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 Carl Martin Marc Gay |
Shai is an American vocal R&B/soul quartet, most popular in the 1990s.[1] Their most successful hit was "If I Ever Fall in Love", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Music career
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,[2] and peaked at No. 2 in the U.S.[3] The next two releases from the platinum album, "Comforter" and "Baby I'm Yours",[4] each peaked at No. 10 in the U.S. The group's next album release was Right Back at Cha,[5] a remix album that largely consisted of new versions of their previous hits, and a couple of new songs. A completely reworked version of their previous hit "Baby I'm Yours", simply titled "Yours", was released as a single (US No. 63).
In 1994, Shai released "The Place Where You Belong", from the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack. It was the group's final Top 40 single (No. 32 R&B). In late 1995, their follow-up album Blackface was released[6] (No. 42 Pop & No. 15 R&B). It featured their final R&B Top 20 single "Come with Me" (US No. 43). The 1996 remix, "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jay-Z), peaked at No. 89 in the U.S.[7] It was inspired by Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".[citation needed]
"Song For You" by Rick Braun, featuring Shai, peaked at No. 39 on the R&B chart in 2001.[8]
Discography
Albums and EPs
- ...If I Ever Fall in Love (1992) – US No. 6 & US R&B No. 3 (platinum)
- Right Back at Cha (1993) – US No. 127 & US R&B No. 42
- Blackface (1995) – US No. 42 & US R&B No. 15
- Destiny (1999)
- Back from the Mystery System: The Love Cycle (2004)
- Love Cycle: Back from the Mystery System (2007)
- Worldwide (as D-n-G of Shai) (2008)
- Musically Yours (2018)
Compilations
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Shai (2001)
- If I Ever Fall in Love: The Best Of (3 re-recorded tracks from the original album) (2011)
- If I Ever Fall in Love: Greatest Hits (same 3 tracks re-recorded with new members Dwayne Jones & George Spencer III) (2011)
- In Concert (2018)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US R&B HipHop [16] |
UK [17] |
NED [18] |
BEL (FLA) [19] |
GER [20] |
AUS [21] |
NZ [22] | |||||
| 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 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 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
- Video Personification: Vol. 1 (1993)
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shai-mn0000791308/biography
- ^ https://music.apple.com/us/album/if-i-ever-fall-in-love/1440770748
- ^ https://music.apple.com/us/artist/shai/60507
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/track/3xSu3S8v206qwhob9N2LGJ
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/right-back-at-cha-mw0000106385
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/blackface-mw0000176257
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-dont-wanna-be-alone-mw0000187846/releases
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/shai/
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shai-mn0000791308/discography
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shai-mn0000791308/songs
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/shai/
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28430/shai/
- ^ https://playback.fm/artist/shai-top-songs
- ^ https://www.musicstack.com/records-cds/shai
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. 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.
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