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Silk | |
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Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Genres | R&B, New jack swing |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Elektra Liquid 8 Shanachie Silk Music Group |
Members | Tim "Timzo" Cameron Jimmy Gates Gary "Big G" Glenn Johnathen "John-John" Rasboro Gary "Lil G" Jenkins |
Silk is an American R&B group, formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. They are best known for their 1993 hit single, "Freak Me", which reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Silk was discovered by the musician Keith Sweat. The group was originally a quintet made up of Timothy "Timzo" Cameron, James "Jimmy" Gates, Jr., Johnathen "John John" Rasboro, Tyga Graham & Albert “ NELLA” Allen. Gary "Big G" Glenn & Gary "Lil G" Jenkins joined shortly after the departures of Graham & Allen.
Silk is best known for their hit singles, "Freak Me", and "Happy Days" from their debut album, Lose Control . Another hit from Lose Control, "Girl U For Me", helped the album reach double platinum status. They later had success with singles such as "I Can Go Deep", "Hooked on You", "Don't Rush", "If You" (released February 23, 1999) "Meeting in My Bedroom", and "We're Calling You". In 1994, Silk won Album Of The Year for Lose Control at the Soul Train Music Awards.
In 2002, Silk left Elektra and took a hiatus. That same year, Jenkins went on to pursue other interests and made his stage debut as 'AJ' in the Tyler Perry play Madea's Family Reunion . He resurfaced musically in 2007 with his solo debut, The Other Side. Silk and Sweat both appeared in the group, Black Men United on the song "U Will Know" which is featured on soundtrack for the movie Jason's Lyric . Silk has also appeared on the soundtracks for Booty Call (Feel Good), Made In America (Does He Do It Good w/Keith Sweat),A Low Down Dirty Shame (I Can Go Deep), and Blankman (Cry On).
In 2003 and down to a quartet, Silk released their fifth studio album Silktime on their own label Silk Music Group. The album featured the songs "Silktime", "My Girl", "Alibi", "More", "You (The Baby Song)", "Check My Story" and a cover version of Blue Magic's "Sideshow". That song reunited them with their mentor Keith Sweat. The album appeared in the Billboard 200.
In 2006, the group returned with their sixth release, a covers album entitled Always And Forever on Shanachie Records. The album featured covers of R&B songs including "Adore" by Prince, "Always and Forever" by Heatwave, and "Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones. "Secret Garden" was the first and only single.
Jenkins has since rejoined Silk; their 7th album, Quiet Storm, was released on March 18, 2016 on Shanachie Records.
In 2018, Silk celebrated 25 years in the music business with two star studded concerts - one at B.B. King's in New York in February and the other in Atlanta in March. They were also honored with an episode on the popular series Unsung that same year.
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | UK [5] | ||||||||||
1992 | Lose Control
| 7 | 1 | 45 | 8 | — | ||||||||
1995 | Silk
| 46 | 10 | — | — | 130 |
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1999 | Tonight
| 21 | 8 | — | — | — |
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2001 | Love Session
| 20 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2003 | Silktime
| 178 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2006 | Always and Forever
| — | 23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2016 | Quiet Storm
| — | 26 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Album details | Peak position |
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US R&B [1] | ||
2004 | The Best of Silk
| 54 |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [8] | US R&B [9] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | NLD [10] | NZ [11] | UK [5] | ||||||||
1992 | "Happy Days" | 86 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | Lose Control | |||||
1993 | "Freak Me" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 9 | 46 | ||||||
"Girl U for Me" | 26 | 4 | 57 | — | — | 30 | 67 | |||||||
"Lose Control" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"It Had to Be You" | 109 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Baby It's You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |||||||
1994 | "I Can Go Deep" | 71 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | A Low Down Dirty Shame / Silk | |||||
1995 | "Hooked on You" | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 77 | Silk | |||||
1996 | "Don't Rush" | 91 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1999 | "If You (Lovin' Me)" | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | — |
| Tonight | ||||
"Meeting in My Bedroom" | 62 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Let's Make Love" | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2001 | "We're Callin U" | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | Love Session | |||||
"Ebony Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2003 | "Silktime" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silktime | |||||
2004 | "Side Show" | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2006 | "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Always and Forever | |||||
2016 | "Love 4 U 2 Like Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Quiet Storm | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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