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Thread started 09/13/07 10:32pm

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Willie Max, forgotten Raphael Saadiq project



Willie Max was an R&B trio comprised of sisters Rose, Sky and Lyric Smith. The girl group was based out of Detroit and began their career under the name of Smith Reflections.

The group began to establish themselves by working as an opening act for groups like Tony! Toni! Tone! Their work paid off as Raphael Saadiq took the girls under his wing and reshaped their image. Saadiq renamed the girls to Willie Max, named after their father and mother's first names.

In 1998, signed to Saddiq's Pookie Records label, the girls released their debut album, Bona Fide. The album was made predominantly by the girls and Lathun Grady, and scored one reasonable hit with "Can't Get Enough" in 1998, which reached #49 on the Hot 100 and #20 on the R&B charts.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Kr0s-nNHW8

You can spot Jasmine Guy in the video at 2:10.


Anyone remember them?
[Edited 9/13/07 22:36pm]
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Reply #1 posted 09/14/07 2:32pm

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Reply #2 posted 09/14/07 7:35pm

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dreamfactory313 said:



Willie Max was an R&B trio comprised of sisters Rose, Sky and Lyric Smith. The girl group was based out of Detroit and began their career under the name of Smith Reflections.

The group began to establish themselves by working as an opening act for groups like Tony! Toni! Tone! Their work paid off as Raphael Saadiq took the girls under his wing and reshaped their image. Saadiq renamed the girls to Willie Max, named after their father and mother's first names.

In 1998, signed to Saddiq's Pookie Records label, the girls released their debut album, Bona Fide. The album was made predominantly by the girls and Lathun Grady, and scored one reasonable hit with "Can't Get Enough" in 1998, which reached #49 on the Hot 100 and #20 on the R&B charts.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...Kr0s-nNHW8

You can spot Jasmine Guy in the video at 2:10.


Anyone remember them?
[Edited 9/13/07 22:36pm]


I remember seeing them on "Soul Train" with Saddiq back in the day. I thought they had potential.
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Reply #3 posted 09/14/07 7:42pm

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I LOVED the song and video "Can't Get Enough"...I've been looking for this video for AGES. Thank you so much!!
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Reply #4 posted 09/14/07 7:49pm

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dragondayz said:

I LOVED the song and video "Can't Get Enough"...I've been looking for this video for AGES. Thank you so much!!

No prob. I loved this song when it came out. Its a shame that Raphael Saadiq side projects never last long.
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