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 band from Oak Park, Illinois, near Chicago. [1] The band consists 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 record contract. In 1997, while under the management of Bell Miles and Robert Williams (management team for the successful band The Moffatts), the band decided to shorten their name to 4 the Cause.

Breakthrough

The band 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"527327642028
1999"Everytime You Go Away"
2000"E-Mail"

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