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Artist: Somethin' for the People
Somethin' for the People

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Rochad Holiday, Jeffrey Young, Jeff Young, Sauce, Arvel McClinton III
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  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Somethin' for the People," "This Time It's Personal," "Issues"

Biography

The R&B production/recording trio Somethin' for the People was formed in Los Angeles in 1990 by Oakland, CA, natives Curtis "Sauce" Wilson and Jeff "Fuzzy" Young, along with L.A.-based Rochad "Cat Daddy" Holiday. After writing songs and recording demos for several years, the three hit pay dirt when they were asked by producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy to write a song for their artist Samuelle. Somethin' for the People signed a contract with Capitol Records in 1993, releasing their self-titled debut album that year. They also wrote songs for Brandy, En Vogue, and UNV.

Somethin' for the People had hopped labels by 1996, and their debut LP was reissued on Warner Bros. The trio's second album, This Time It's Personal, was released in September of 1997. It spawned the gold-selling, Top Five pop and R&B hit "My Love Is the Shhh!" While attempting to craft a follow-up, Sauce, Fuzzy, and Cat Daddy were kept busy producing tracks for Will Smith's hit album Big Willie Style and Adina Howard's Welcome to Fantasy Island. But they finally released another album of their own, Issues, in July of 2000. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Somethin' for the People

Somethin' for the People
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres R&B
Years active 1990-1998
Labels Capitol Records
Warner Bros. Records
Members
Curtis "Sauce" Wilson
Jeff "Fuzzy" Young
Former members
Trina & Tamara

Somethin' for the People was an R&B group from Los Angeles, California, who scored several hits in the US in the late 1990s.

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History

The group was founded in 1990 by Curtis "Sauce" Wilson and Jeff "Fuzzy" Young, both from Oakland, California, along with Los Angeles native Rochad "Cat Daddy" Holiday. The group recorded demos and shopped them around LA, and signed with Capitol Records, who released their debut in 1993. As songwriters, they wrote tunes for Samuelle, En Vogue, Brandy, and U.N.V..[1] Switching to Warner Bros. Records, they re-released their debut album in 1996. Their second album, This Time It's Personal, spawned a major hit in the US and Canada, the gold-selling "My Love is the SHHH!", which reached #4 in the US and #7 in Canada, and the group did further work as songwriters in the wake of the tune's success, penning tracks for Will Smith and Adina Howard.[1] A third LP, Issues, followed in July 2000.

Discography

Year Title Label US R&B Chart[2] US Top 200[2]
1993 Somethin' for the People Capitol Records
reissued on Warner Bros. Records, 1996)
66 -
1997 This Time It's Personal Warner Bros. Records 33 154
2000 Issues 23 124

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions[3] Album
Billboard Hot 100 US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles Canadian Singles Chart
1995 "You Want This Party Started" - 29 - Somethin' for the People
1996 "Can You Feel Me" - 91 -
"With You" 98 34 -
1997 "My Love is the SHHH!" 4 2 7 This Time It's Personal
1998 "All I Do" 47 15 -
2000 "Bitch With No Man" - 39 - Issues

References

  1. ^ a b Biography, Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ a b Billboard, Allmusic.com
  3. ^ Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.

 
 

 

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