Lyric (group)

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Lyric
Genres R&B
Years active2001–2003
Labels J Records
MembersThema
Fendi
Jackie
Website Official MySpace Profile

Lyric was an American R&B girl group, which comprised Brooklyn native, Farrah "Fendi" Fleurimond, [1] Los Angeles native Jackie (a.k.a. Baby J), [2] [3] and Detroit native Thema "Tayma Loren" McKinney. [4] They would later be recognized as the first female trio to be signed by Clive Davis to his J Records imprint. [5]

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Background

The group recorded a self-titled debut album that was scheduled to be released in November 5, 2002. [4] The album was set to feature production from Hennessy, Kenny Whitehead, Steve Estiverne, Jack Knight and Thema's brother Carlos "Pryceless" McKinney. [3] The debut yielded four singles ("Young & Sexy", "Episode", "Hot & Tipsy" and "Little Did You Know") before its cancellation. [3]

In 2003, the trio attended the Grammy Week Songwriters luncheon with Patti LaBelle, before their disbandment and exit from J Records. [6]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US 100 US R&B
"Young & Sexy" [7]
(featuring Loon)		2002—79Lyric
"Episode"
(featuring Shells)		——
"Hot & Tipsy"2003——
"Little Did You Know"——

References

  1. ↑ Hunt, Kenya. "NEXT > Lyric: Sunny Days." Vibe . November 2002: 88. Print.
  2. ↑ Reid, Shaheem. "MTV.com > News > You Hear It First". MTV News . MTV.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Explosive Next Wave Is About To Begin... > Lyric." Billboard . June 22, 2002: 7. Print.
  4. 1 2 Reid, Shaheem (August 28, 2002). "Isyss, Lovher, TG4 & More: Meet The New R&B Girl Groups". MTV News . MTV.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Clive Davis signs Lyric as his first female trio to J Records". Chicago Defender . HighBeam Research. December 28, 2002. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ Farrell, Billy (February 21, 2003). "PMc > Denise Rich hosts a Grammy Week Songwriters Luncheon". PMc: Patrick McMullan. Patrick McMullan Company, Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Billboard: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks." Billboard . September 14, 2002: 51. Print.
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