "street aggression". According to The Telegraph, the group delivered it with an "empowered" attitude with Prince-style eroticism.
Toné! had three songs in the top ten of the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, including "Little Walter" which made it to number 1. New Edition after being in a transition due to the departure of Bobby Brown recruited Johnny Gill as his placement, leading to the release of the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced album Heart Break, which spun off five hit singles "If It Isn't Love", "You're Not My Kind of Girl", "Can You Stand the Rain", "Crucial", and "N.E. Heartbreak". In 1989, Wreckx-n-Effect, a Teddy Riley-produced group which garnered press attention regarding their use of bikini-clad women in their videos, released "New Jack Swing", helping to popularize the new name for the emerging style.
Ross reunited with collaborator Nile Rodgers - who had co-produced her most commercially successful album to date Diana - to make this album which was an attempt to gear her to a much younger audience bringing in new jack swing productions and house music. Upon its release, Workin' Overtime received negative reviews from music critics and failed commercially despite the title track reaching number three on the Billboard R&B; Singles chart. The album peaked at number 116 on the Billboard 200 album chart, earning the distinction of being the lowest charting studio album of Ross' entire solo career. Additional singles "This House" and "Bottom Line" were issued, as well as a Shep Pettibone remix of "Paradise", but all failed to revive the album's sales.
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (commonly referred to as Rhythm Nation 1814 or simply Rhythm Nation) is the fourth studio album by American singer Janet Jackson, released on September 19, 1989, by A&M; Records. Although label executives wanted material similar to her previous album, Control (1986), Jackson insisted on creating a concept album addressing social issues. Collaborating with songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, she drew inspiration from various tragedies reported through news media, exploring racism, poverty, and substance abuse, in addition to themes of romance. Noted for its use of sample loop and utilizing swing note and synthesized percussion throughout its production, Rhythm Nation encompasses a variety of musical styles, such as new jack swing, hard rock, pop, dance and industrial music.
Music journalist Tomoyuki Mori highlighted the album as one that had the potential to get popular outside of Japan, noting Bodys "distinctive groove, incorporating alternative R&B; and bass music". He praised Aaamyyy's songwriting and trackmaking skills, especially the storymaking in "Over My Dead Body", feeling that the lyrics "painted a feeling of romantic loss (despite the flightening title)", while her vocals simultaneously expressed dread and warmth. Daisuke Sawada of Bounce described the album as a collection of songs with light synths interwoven with strong melodies, and felt that he could feel her potential as a pop maker on this album. He singled out the urban R&B-style; songs "Island" and new jack swing influenced "Ain't no Tame" as having an "exquisite" arrangement.
'"Tender Love" is a song by Force MDs from their second album Chillin (1985). Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the tune appeared in the film Krush Groove (1985), and was featured on the film's soundtrack. Although primarily known as a pre-new jack swing/old school hip hop band, the Force MDs introduced themselves to a whole new audience with this song. Not only did the song reach number 4 on the R&B; charts (where the group had already amassed a steady string of minor hits), but it also became a crossover hit, cracking the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1986,[ Force M.D.'s- Billboard Hot 100 history @Billboard.
Continuing his role as a romantic balladeer while emerging as a new jack swing star, he released a second self- titled album in 1990, which included the hits "My, My, My", "Rub You the Right Way", "Fairweather Friend", and "Wrap My Body Tight". In 1993, Gill released another solo project, Provocative, which included the songs "Quiet Time to Play", "A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction", and the gospel song, "I Know Where I Stand". In 1996, Gill released Let's Get the Mood Right, which included the title song, "Love In an Elevator", and the single "Maybe" which is considered by many to be one of his greatest vocal performances. In 1996, Johnny reunited with New Edition and recorded the album Home Again.
These include "Seasons Change" by Exposé, "Thinking of You" by Sa-Fire, "One More Try" by Timmy T, "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" by Stevie B, and "If Wishes Came True" by Sweet Sensation. Brenda K. Starr reached the Hot 100 with her ballad "I Still Believe". Freestyle shortly thereafter gave way to mainstream pop artists such as MC Hammer, Paula Abdul, Bobby Brown, New Kids on the Block, and Milli Vanilli (with some artists utilizing elements of freestyle beginning in the 1980s) using hip hop beats and electro samples in a mainstream form with slicker production and MTV-friendly videos. These artists were successful on crossover stations as well as R&B; stations, and freestyle was replaced as an underground genre by newer styles such as new jack swing, trance and Eurodance.
While funk was all but driven from the radio by slick commercial hip hop, contemporary R&B; and new jack swing, its influence continued to spread. Artists like Steve Arrington and Cameo still received major airplay and had huge global followings. Rock bands began copying elements of funk to their sound, creating new combinations of "funk rock" and "funk metal". Extreme, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living Colour, Jane's Addiction, Prince, Primus, Urban Dance Squad, Fishbone, Faith No More, Rage Against the Machine, Infectious Grooves, and Incubus spread the approach and styles garnered from funk pioneers to new audiences in the mid-to-late 1980s and the 1990s. These bands later inspired the underground mid-1990s funkcore movement and current funk-inspired artists like Outkast, Malina Moye, Van Hunt, and Gnarls Barkley.
The album was received with enthusiasm by several program directors at pop radio, however, with the departure of Doug Morris from Atlantic in 1995 the plans for promotion were canceled which led to the album's commercial failure, failing to chart on the US Billboard 200. The album features contributions from Pino Palladino, Steve Ferrone, John Robinson, and Harvey Mason. One of the album's tracks, "Free to Be a Woman", written by Hewitt and Angelo Montrone, would go on to become the theme song for the series The Modern Girl, that aired on the Style Network. The album has been praised since its release mostly because of the LP's rich infusion of new jack swing, house, quiet storm, disco, spoken word, jazz, acoustic and new age into Hewitt's musical imput.
Originally, Tamara was both a singer and an emcee; she can be heard rapping the bridge over the original version of Right Here and I'm So Into You, and is the primary female performer on the song Blak Pudd'n. She co-wrote a number of SWV songs, including Right Here from their debut album, It's About Time, and You're the One, which also features Gamble as a co-writer. Tamara ceased rapping when New Beginning was released in 1996, shortly after the end of the new jack swing era, and began to sing leads (It's All About U, Give It Up) and co-leads (Lose My Cool, Use Your Heart). The group went on to sell more than 20 million albums, making them one of the best selling girl groups of all time.
With the rise of new jack swing, contemporary R&B; and hip hop, American girl groups such as En Vogue, Exposé and Sweet Sensation all had singles which hit number one on the charts. Groups in these genres, such as SWV, Xscape, 702, Total, Zhane, Blaque, and 3LW, managed to have songs chart on both the U.S. Hot 100 and the U.S. R&B; charts. However, TLC achieved the most success for a girl group in an era where contemporary R&B; would become global mainstream acceptance. TLC remains the best-selling American girl group with 65 million records sold, and their second studio album, CrazySexyCool (1994), remains the best-selling album by a girl group in the United States (Diamond certification), while selling over 14 million copies worldwide.
Ben Beaumont-Thomas deemed Dangerous as Jackson's career-high album, "the very peak of his powers, with his widest ever emotional range set to production that makes new jack swing seem much more than just lame dance moves and fluorescent man-made fibers." Stephen Thomas Erlewine also praised Jackson's brave approach in the album, that it was "a much sharper, riskier album" than Bad. Speaking for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Janet Macoska applauded the modernity of Dangerous: "a sleek, contemporary-sounding update of Jackson's music" which featured the "ambitious, heartfelt anthems "Heal The World" and "Will You Be There." Similarly, Odyssey critic James Wesser said, "[Dangerous], in my opinion, is timeless and if it was re-released in the year 2016, it will still sound fresh and new.
A new jack swing song, "3-Way (The Golden Rule)"'s premise follows the early 1990s pop duo (Samberg and Timberlake) finding themselves invited to a threesome with "the girl [they] met at the Payless ShoeSource" (Gaga). Gaga's character acknowledges that "most guys won't freak together," but the two conclude that "it's not gay, when it's in a three-way," and that they should follow "The Golden Rule". The song features a reference to the sitcom Three's Company. Gaga related the nervousness of Samberg and Timberlake asking her to do the song in an interview on May 23: > I wish that they filmed the backstage scenario as both Justin and Andy > Samberg tried simultaneously to pitch this idea to me and they both choked > on the way in.
She was still credited for the vocal arrangements in the album's liner notes, and the song became an international hit. Khan followed up the success of the I Feel For You album with 1986's Destiny and 1988's CK. Khan found more success in the late 1980s with a remix album, Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project, which reached the top ten on the British albums chart. As a result, she performed regularly in the U.K., where she maintained a strong fan base. In 1990, she was a featured performer on another major hit when she collaborated with Ray Charles and Quincy Jones on a new jack swing cover of The Brothers Johnson's "I'll Be Good to You", which was featured on Jones's Back on the Block.
Their concerts featured visual elements such as incense smoke and kaleidoscopic stage lighting, the group's eccentric wardrobe, and additional instrumentalists, including another guitarist, two drummers, two keyboardists, a violinist, a trumpeter, and a saxophonist. The Charlotte Observer remarked on the group in 1994: "[T]heir use of live instruments on record and onstage makes them an anomaly in the synthesized and sampled world of modern R&B.;" With the group's reliance on traditional soul and R&B; values of songwriting and instrumentation, Sons of Soul was a precursor to the neo soul movement of the 1990s. Matt Weitz of The Dallas Morning News wrote in 1993 that the group had distinguished themselves from their New jack swing contemporaries with Sons of Soul and found them aesthetically akin to acts such as Prince and P.M. Dawn.
The Incredible Sound Machine is the fifth and final album by old school hip hop/electro funk group Mantronix, and the third Mantronix album released on Capitol Records. The Incredible Sound Machine featured new member, vocalist Jade Trini, who replaced D.J. D. Trini joined rapper Bryce "Luvah" Wilson (who made his debut on Mantronix's previous album, 1990's This Should Move Ya), and founding member, DJ Kurtis Mantronik. The Incredible Sound Machine was a departure from previous Mantronix albums, in that it favored house music, R&B;, and new jack swing over the old school hip hop/electro funk sound for which the group was most famously known. Shortly after the European tour and promotion related to the release of the album, which was critically panned and commercially disappointing, Mantronix disbanded.
Nature of a Sista is a hip hop album that consists of twelve tracks; the instrumentals, provided by live musicians, combine elements of reggae and jazz along with "a raucous African beat" and "melodic choruses". A writer from The Boombox described the album as incorporating R&B; and house music, and Spins Dimitri Ehrlich said it features a new jack swing sound through its sharper focus on vocal harmonies and electronic drums. A writer from People magazine noted that Nature of a Sista focuses on issues relating to "self-assurance, humor and intelligence"; Latifah encourages women to respect themselves rather than place value in sex or money. Some songs, such as "That's the Way We Flow" focus on gender politics, while others detail issues relating to love, such as "Give Me Your Love" and "How Do I Love Thee".
Funky Divas is the second studio album by American recording group En Vogue, released by Atlantic Records division East West on March 24, 1992 in the United States. Conceived after the success of their Grammy Award–nominated debut album Born to Sing (1990), En Vogue reteamed with their founders Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy to work on the entire album. As with Born to Sing, the pair borrowed from contemporary R&B;, new jack swing, and hip hop, while also incorporating classic soul, blues and doo-wop elements, particularly on its on two Sparkle cover versions, as well as, in the case of "Free Your Mind," heavy metal sounds. At the time of its release, Funky Divas received a mixed reception from music critics, but has since earned retrospective acclaim and recognition from musicians, and producers.
The two stopped working professionally together in 1986. They pursued successful solo careers amid legal disputes over creative rights to their work together, and others with which they collaborated as composers, songwriters, and producers. In spite of this, both Winbush and Moore continue to enjoy substantial success in their respective solo careers, with Moore going on to compose and produce hits for many major artists, most notably Michael Jackson; and together they wrote and produced four songs for Janet Jackson's first, self-titled album. Over the course of his career, Moore has been nominated for two Grammys: one for Song of the Year, Michael Jackson's New Jack Swing-hit Jam and a second for Producer of the Album of the Year, Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. Moore released a solo album, Street Songz for Rufftown Entertainment Group, Inc.
Some make perfect sense on a thematic as well as sonic level, like Kool & the Gang's "Kool It (Here Comes the Fuzz)" and Stevie Wonder's "Superwoman, Where Were You When I Needed You" on "New Agenda," or the orchestral flourish from Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together" on "If," which seems to exist for the sole purpose of providing the impetus behind one of the greatest dance-break routines in music video history." Commenting on the album's broad range, he states: "The mother of eclectic, genre-hopping records by Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, and Fergie, janet. incorporates new jack swing, house, pop, rock, hip-hop, jazz, and even opera, but the album's range of styles isn't jarring in the least ... Janet has never been one thing and janet. is a feminist statement, to be sure.
The album received multiple reviews in 2012 after "Gangnam Style" was released. Of the debut single "Bird", Jeff Benjamin of Billboard said, "[it] established him as a true force of entertainment" and "nicely set up a successful career with the opening declaration, "PSY-cho world, this is PSY!" Houston Press's Corey Deiterman said of "Bird", "this ridiculously catchy bit of funky hip-hop sounds something like an updated version of the American new jack swing movement." Joseph Lapin of OC Weekly said the two tracks "I Love Sex" and "Bird" "echo early '90s rap and R&B; beats reminiscent of a strange amalgamation of Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill and Destiny's Child", and said, "similar to' 90s rappers, Psy had to pay fines for his lyrics, because they were considered inappropriate content....Inappropriateness and controversy are just more reasons to like Psy.
One of the last albums to be released during the new jack swing period of the early 1990s, the album included the hits "She's Got That Vibe", "Honey Love", "Dedicated", and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" all of which was led by Kelly, eventually leading to the album reaching a million copies domestically and going platinum. (Overall, "Honey Love" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)" were the only two hits to reach No. 1 on the R&B; chart during Public Announcement's tenure.) The group was billed as R. Kelly and Public Announcement essentially making the group backup members for Kelly rather than a cohesive unit. After a successful tour ended in 1993, Kelly parted ways with Public Announcement to begin a solo career, The group suddenly left the music industry after his departure. Public Announcement brought in a new member Big Mel.
"Poison" was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 1, 1990 for sales of over one million copies. It has been used in film (Mo' Money, Pootie Tang, Honey 2, Pineapple Express, Think Like A Man Too, Pitch Perfect 2), television (A Different World, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Scrubs, Glee, The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story, Narcos, Hindsight and Supernatural), and video games (2004's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, on new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9, 2009's DJ Hero, 2010's Dance Central). It is also referenced in the Madvillain song "Fancy Clown" and the Donald D. track "She Gets Buck Wild". "Poison" was named number 60 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s as well as number one on VH1's 40 Greatest R&B; Songs of the 90s.
Teddy Riley wrote three songs for this album including the new jack swing-tinged title song, "Free," which was also remixed by the likes of house-music artists E-Smoove Steve "Silk" Hurley, and Grammy Award-winning remixer Maurice Joshua. Dr. Dre produced the song "Let's Get Right Down to It," and the group itself also got involved in the writing and producing of the album, which would once again land it another concert tour—this time opening for Color Me Badd. Promotion included its last special for the Disney Channel, All About the Party, and an appearance on the Blossom episode "The Best Laid Plans of Mice & Men" in which the group performed its song "All About Love." However, the album was not as successful on the charts as previous ones, which prompted Damon Pampolina to leave the group.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the album's musical style is that of Top 40, with a funky beat, while Billboard described it as "Millennial interpretations of New Jack Swing, and staccato rap-adjacent flows that were previously made mainstream by Destiny's Child and TLC". Chasez also stated that the album is "in your face", comparing the album's "chopped and punched" production to the discography of Michael Jackson. In his article for The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote in 2000: > Flush with artistic freedom, 'N Sync heads straight for the past: > specifically the 1980s rhythm-and-blues that sought to balance pretty melody > atop hip-hop's street-level beat. Like the Rolling Stones discovering 1950s > Chicago blues, 'N Sync has latched onto the highly synthesized, jigsaw > rhythms of 1980s phenomena from Michael Jackson to New Edition to Zapp.
The album is a complete departure from the previous soundtracks in the Rocky film series because it doesn't consist mainly of classic Bill Conti songs or rock music, but is instead dominated by hip hop and new jack swing music. Although the classic Conti songs "Conquest", "Mickey", and "Gonna Fly Now" are used in the film, they are not featured on the soundtrack. In the trailer for the movie, there was Vince DiCola songs from Rocky IV (1985) including "Training Montage" and "War" but were never present in the film nor the soundtrack. The only Bill Conti song on the soundtrack, "Can't Stop the Fire", is not used in the film but was later used on the album Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky, which was released to coincide with the release of Rocky Balboa in 2006.
Later in 1987, Keith Sweat was discovered by Vincent Davis and offered a recording contract with his label, Vintertainment Records, which was founded in 1983 on the foundations of early Hip-Hop and otherwise best known for releasing Joeski Love's "Pee Wee's Dance" in 1985. Vintertainment was distributed by Elektra Records from 1985 until it ceased operations in 1990. On November 24, 1987, Sweat released his debut solo studio album Make It Last Forever, which sold three million copies. The biggest hit from this album was the song that inaugurated the new jack swing era "I Want Her" (#1 R&B;/#5 Pop), which was nominated for the 1989 Soul Train Best R&B;/Urban Contemporary Song of the Year award, while the title track from the album hit No. 2 on the R&B; charts.
In 1990, Atlanta, Georgia–based record producer Ian Burke and one of his clients, a teenager named Crystal Jones, came up with a concept for a girl group with a tomboyish, hip-hop image, similar to the blend of contemporary R&B; and hip hop music of new jack swing act Bell Biv DeVoe. Jones put out a call for two more girls to join her in this trio. Her request was eventually answered by Tionne Watkins, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, who had moved to Atlanta with her family at a young age, and Lisa Lopes, a rapper who had just moved to the city from her native Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a small keyboard and $750 ($ today). Calling the group 2nd Nature, Jones, Watkins, and Lopes began working with producers Jermaine Dupri and Rico Wade on demo tape material.
The crossover appeal of early contemporary R&B; artists in mainstream popular music, including works by Prince, Michael and Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner, Anita Baker, and The Pointer Sisters became a turning point for black artists in the industry, as their success "was perhaps the first hint that the greater cosmopolitanism of a world market might produce some changes in the complexion of popular music." The use of melisma, a gospel tradition adapted by vocalists Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey would become a cornerstone of contemporary R&B; singers beginning in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. Hip hop came to influence contemporary R&B; later in the 1980s, first through new jack swing and then in a related series of subgenres called hip hop soul and neo soul. Hip hop soul and neo soul developed later, in the 1990s.
"Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" is an R&B;/new jack swing-styled pop single by American actor and singer Joey Lawrence, and it was the first single released from his self-titled debut album on February 9, 1993. Written by Lawrence, Alexandra Forbes and Eric Beall and produced by Forbes, Beall, Steve Barri and Tony Peluso, "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix" is Lawrence's most successful single, peaking at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40. It also reached number 13 in the United Kingdom, number 22 in Ireland, number 50 in Canada and number 68 in Australia. The music video received heavy airplay on many outlets, including MTV, and Lawrence was invited to perform on MTV Spring Break, The Arsenio Hall Show, and Top of the Pops.
The original uptempo version featured on the Juice soundtrack, the second called "Jazz You Up version," lyrically talks of a man's fantasies with a girl, and convincing her "don't be afraid, girl", which was met with controversy due to its overtly sexual nature. In response, an alternate version to the song was released, called the "Sex You Down Some Mo'" and features a slower tempo and different lyrics and a 4th version which is the Nasty Man's Groove version. One version is on the Juice soundtrack, with the Jazz You Up and Sex You Down Some Mo versions featured on Hall's The Truth album the year after and the fourth on the single. The "Jazz You Up" version of the song "Don't Be Afraid" appears in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.
American R&B; vocalist Keith Washington co- wrote his duet with Minogue, "If You Were with Me Now" Minogue stated that her songs on Let's Get to It are "pretty different", ranging from "big band swing stuff to a more soulful kind of thing", as well as "more mature dance music". Digital Spy's Nick Levine called the album her most "diverse set of songs yet", with "no shortage of dance-poppy" moments. Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine noted the sounds of hip hop, new jack swing, and house are prominently featured on the album. In Social Theory in Popular Culture, Lee Barron noted the significant musical differences from her "initial formula" of the early works, with "a sound even flirting with R&B; influences", while Chris True of AllMusic found the songs have "heavy breathing effects" and were "certainly as danceable as Rhythm of Love".
Hi-Five is the debut 1990 album by the American R&B; (New Jack Swing) vocal group "Hi-Five"; original foundinging members are Waco, Texas and OKC, Oklahoma natives--lead singer Tony Thompson (age 14), Russell Neal (age 16), Marcus Sanders (age 17), Roderick Clark (age 17), and co-lead Toriano Easley (age 16). Released on September 25, 1990, The album peaked at number thirty eight on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Driven by the hit singles released; first single on August 27, 1990 "I Just Can't Handle It" on the Jive label, (R&B; #10), "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" (#1 R&B;/Pop), "I Can't Wait Another Minute" (R&B; #1, Pop #8) and "Just Another Girlfriend" (R&B; #41). Also, Hi-Five is the only album to feature original founding Hi-Five member 16 year old Toriano Easley (b.
The female vocal group TLC, consisting of two singers and a rapper, had their start in new jack swing (dubbed "new jill swing" in their case) with their debut album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992). Their second album, CrazySexyCool, to which Puffy Combs was a significant contributor, moved the group into the aesthetic of hip hop soul. Similar female acts of the time included SWV, Adina Howard, Faith Evans, and Total, the latter two acts signed to Puffy Combs' own label, Bad Boy Entertainment. Hip hop soul as a distinct subgenre experienced a lull in popularity with the spread of hip-hop influences into more standard R&B; music by the end of the 1990s and the emergence of neo soul, an R&B; subgenre which blended hip-hop and contemporary R&B; with heavier influences from the soul music of the 1960s and 1970s.
"Thank You" is a New jack swing song released by American R&B;/soul-singing group, Boyz II Men in 1995. "Thank You" was co-produced by Dallas Austin and Boyz II Men, and the song was released as the third single from Boyz II Men's second studio album, II. "Thank You" did not perform as well as its predecessor and reached a peak position of #21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Singles Sales on March 18, 1995, and March 25, 1995, respectively, and also reached #17 on the US Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop songs. "Thank You" performed moderately well in the UK eventually peaking at #26 on the UK Singles Chart.Chart Stats - Boyz II Men "Thank You" also peaked at #17 on the New Zealand RIANZ singles chart, #27 on the French singles chart and #33 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.australian-charts.
Musically, according to Rickey Vincent, author of Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One (1996), Jam and Lewis's collaboration with her is said to be one of the high points of the 1980s, as they redefined dance music by mixing a youthful sound with industrial-strength beats. As documented by musicologist Richard J. Ripani, author of The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950–1999 (2006), Control is regarded as one of the most influential albums in the history of rhythm and blues and the first album to bridge the gap between R&B; and rap music. Its success in both the mainstream R&B; and pop music charts "led to the incorporation of many of the stylistic traits of rap over the next few years, and Janet Jackson was to continue to be one of the leaders in that development." Furthermore, the album's second single "Nasty" has been credited with influencing the new jack swing genre, pioneered by Teddy Riley.
With a variety of musicality exhibited in The Magic of 8 Ball, which includes a cappella, new jack swing, Latin house dance, R&B; ballad, techno, house, and hip hop, Solid was not just an R&B; ballad crooning trio but proved to be a group of musicians that weren't bound by a certain genre. Recognition from the wider audience, critics, and fellow musicians allowed the group to become a staple during award season at the end of 1995 winning the Golden Disc category at Korea Visual and Records Grand Prize Award. With the success of the second album, popularity soared and fans sought after now the defunct debut album, Give me a chance. As Solid was returning to the studio for their third album, Give Me a Chance was re-issued later that year by King Record, putting both albums on top of music charts at the same time as steady sellers.
Most of the elements that were eventually combined to form what became known as the "Jodeci style" originated with the work of new jack swing pioneers Keith Sweat and Teddy Riley, with an important influence being the work of Riley's three-man group Guy. Other influences include the works of Bobby Womack, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Bobby Brown, and New Edition. The group's cover of Stevie Wonder's 1981 song "Lately", became their biggest pop hit to date, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1993. Artists and producers heavily influenced by Jodeci were those were directly or indirectly associated with them, including Mary J. Blige, Dru Hill, Usher and a number of the members of DeVanté's Swing Mob collective who he discovered and nurtured: Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Nealante, Magoo, Ginuwine, Stevie J, Playa (who R&B; singer & songwriter Static Major was a part of) with Smoke E. Digglera, Suga (who R&B; act Tweet was a part of), and Darryl Pearson.
In the 1990s, the band made an attempt at a comeback, and in that same year the group signed with MCA Records and released the fifth album Bag-A-Trix in 1991, which failed to have commercial impact, as it tried again to reinvent using the then- current sound of new jack swing. Larry Smith produced 6 tracks on the album, two of which co-authored with the band Major Jam Productions, which separately produced the other 4 tracks, and Fresh Gordon made music for other 4 songs. In mid-1994, the group scored a hit single with "It All Comes Down to the Money", which was co-produced by Public Enemy DJ Terminator X on his album Super Bad. Talks with Def Jam Recordings for a new deal stalled, and in 1996, the group was signed by Jermaine Dupri (mentor-producer of Kris Kross and Li'l Bow Wow) to his then Columbia Records-distributed So So Def Recordings imprint.
"I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by Hi-Five garnered the US number 1 and R&B; number 1 spots. Jodeci's debut album Forever My Lady garnered three number 1 R&B; Hits in the fall of 1991 ("Forever My Lady", "Stay", and "Come and Talk To Me"). "Exclusivity" by Damian Dame charted as number-one R&B; single, spending two weeks at the top position, a position also achieved by the Rude Boys with their song "Are You Lonely For Me". In 1992, Michael Jackson's single "Remember the Time" placed at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club, and number 1 in the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop category. Joe Public's single "Live and Learn" hit number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 3 on Billboard′s Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop chart and becoming the group's most successful single. In 1993 Teddy Riley's new group Black Street got new jack swing hit "Baby Be Mine".
In 2018, the new jack swing sound made a comeback with the release of the remix of "Finesse", a song by American singer/songwriter Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24K Magic, which features Cardi B. The original version was released in November 2016 with little buzz, but the remix of "Finesse" entered at number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the issue dated January 13, 2018. It then entered the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart at number 13 with just one day sales of 30,000 according to Nielsen Music, drew in 8.7 million streams from the time of its release, and also received early radio support allowing it to enter Billboards Radio Songs chart at number 49 with 26 million audience impressions. After its first complete tracking week, "Finesse" soared to number three on the Hot 100, marking Bruno Mars' fifteenth and Cardi B's fourth top 10 single on the Hot 100. The song climbed 13–2 on the Digital Songs chart selling 87,000 copies in its second week.
In 1993, Credit to the Nation recorded and released their debut album, Take Dis, with various members of Chumbawamba contributing heavily to both production and performance. The album incorporated styles from hardcore approaches reminiscent of Public Enemy and The Bomb Squad to ragga and new jack swing and drew on a selection of unusual (and frequently British-themed) sample sources including Benjamin Britten, Glenn Miller, The Sex Pistols and even the Band of the Coldstream Guards. The album generated three subsequent singles: "Teenage Sensation" (the band’s biggest hit and only Top 40 placing, reaching No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1994), "Sowing the Seeds of Hatred" (UK #72) and "Hear No Bullshit, See No Bullshit, Say No Bullshit" (which was, in live performance, dedicated mockingly to acts like Kris Kross and East 17). While the band's placings in the mainstream charts remained disappointing, all of these singles reached the No. 1 position in the independent charts in Melody Maker and NME – at the time, an unheard-of achievement for a rap group.
"Straight Up" is a song recorded by American singer-choreographer Paula Abdul for her debut album Forever Your Girl (1988). A mid-tempo dance-pop song with influence from the pop rock and new jack swing genres, the song finds Abdul asking her partner to "straight up now tell [her]" if he was genuinely in love with her or not. Written and produced entirely by musician Elliot Wolff, the single version was released as the album's third single on November 22, 1988 by Virgin Records. It eventually became a breakthrough success for Abdul in the States, earning the singer her first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100, further catapulting its parental album to reach the top-twenty on the Billboard 200 chart, before it finally reached number one after a record- setting 64 weeks on the market.. "Straight Up" was also one of Abdul's signature hits, brought her to widespread public attention, and remained as her biggest international hit to date, reaching the top-ten region in over eleven countries.
Richard J. Ripani wrote that Janet Jackson's third studio album Control (1986) was "important to the development of R&B; for a number of reasons", as she and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, "crafted a new sound that fuses the rhythmic elements of funk and disco, along with heavy doses of synthesizers, percussion, sound effects, and a rap music sensibility." Ripani wrote that "the success of Control led to the incorporation of stylistic traits of rap over the next few years, and Janet Jackson was to continue to be one of the leaders in that development." That same year, Teddy Riley began producing R&B; recordings that included hip hop influences. This combination of R&B; style and hip hop rhythms was termed new jack swing, and was applied to artists such as Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, MC Hammer, Boyz ll Men, Guy, Jodeci, and Bell Biv DeVoe. Michael Jackson remained a prominent figure in the genre in the late 1980s, following the release of his album Bad (1987) which sold 6 million copies in the US in the 80s, and went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide.
R. Kelly was listed in 2010 by Billboard the most successful R&B; artist of the past 25 years. He is also referred to as the "King of R&B;". In contrast to the works of Boyz II Men, Babyface and similar artists, other R&B; artists and groups from this same period began adding even more of a hip-hop sound to their work, like the innovative group Jodeci. The synthesizer-heavy rhythm tracks of new jack swing were replaced by grittier East Coast hip hop-inspired backing tracks, resulting in a genre labeled "hip hop soul" by Mary J. Blige and producer Sean Combs who also had mentored group Jodeci in the beginning and helped them with their unique look. The style became less popular by the end of the 1990s, but later experienced a resurgence. In 1990, Mariah Carey released "Vision of Love" as her debut single. It was immensely popular peaking at number 1 in many worldwide charts including the Billboard Hot 100, and it propelled Mariah's career. The song is usually said to have popularized the use of melisma and brought it into mainstream R&B.

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