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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 5, 2021 22:43:27 GMT -5
Why didn't I say the things I needed to say? How could I let my angel get away? Now my world is just a-tumblin' down I can say it so clearly but you're nowhere around...George : 4 Troublemaker : 4 Hurricane Lee : 4 Private Dancer : 5 PGriffin : 8 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 10 divasummer : 11 Ty : 11 Zinc. : 12 newpower : 12 #LisaRinna : 13 Zeebz : 16 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker : 17 @mirza : 17Ky : 18 B-Boy : 18 Linnethia Monique : 20 .indulgecountry : 20 Soulsista : 23 Albie : 24 @antigonerising : 24 Caviar : 24 SHOOTER : 24 Wave. : 24 Exclusive : 25 The Tony Rich Project was really just one man - Antonio Jeffries - from Detroit who got his career started in the early 90s as an in-house songwriter for LaFace Records. He eventually earned his own record deal and set out to write and produce his debut album, Words, in its entirety. Its lead single, Nobody Knows, became a worldwide smash, spending several weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 and A.C. charts in America (#11 R&B) and cracking the top-10 in half-a-dozen other countries (#1 in Ireland!). He went on to earn 4 Grammy nominations at the 1997 Grammys and took home the win for Best R&B Album. A victim of the sophomore slump, his second album produced no charting singles, he then was released to go down the independent rabbit hole and has remained mostly under-the-radar with his releases since; his latest album, Encaustic, was released in 2017.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 5, 2021 22:44:32 GMT -5
Just like 1995, he only got this this far cuz y'all think he sounds like Babyface. I said what I said.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 5, 2021 23:04:48 GMT -5
If I'm dreamin', just let me sleep Don't wake me up 'til my dream is complete If I'm dreamin', just leave me alone Turn off the lights and unplug the phone...🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 1 B-Boy : 4 Soulsista : 5 Ty : 7 Linnethia Monique : 9 @antigonerising : 10 Albie : 11 Ky : 11 Caviar : 13 newpower : 14 #LisaRinna : 14 Hurricane Lee : 14 Exclusive : 16 Wave. : 16Private Dancer : 18 SHOOTER : 18 Troublemaker : 19 .indulgecountry : 19 divasummer : 20 Zeebz : 20 Zinc. : 22 @mirza : 22 PGriffin : 24 George : 25 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker : 25 Christopher Williams is a singer-songwriter from Virginia that burst onto the scene in 1989 with his debut album and a pair of top-10 R&B singles. His success and industry connections helped him secure both a supporting role in the 1991 classic New Jack City as well as the lead single from the film's soundtrack. I'm Dreamin' became his first and only #1 hit on the R&B charts and one of the most recognizable records from the New Jack Swing era of R&B. He released a pair of major label albums post-Dreamin' success and returned to the R&B top-10 one last time in 1993. By 2001, he was an independent artist and released his last album to date. In 2013, he made a return to the spotlight after being featured with his wife on an intense episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In 2017, he made headlines again after being arrested and charged with misdemeanor theft, accused of stealing a $99 pair of JBL headphones from a Kohl's in Georgia. And, just two months ago, he finally made a return to music with a feature on the latest single from house music legend Steve "Silk" Hurley.
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Post by Albie on Jan 5, 2021 23:05:23 GMT -5
Y'all can get right gone with those rankings for Ideal.
Nobody Knows, I mean, loved the song then and recognize it for what it is now...but its played OUT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2021 23:06:21 GMT -5
I don't entirely dislike Nobody Knows but I heard the song so freakin' much that I'm STILL burnt out on it. I will be 90 years old and still feel fatigued by how much radio played that out. Also, I'm kind of thrown that the Grammy he won was for the whole album and not just the single. I couldn't name you one other song of his. Just like 1995, he only got this this far cuz y'all think he sounds like Babyface. I said what I said. I think he spent 10% of his promo for this album singing Nobody Knows and the other 90% either talking about how people thought he was Babyface, or how he named himself 'The Tony Rich Project' because he thought people would buy into him more if they thought he was part of a group rather than a solo artist. Dude set himself up to be a one-hit wonder from the get-go; not one lick of personal branding sense whatsoever.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2021 23:08:57 GMT -5
The men are really taking an ass whoopin' tonight.
I'm Dreamin' got about as far as I thought it would, but I'm still gonna call y'all tacky for this placement anyway
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 5, 2021 23:08:59 GMT -5
'90s R&B Pt. 3 (Top-15)Baby Don't Cry Can't Be Wasting My Time Candy Rain Daydreamin' Freak Like Me Girlfriend/Boyfriend Hopeless How Can I Ease the Pain It's All About You (Not About Me) Love's Taken Over Make It Hot My Love Is the Shhh! The Things That You Do (Bad Boy Remix) Touch It When I Close My Eyes Bonus: Tyler Collins - "Girls Nite Out" (#6 Hot 100; #8 R&B - 1990)
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 5, 2021 23:11:05 GMT -5
The men are really taking an ass whoopin' tonight. I'm Dreamin' got about as far as I thought it would, but I'm still gonna call y'all tacky for this placement anyway We started with 11 (including groups) and only three of them made the top-15.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jan 5, 2021 23:40:27 GMT -5
WTF is Girlfriend/Boyfriend still in this rankdown??? Should have been gone AGES ago. That song is bland as hell, but y'all chose to vote out my boo Christopher Williams first.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 6, 2021 1:40:29 GMT -5
WTF is Girlfriend/Boyfriend still in this rankdown??? Should have been gone AGES ago. That song is bland as hell, but y'all chose to vote out my boo Christopher Williams first.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Jan 6, 2021 7:19:45 GMT -5
nnnn NOT pillow talk night!
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Post by craziaskowboi on Jan 6, 2021 8:33:19 GMT -5
Shit shit shit shit I forgot to do this! :(
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Post by B-Boy on Jan 6, 2021 9:10:50 GMT -5
nnnn NOT pillow talk night! Oh yes!!! lol. I hope “Baby Don’t Cry” winds up in the Top 10.
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Post by Ty on Jan 6, 2021 9:56:43 GMT -5
"Baby Don't Cry" should be Top 5!
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Jan 6, 2021 10:14:01 GMT -5
WTF is Girlfriend/Boyfriend still in this rankdown??? Should have been gone AGES ago. That song is bland as hell, but y'all chose to vote out my boo Christopher Williams first. PERIOD! That song is one of Janet's worst collaborations and y'all can fight me down on that one.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Jan 6, 2021 21:06:02 GMT -5
I don't know what's more absurd: Playa and Tony Rich not even making the top 10 or SHOOTER linking the wrong videos to songs. Though, I admit that I unsuccessfully tried to scam Mr. Rich to a higher spot than I actually thought he deserved - every comment about him and this song took the words right out of my mouth. I only like it because it was when I was a radio acolyte and heard it EVERY DAMN FIFTEEN MINUTES, but...meh.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 2:59:12 GMT -5
I don't know what's more absurd: Playa and Tony Rich not even making the top 10 or SHOOTER linking the wrong videos to songs. Though, I admit that I unsuccessfully tried to scam Mr. Rich to a higher spot than I actually thought he deserved - every comment about him and this song took the words right out of my mouth. I only like it because it was when I was a radio acolyte and heard it EVERY DAMN FIFTEEN MINUTES, but...meh. Bitch where?!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 22:06:00 GMT -5
...more reveals...
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Post by Ty on Jan 7, 2021 22:29:35 GMT -5
Y'all better not do Tracie Spencer dirty...
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 22:40:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2021 22:45:43 GMT -5
I put Girlfriend/Boyfriend in my bottom 5 and I still feel like I overranked it.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 22:46:13 GMT -5
Don't be haters your whole lives. It ages you!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 22:48:17 GMT -5
#14 was one of the most divisive choices here; 5th-highest SD with 10 of you ranking it top-10 and 6 ranking it bottom-5.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2021 22:54:52 GMT -5
^^Probably Somethin' For The People because they have penises lol (But not Soul 4 Real because I just cannot fathom that song not making the top 10) I don't know what's more absurd: Playa and Tony Rich not even making the top 10 or SHOOTER linking the wrong videos to songs. Though, I admit that I unsuccessfully tried to scam Mr. Rich to a higher spot than I actually thought he deserved - every comment about him and this song took the words right out of my mouth. I only like it because it was when I was a radio acolyte and heard it EVERY DAMN FIFTEEN MINUTES, but...meh. Bitch where?! I'm just now seeing this but occasionally proboards will glitch out and the wrong video will appear in posts; a page refresh usually fixes it. Something I noticed happen a few times while following along with or revealing with rankdowns.
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 22:57:58 GMT -5
I'll be the lover that you need to break you off in the middle of the night I'll take a little trip downtown I'll be the freak you need in your life And I'm knowin'....indulgecountry : 3 Ty : 3 Albie : 6 newpower : 6 Zeebz : 7 Linnethia Monique : 8 divasummer : 8 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker : 8 B-Boy : 8 Hurricane Lee : 9 George : 11 Private Dancer : 12 PGriffin : 12 Zinc. : 13 Soulsista : 15 Wave. : 19 @antigonerising : 20 @mirza : 20 SHOOTER : 20 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 : 21 #LisaRinna : 21 Exclusive : 23 Troublemaker : 23 Ky : 23 Caviar : 25 Somethin' for the People were an R&B trio from Oakland that first emerged on Capitol Records in 1993. Their debut produced no hit singles until it was re-released three years later on Warner Bros. The following year, they introduced their sophomore album, This Time It's Personal, with My Love Is the Shhh! which quickly shot to the top-5 on both the Hot 100 and R&B and earned Platinum status. They returned to the R&B top-40 just one last time (2000's Bitch with No Man) before quietly disbanding after getting released from their label. They all went on to have various success writing and producing behind the scenes and were contemplating a reunion at the turn of the decade; unfortunately, group member Jeff "Fuzzy" Young died from an apparent heart attack in March 2011.
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Post by Ty on Jan 7, 2021 23:03:51 GMT -5
The video edit >>>>>>> original and remix
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 23:08:30 GMT -5
#13 was even more divisive; 3rd-highest SD with 7 bottom-5s vs. 9 top-10s (including a #1).
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 23:14:16 GMT -5
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Post by Ty on Jan 7, 2021 23:17:21 GMT -5
This song is a gem. Love her voice so much!
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 7, 2021 23:19:54 GMT -5
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