Shades (group)

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Shades
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Genres R&B
Years active1996 (1996)–1997 (1997), 2019 (2019)–present (present)
Labels Motown
Members
  • Danielle Andrews
  • Tiffanie Cardwell
  • Monique Peoples
Past members
  • Shannon Walker Williams [1]

Shades is an American R&B group that was active in the mid 1990s. The group consisted of Danielle Andrews, Tiffanie Cardwell, Monique Peoples and Shannon Walker Williams {to whom ex-NBA basketball player Walter Ray Allen is married.}; [1] who all met when they were students at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. [1] [2]

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The group released their eponymous debut album in 1997 on Motown Records. [3] The most successful single from the album was the lead single "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)", which peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] They reunited in 2019 and released a new single “This Ain’t Love”. [5]

Discography

Albums

Singles

[6] [7]

YearSongPeak chart positions [4] Album
U.S.
Hot 100
U.S.
R&B
U.S.
Rhythmic
New Zealand
1996"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"5034198Shades
1997"Serenade"88287
"I Believe"
2019"This Ain’t Love"Non-album single
2024"Summer Nights"Non-album single

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