Shai (band)
Shai | |
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| Origin | Washington D.C., United States |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Gasoline Alley/MCA (1991–1996) Big Play (1998–1999) Shai Music (2003–2004) 9 World Wide (2007–2008) Fight 4 Mu (ALIVE) (2008–present) |
| Members | Darnell Van Rensalier Garfield A. Bright Dwayne Jones George Spencer III |
| Past members | Carl Martin Marc Gay Erik Willis Jeff Talley |
Shai is an American 1990s vocal R&B/soul quartet. Their most successful hit was "If I Ever Fall in Love", which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
History[]
The group met and formed on the campus of Howard University. "If I Ever Fall in Love" was released as the first single from the debut album of the same title, and peaked at #2 in the U.S. The next two releases from the platinum album, "Comforter" and "Baby I'm Yours," each peaked #10. The group's next album release was Right Back At Cha, a remix album that largely consisted of new versions of their previous hits, with a couple of new songs as well. A completely reworked version of their previous hit "Baby I'm Yours," simply titled "Yours," was released as a single, and peaked at #63.
Shai returned in 1994 with "The Place Where You Belong," from the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack. It was the group's final Top 40 single. In late 1995, their follow-up album Blackface was released (#42 Pop, #15 R&B). It featured their final R&B Top 20 single "Come with Me" (#43 Pop). The group's last chart appearance was the follow-up single, 1996's #89 single "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" Remix, which featured Jay-Z and was inspired by the Belinda Carlisle's 1987 "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".
Discography[]
Albums and EPs[]
- 1992: ...If I Ever Fall in Love (Platinum) US #6, US R&B #3
- 1993: Right Back at Cha US #127, US R&B #42
- 1995: Blackface US #42, US R&B #15
- 1999: Destiny
- 2004: Back from the Mystery System: The Love Cycle
- 2007: Love Cycle: Back from the Mystery System (re-release of the 2004 album)
- 2008: Worldwide (as D-n-G of Shai)
- 2018: Musically Yours
Compilations[]
- 2001: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Shai
- 2011: If I Ever Fall in Love - The Best Of (3 re-recorded tracks from original album)
- 2011: If I Ever Fall in Love - Greatest Hits (Same 3 tracks re-recorded, but this time with new members - Dwayne Jones & George Spencer III)
- 2018: In Concert
Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B HipHop [2] |
UK [3] |
NED [4] |
BEL (FLA) [5] |
GER [6] |
AUS [7] |
NZ [8] | |||||
| 1992 | "If I Ever Fall in Love" | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 4 | 5 | ...If I Ever Fall in Love | ||
| 1993 | "Comforter" | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |||
| "Baby I'm Yours" | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 40 | ||||
| "Together Forever" | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Yours" | 63 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "The Place Where You Belong" | 34 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beverly Hills Cop III | ||
| 1995 | "Come with Me" | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 25 | Blackface | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" | 89 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||||
| 1998 | "Destiny" (promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Destiny | ||
| "He's Doing You Wrong" (promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Filmography[]
- 1993: Video Personification, Vol. 1
References[]
- ^ "Shai - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - German Chart". officialcharts.de. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Shai in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Come with Me": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Nov 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 July 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "Shai - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
External links[]
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- American contemporary R&B musical groups
- African-American musical groups
- MCA Records artists
- American boy bands
- Musical groups from Washington, D.C.
- Musical groups established in 1992