MuthaFunka said:

I think Aaron Hall in turn got his vocal style from Charlie Wilson.

Charlie Wilson > Aaron Hall > R. Kelly > Montell Jordan

MuthaFunka said:

So so true...LOL


I may be wrong.... but It seams more often than not... but I do beleive that the rate of success after belonging to a successful group is not that great. They may do OK... but seldom as good as the group did. The shame is that their leaving almost always destroys the group. They sometimes try to get it back later... but once thatboat has sailed... its hard to catch another.

Diana Ross,Michael Jackson and Tina Turner are about the only 3 people 2 go solo and have a bigger career aren't they? Who else would fall into that category?

Graycap23 said:

Justin Timberlake, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, George Michael to name a few.

Graycap23 said:

Prince.

BigDaddyHQ said:

It's very rare that a lead singer leaves a group and both the singer and the group have more success afterward. The only example I can think of right now is Peter Gabriel and Genesis.

speeddemon said:

Lionel Richie

jeffrey osbourne, micheal mcdonald, rod stewart
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filmnoirdame said:

My memory is shot.....

Bobby Brown, Babyface, and Lauryn Hill also come to mind.

Ice Cube and Dr. Dre could make a case.

AlexdeParis said:

I guess I should have qualified the statement. If u were in a group for less than 3 albums, I don't really consider that going solo.

sextonseven said:

Bobby Brown and New Edition might have an argument.

Oh, we can add Missy Elliott, Robbie Williams, and Bobby Valentino (or whatever his name is) to the earlier list.

Graycap23 said:

That would eliminate Lauryn and Cube, who both left after their group's second album.

AlexdeParis said:

Bobby left after the second New Edition album, right? I'd say that NE were just as popular before and after he left. Bobby was definitely huge solo though.

sextonseven said:

Technically, it was the 3rd album. He left right before All For Love was about to drop.

daPrettyman said:

I think he left right after it dropped. Regardless, he's on the album (but not in the videos).

sextonseven said:

Yeah, I thought they might have an argument, but after looking it up, they really don't. He was a member for 3 of their 4 biggest-selling albums (New Edition, All for Love, and Home Again) and they had a few more hit singles with him than they did without him.

sextonseven said:

Naw, there's no "I think" - HE DID!

BigDaddyHQ said:

Very true.

Graycap23 said:

I was reading all the responses after your initial one and was thinkin' "Damn, there WERE a bunch of artists that blew up after they left their group".

SoulAlive said:

Actually, Howard Hewett did go into the studio with LA and Babyface in '87-'88. Unfortunately, none of the material they recorded was ever released. According to a friend of mine who was part of the LaFace camp during that time period, Howard did an incredible version of "Rock Witcha" (the song ultimately ended up on Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel album).

Which reminds me - Babyface was another who became bigger than his group.

THE "Oh, ADP mentioned Face already" EDIT.
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MuthaFunka said:

yup


but they all owe Stevie homage tho'

funkpill said:

Shit, HALF the music industry does .

AlexdeParis said:

would you listen to the rest for me?

AlexdeParis said:

He was on Candy Girl, too!

todd305 said:

Wow,I bet Howard was pissed about that That would have been the biggest album of his career.

DirtyChris said:

We'll see. It'll probably be a while before I get around to it.

dannyd5050 said:

I know, but even Under the Blue Moon was more successful than that album. He wasn't a part of their 3rd-biggest album, Heart Break, but he was on the other 3 multi-platinum albums they released.

Graycap23 said:

Beyonce comes to mind.