I am so pushing 4 these girls, and I can't wait 2 hear what they're gonna put out! I wish them the best!

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TLC Returns to the Studio
Wed Jul 3, 3:15 PM ET
By Mark Armstrong

The ladies of TLC are trying to soldier on without their Left Eye to guide them.

Two months after the untimely death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in a Honduras car crash, surviving TLC members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas have returned to the studio to resume work on their unfinished fourth studio album.

Grammy-winning songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, who's producing the album, tells the Associated Press that the group has "held up pretty well" as they try to wrap up work on the disc. The album will include tracks recorded by Lopes and is tentatively set to be released this fall.

"They feel like they are doing it still in spirit with Lisa," he told the AP, adding that the recording process has been difficult at times. "There will be ups and downs throughout. There will be times when they'll feel it more than others."

Lopes was killed April 25 when her sport utility vehicle crashed in Honduras, where she often vacationed.

Lopes had been working on several projects before her death: There was talk of collaborations with everyone from Pink and Eve, to David Bowie, and she had been writing material for both her next solo disc and the next TLC album. Her spokesman, Jay Marose, said he had heard four finished tracks from the next TLC album and said "they're the best work they've ever done."

"[At one point] I think they really hit a rough patch and they just got back to a point where they were doing this for a love of TLC," he said.

Edmonds tells the AP that many of the songs were recorded with Lopes, so her voice will be heard throughout the album.

By all accounts, the release should be big: The Atlanta-based group has already sold more than 21 million copies and won four Grammys for their work on CrazySexyCool, FanMail and their 1991 debut, Oooohhh...On the TLC Tip.

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It'll b cool 2 hear her voice throughout the disc...but I wonder how they're gonna tour? Or, if they're gonna tour.

I've got every album. I can't wait for the next.

Lisa, rest in peace.

Babyface? This'll be a yawn-fest.

I thought Chili was going solo???

Supernova said:

I'm sure he wont produce the whole thing, but he has co-written some of their biggest hits-

Baby. Baby, Baby
Shock Dat Monkey
Red Light Special
Diggin On You

DMSR said:

I've only heard the first three.

I like Red Light Special - check the soft electric guitar work. I think the whole album's pretty decent - it also has If I Was Your Girlfriend on it.

DMSR said:

I am sure Dallas Austin is also involved, just as he has been with their previous albums.

KeithyT said:

Dallas Should BE THERE I know this brotha became big headed but at least he's one talented brotha, besides he have the P's spell on his music .

Rafael Saadiq is there too

BTW will they name themselves TC now ??

Jam and Lewis are also contributing a few songs.The album should be alot like 'FanMail',which utilized these same producers.

I think I'm the only one that actually liked them with their debut album and have been yawning since.

but are they gonna change the band name to TC?