Shades | |
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Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States [1] |
Genres | R&B |
Years active | 1996 | –1997 , 2019 –present
Labels | Motown |
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Past members |
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]
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]
Year | Song | Peak chart positions [4] | Album | |||
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U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rhythmic | New Zealand | |||
1996 | "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)" | 50 | 34 | 19 | 8 | Shades |
1997 | "Serenade" | 88 | — | 28 | 7 | |
"I Believe" | — | — | — | — | ||
2019 | "This Ain’t Love" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
2024 | "Summer Nights" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
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