4 the Cause

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4 the Cause
OriginGermany [1]
Genres R&B, pop
Years active1993–2000, 2008
Labels RCA Records/BMG Records
MembersShonna "Miss Lady" Edwards
(b. May 10, 1981, in Chicago)

Bennie "BJ" Edwards Jr.
(b. August 13, 1982, in Chicago)
Jason "J-Man" Edwards
(b. July 2, 1982, in Chicago)

Reshonda "Shorty" Edwards

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(b. September 26, 1984, in Chicago)
Website www.myspace.com/four4thecause

4 the Cause were a 1990s Germany-based group from Oak Park, Illinois, near Chicago, United States. [1] The band consisted of the family members Shonna Edwards, Bennie Edwards, Reshonda Landfair and Jason Edwards.

Background

Founded in March 1993 under the name Young Warriors 4 the Cause, it took winning the Apollo Style talent contest at school in 1995 to land their first recording contract. In 1997, while under the management of Bell Miles and Robert Williams (management team for the Moffatts), the band decided to shorten their name to 4 the Cause.

Breakthrough

The group gained success in 1998 with their cover of Ben E. King's hit song "Stand by Me", [2] which was particularly successful in Europe, reaching the top 10 in eight countries. Later that year, their debut album of the same name, Stand by Me was released. [3] The group also had a minor hit with a cover of the Bill Withers song, "Ain't No Sunshine". They released two more singles before disbanding in 2000.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
GER
[4] 		AUT
[5] 		SWI
[6]
Stand by Me [7] 512920

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[4] 		AUS
[8] [9] 		AUT
[10] 		BEL
[11] 		FRA
[12] 		IRE
[13] 		NED
[14] 		NZ
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		SWI
[17] 		UK
[18] 		US
[19]
1998"Stand by Me"2282614263611282Stand by Me
"Let Me Be"82——————————
"Ain't No Sunshine"527327—64—20—28——
1999"Everytime You Go Away"————————————
2000"E-Mail"————————————

References

  1. 1 2 "Local Heros, Global Players". Billboard. November 14, 1998. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stand By Me Single". Discogs. March 30, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Stand By Me Album". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Offiziele Deutsche Charts:4 The Cause" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "4 The Cause in der Österreichischen charts" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hitparade.ch: 4 The Cause" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Stand By Me Album". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 107.
  10. ↑ "austriancharts.at – Austrian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com: 4 The Cause (singles)". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts". IRMA 2006–2008. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  14. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  15. ↑ "charts.org.nz – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Swedish Charts – Swedish charts portal". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Hitparade.ch: 4 The Cause (singles)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Official Charts – 4 The Cause". officialcharts.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Billboard: 4 The Cause (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
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