You know, they started out doing house music. They had a song called, "Without You", which was a hit on the club scene and called themselves, Touch. After that they reformed and did "II Hype". Now, they are working in the background, writing songs for, Brandy, Monica, etc.

lol...I still have this cassette tape! In the late 80s,I was getting desperate to find new music so I ended up buying alot of stuff,trying to find a good song or two.I bought alot of one-hit wonder albums,lol.On this album,I remember liking the song "All Nite" alot.Keith Sweat can be heard on background vocals.

SoulAlive said:

I was doing the same around that time. I bought Z'looke and DaKrash. I
remember entouch but never thought enough of them to buy their music.

SoulAlive said:

Is Keith cryin' on the background vocals like he usually does?

bboy87 said:

WHAAAAA
Whah wa wa wawawa whyyyyy baby?


(WHYYYYY!!!??!?!?!?)

phunkdaddy said:

I bought LaRue...you ever heard of them? Their album was released in 1989 containing the minor hit "I Want Your Love".I think Club Nouveau had something to do with them? You should see all these old cassettes that I have.Many of these groups didn't last past their one single!

bboy87 said:

paisleypark4 said:

When I found out his real name was Keith Crier, I fell out laughing

bboy87 said:

Keith Crier...

But yeah, I love this joint!

A New Jack Swing classic...

got the 12".....
found the LP recently.....
and I have the cassette!!!!!
a "new jack swing" gem!!!!!

SoulAlive said:

LaRue did. I was a huge fan of their 1991 album's first single and their biggest hit, "Serious." Still like it a lot. That album's follow-up was "Wish I Could Find Another," produced by Kyle West.


[Edited 3/24/09 3:50am]

AlexdeParis said:

Wow,I didn't even know they made a second album

Here's their first single "I Want Your Love" from 1989.This is the song that made me take a chance and buy their album.

phunkdaddy said:

No you didn't say Z'Looke. That whole cassette was the shit. I still play that! It had some jewels on it. Remember a group called Chill? They were on Orpheus records too. They had a jam called Cold Fresh Groove.

SoulAlive said:

La Rue! OMG. I have been looking for them. They had a slow song called Still In Love off of their album. Can anybody make me a copy of that please!! Somebody pm me!!!

daytonohioplayer said:

I liked the first Z'Looke album better than the first. Got the first on
cd and their second on cassette. The first had more funk on it. I liked
the second but on some songs they tried to sound like what was current
during the new jack swing era.
Not familiar with Chill or LaRue but i remember alyson williams.
I believe she recorded with this label if i recall correctly.
I know it was another young girl at the time who recorded on this label
too. Can't remember her name but Carl"cockroach"Payne was in the video.
[Edited 3/24/09 11:18am]

bboy87 said:

It's not true. Wikipedia and other sources got it wrong. The real keith
crier was the bassist for the band GQ known for hits disco nights and i
do love you. Keith Sweat sung around a minute with other artists but he
was working on wall street before breaking out with his chart topping
1987 debut i want it. When i first saw that the music choice channel listed
his birth name as keith crier, i said wait a minute there was a keith crier
in the group GQ. When i saw how the sources for wikipedia screwed this
info up i just laughed my ass off after i researched it. We even know keith
sweat's real birth date now so he can't front like he was born into the
new jack era with his old ass.

phunkdaddy said:

Yeah,there's been so much confusion about that.Alot of people still assume that Keith Sweat was in the band GQ In the liner notes to one of the 'Phat Trax' CDs,writer Steve Ivory claims that Keith started out as a member of GQ,lol.Keith Crier and Keith Sweat are two different people.

2 Hype was my party jam that year.

bboy87 said:

see for yourself

http://www.youtube.com/wa...4CFUARkkJ4

SoulAlive said:

yep, he was


and I'm mad I wasn't able to grow up in this era. I was probably a newborn or a toddler

bboy87 said:

in 1989?

bboy87 said:

I remembered some of that era. I was five but I was well aware of Guy and Heavy D at that age.

SoulAlive said:

I was 2 going on 3

phunkdaddy said:

What was his real last name?

And he's almost 50!

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