4 P.M.

4 P.M. (or For Positive Music) was an R&B male group from Baltimore, Maryland whose members consisted of brothers Roberto Pena Jr. and Reney "Ray" Pena along with friends Larry McFarland and Martiz Ware.

The group formed in 1991 and before hitting big, they were known as "IV Real" and performed in local talent shows.

In 1994, after performing at a record release party, 4 P.M. were signed to Next Plateau Records and they moved to New York City.
In 1995, the group released their debut album, "Now is the Time" which peaked at #126on the Billboard 200, #6 on Billboard's Heatseekers album chart, and #96 on Billboard's R&B albums chart.
Their first single, a cover version of Kyu Sakamoto's song, "Sukyaki" (which was also famously recorded by disco duo A Taste of Honey in 1981) became their biggest and only hit to date, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #17 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, #5 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart, #16 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and #75 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The single was certified Gold.
The two follow-up from the album, "Years From Now" and "Lay Down Your Love" were released, but it's unknown how or if they ever charted at all. 4 P.M's debut album earned Gold status in Japan and Canada, and went Platinum in Australia.
In 1997, 4 P.M. released their sophomore album, "A Light in the Dark" which failed to chart at all on the Billboard 200.
The album was unsuccessful and the only single to chart was "I Gave You Everything" which only peaked at #67 on Billboard's R&B chart.

A year after their second album was released, Martiz Ware departed from the group and their record label went out of business. After that, it seemed as if the group faded from obscurity.
After a brief break, the Pena brothers and Larry McFarland formed their own production label, Pena Brothers Productions and in 2000, they released their third album, "For Positive Music" on their own label.
In 2001, 4 P.M. released their fourth album "Sweet Soul" which was released on the Japanese Pony Canyon record label.
In 2008, the group released their newest album, "Tracks 4 the Mass Movement." Larry McFarland recorded his solo album, "The Urban Project" under the name "Lil Mac."

They have toured Japan and many other countries. They still continue to be active in the music biz to this day.

To see the group's MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/4positivemusic

To see the music video for "Sukyaki," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCCB2dixm4c

To see the music video for "Lay Down Your Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orOXx_wWC9o

To see the music video for "I Gave You Everything," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E48Wq6x28s

La Bouche

La Bouche (French for "the mouth") was a Euro-dance\pop duo created by Frank Farian(of Milli Vanilli fame) in Germany whose members consisted of singer Melanie Thornton (born May 13, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina) and rapper Lane McCray (born Lane McCray Jr on April 13, 1962 in Anchorage, Alaska).

Lane performed in musical theater and Melanie performed in talent shows and concerts during college. She also sang in a band called "Danger Zone."

In 1992, Melanie traveled to Germany and started singing in German nightclubs. Soon after, Melanie was recording demos and it was her recording of the song, "Sweet Dreams" that caught the eye of Frank Farian who took her under his wing & paired her up with Lane.
In 1994, La Bouche's first single, "Sweet Dreams" peaked at #63 on the UK Singles chart, but fared better in Germany, where it peaked at #8 on the German music charts. The song even topped the charts in Italy.
In 1995, La Bouche released their first album, "Sweet Dreams" which peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Their second single, "Be My Lover" became their biggest hit to date, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart, #7 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #3 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, and topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.

Internationally, the song was successful, topping the charts in Germany and Sweden, and was also moderately successful in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and the Netherlands.
The third single from the album, "Fallin' in Love" peaked at #18 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart, #34 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #38 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart, #11 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart, and #3 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.
The last single from the album, "I Love To Love" peaked at #6 on Australia's ARIA Singles chart, #21 on the German Singles chart, and was moderately successful on the Belgian, French, Swedish, and Finnish music charts.
In 1996, La Bouche released their second album, "All Mixed Up" which didn't chart at all on the Billboard 200.
A remix version of their first single, "Sweet Dreams" was released in the US and managed to peak at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on Billboard's dance charts, #4 on Billboard's Top 40 Mainstream chart, #13 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and #31 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.
In 1998, the duo released their sophomore album, "S.O.S." which peaked at #194 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The first single, "Bolingo (Love is in the Air)" peaked at #26 on the German Singles chart, #23 on the Swedish Singles chart, #19 on Austria's music charts, and #15 on the Swiss Singles chart.
The second single, "You Won't Forget Me" failed to meet expectations in the US, peaking only at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was moderately successful in Germany and Sweden.
The third single from the album, "A Moment of Love" flopped in Germany and the US, failing to chart at all.
The last single, the title song also failed to chart at all in the US or internationally. In 2000, Melanie left La Bouche to start a solo career and was replaced with singer Natacha Wright. In April of that same year, a new single, "All I Want" flopped and Farian decided to end the group.
Meanwhile, Melanie's solo career was moderately successful. In 2000, she released her first single, "Love How You Love Me" which was successful in Germany. Her follow-up singles were also moderately successful.
In May 2001, Melanie released her solo debut album, "Ready to Fly" and continued to perform in clubs under the name "Melanie Thornton, formerly of La Bouche." On November 24, 2001, Melanie tragically died in a plane crash on the Crossair Flight 3597 near Bassersdorf near Zurich in Switzerland. She was only 34 years old.
At the time of her death, Melanie gave her final performance in Leipzig and took the plane from Berlin to Zurich for radio & television appearances to promote her album and her single, "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" which was recorded for a German Coca-Cola television commercial.

The commercial with Melanie's song has been aired in Germany during Christmas since 2001 and has also been in the German Singles chart every year.
In November 2002, a year after Melanie's death, the song, "In Your Life" was dedicated to her and to commemorate the first anniversary of her death. Melanie is buried in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

After Melanie's death, Lane faded away from the spotlight to mourn the loss of his friend and music partner.

These days, Lane is working with new music partner Dana Rayne and as of January 2009, they are working on new music and putting the touches on their upcoming debut album, "Life in the Fast Lane."

Lane also devotes his time to support AIDS victims through local, national, and international foundations. He is also an active member of the USANG Band of the Gulf Coast.

La Bouche's two greatest hits albums were released in 2002 and 2007.

To see Lane McCray's MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/lanemccrayjr

To see the music video for "Be My Lover," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P0_v__IOrE

To see the music video for "SOS," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYzBMOTnII8

To see the music video for "Sweet Dreams," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpTcRV5_MjY

To see the music video for "Fallin In Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6A_AnU3F68

To see the music video for "I Love to Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VUgYrOolT8

To see the music video for "Bolingo (Love is in The Air)," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbN-Ro-W_Ew

To see the music video for "You Won't Forget Me," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4jSEuBjOUU

To see the music video for "A Moment of Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zrph9Nw2Lls

To see the music video for "SOS," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYzBMOTnII8

To see the music video for "All I Want," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93ZUY3Sdt_Q

To see the music video for "In Your Life," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prHR8NAt630

As a bonus, here are videos featuring the late Melanie Thornton:

To see the music video for "Love How You Love Me," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5Wu9tFvgCM

To see a video of Melanie performing her song, "Wonderful Dream" live in her last live performance, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAQ3ZyIfJoA

Davina

Davina (born Davina Bussey in Detroit, Michigan on December 31, 1966) is a female R&B singer.

Before her singing career, Davina worked as a recording engineer and ran her own dance music record label. Davina released a few solo singles from 1983 to 1994 before releasing an album.
In 1997, Davina released her first single from her upcoming album, "So Good" which became her biggest hit to date, peaking at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #23 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

The song was the theme song for the movie, "Hoodlum" and rappers Raekwon (from the Wu Tang Clan) and Xzhibit appeared on remixed versions of the song.
A year later in 1998, Davina released her debut album, "Best of Both Worlds" which peaked at #180 on the Billboard 200, #7 on Billboard's Heatseekers albums chart, and #34 on Billboard's R&B albums chart.
Davina's second single, "Come Over To My Place" peaked at #81 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #38 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. After that, it seemed that Davina faded into obscurity.
These days,  Davina continues to perform. In 2007, she released her second album in 9 years "Return to Soul."

To see Davina's MySpace page, go to:
www.myspace.com/idavinamusic

To see the music video for "So Good," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1OEEA-OZtQ

To see the music video for "Come Over to My Place," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONVhqCZ4JjQ

Sa-Deuce

Sa-Deuce was an R&B female duo whose members were Janai Abercrombie and Asiah Pierre-Lewis. The two were part of a girl group called "4 Shades of Black."

When the group broke up, Asiah and Janai formed the duo. The duo's name means "the two" and they signed a record deal with Mecca Don Entertainment\Elektra Records.
In 1996, the duo released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #79 on Billboard's R&B albums chart. They were only 17 years old when they released their first single.
The duo's first and biggest hit to date, "Don't Waste My Time" which peaked at #42 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles chart. Another single, "Body Knockin" was also released, but failed to chart.

After that, Janai and Asiah graduated from high school and decided to pursue their own separate careers. It looked as if the two had seemingly faded into obscurity.

Today, Asiah and Janai have recently started recording new music under their new personas: "Gemini" (Janai) and "Aquarious" (Asiah). It's unknown when or if they'll be releasing a new album, but hopefully soon.

To see the music video for "Don't Waste My Time," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jvk-mwUsw0

To see the music video for "Body Knockin," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urYPuE9nTyU

N II U

N II U was a New Jersey male R&B group from the mid-90's whose members consisted of Chuck Howard, Chris Herbert, Don Carlis, and Craig Hill.
In 1994, the group released their self-titled debut album which peaked at #39 on Billboard's Heatseekers albums chart and #90 on Billboard's R&B albums chart.
The group's first single and only biggest hit to date, "I Miss You" peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Another single, "There Will Never Be" was released, but failed to chart at all. After that, it seemed as if the group faded into obscurity.

To see the music video for "I Miss You," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BPmlcOQtpg

Girl Talk

Girl Talk was a British girl duo who had moderate success in the UK and little moderate success in the US. The duo consisted of members Karen Wright and Leigh Pearce.

By 1984, Leigh was replaced by Karen's sister, Julie. They were signed to Innervision Records
In 1983, the duo released their first single, "Can the Beat" to little success at first, but in 1984, the song managed to peak at #92 on the UK Singles chart and by 1985, a re-recorded version of the song peaked at #26 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart in the US.


Their second single, "Marvellous Guy" failed to chart at all. In 1987, the Wright sisters moved to WEA Records and released two more singles, "Falling For You" and "I Will Give You Love" also to failed to chart at all.

Soon after, the duo faded into obscurity. Nothing much has been heard from them since 1987.

To see a fan-made video for the extended version of "Can the Rhythm," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ONZiNRD-7o

Pepsi & Shirlie

Pepsi (born Helen DeMacque on December 10, 1958 in Paddington, London) & Shirlie (born Shirlie Holliman on April 18, 1962 in Watford, Hertfordshire) were a female pop British duo who scored moderate success in both the UK and US. The women were both backing vocalists for Wham!
In 1987, the duo released their debut album, "All Right Now" which peaked at #69 on the UK Albums chart and #133 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Their first single, "Heartache" became their biggest hit to date, peaking at #2 on the UK Singles chart. In the US, the song peaked at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart.
The second single from the album, "Goodbye Stranger" peaked at #9 on the UK Singles chart, becoming another successful hit for the duo.
The third single from the album, "Can't Give Me Love" was less than successful, peaking only at #58 on the UK Singles chart.
The fourth single, the title song peaked at #50 on the UK Singles Chart and in the US, the song became their biggest hit there to date, peaking at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The last single, "High Time" failed to chart at all on the UK charts or even in the US. The song was written by singer\actress Nia Peeples. The song was featured on Nia's debut album.
In 1991, Pepsi & Shirlie released their sophomore album, "Change" which didn't chart at all in the UK.
The only single released, "Someday" failed to chart at all on the UK Singles chart and after that, the duo quietly retired.

Today, Pespi lives in Norwich, England with her husband and Shirlie is married to Spandau Ballet member, Martin Kemp. In 2000, the duo reunited to record back-up vocals for Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's #1 UK single, "Bag It Up."

Pepsi was a part of the 1993 London revival play of "Hair" and toured with Mike Oldfield as a solo singer on his European tour. Shirlie is no longer active in the music biz and manages a business with music and entertainment production called Aegean.

To see the video for "Can't Give Me Love," go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OLOh049t1Q

To see a video for Pepsi & Shirlie performing "All Right Now" live, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6e3nWAo9y4

To see a video of Pepsi & Shirlie performing "Heartache" live, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE9gdwznsqg

To see a video of Pepsi & Shirlie performing "Goodbye Stranger" on Top of the Pops, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaDOLDGfcSU