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{{Short description|American hip hop duo}}

{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = A Lighter Shade of Brown
| name = A Lighter Shade of Brown
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| origin = [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], [[California]], United States
| origin = [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], [[California]], United States
| genre = Hip hop
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 1987-2001, 2009–2016
| years_active = 1989-2002, 2009–2016
| label = [[Quality Records|Quality]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[Thump Records|Thump]]
| label = [[Quality Records|Quality]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[Thump Records|Thump]]
| spinoffs =
| associated_acts = [[DJ Battlecat]], [[DJ Muggs]], [[Frost (rapper)|Frost]], [[Jay Tee]], [[2Pac]], [[A.L.T.]], [[Emcee N.I.C.E.]]
| spinoff_of =
| website = {{URL|http://www.alightershadeofbrown.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.alightershadeofbrown.com/}}
| current_members = *ODM (One Dope Mexican)
| current_members = ODM (One Dope Mexican)



| past_members = *DJ Fabe
| past_members = DJ Fabe
*[[DTTX (Rapper)|DTTX]]
*[[DTTX (rapper)|DTTX]]
}}
}}


'''A Lighter Shade of Brown''' ('''LSOB''') was an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] duo from [[Riverside, California]] best known for their 1990 hit single "[[On a Sunday Afternoon]]", a success in the U.S., written by songwriters and musicians David Dunson and Micah Carson.
'''A Lighter Shade of Brown''' ('''LSOB''') is an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] duo from [[Riverside, California]]. The duo consisted of Robert Gutierrez and Robert (Bobby) Ramirez. They are best known for their 1990 hit single "[[On a Sunday Afternoon]]" which had great success in both the U.S., and New Zealand.


==History==
==History==
LSOB was formed in 1987 by One Dope Mexican (Robert Gutierrez) and Don't Try To Xerox (Bobby Ramirez).<ref name=amg>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p26069|pure_url=yes}} Biography], Allmusic.com</ref> They recorded demos and landed a record deal soon after with small independent label Pump. Their debut album, 1990's ''Brown and Proud'', brought the group their lone Top 40 single in the U.S. with "On A Sunday Afternoon," which contained samples of [[The Young Rascals]]' 1967 hit "[[Groovin']] " and [[Tommy James and the Shondells]]' 1969 hit "[[Crystal Blue Persuasion]]", and peaked at #39 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song also went to #1 for 2 weeks in [[New Zealand]].
LSOB was formed in 1989 by Robert Gutierrez who went by the stage name "One Dope Mexican" and Robert Bobby Ramirez who went by the stage name "Don't Try To Xerox".<ref name=amg>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26069|pure_url=yes}} Biography], Allmusic.com</ref> They recorded demos and landed a record deal soon after with small independent label Pump. Their debut album, 1990's ''Brown and Proud'', brought the group their lone Top 40 single in the U.S. with "On A Sunday Afternoon," which contained samples of [[The Young Rascals]]' 1967 hit "[[Groovin']] " and [[Tommy James and the Shondells]]' 1969 hit "[[Crystal Blue Persuasion]]", and peaked at #39 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The song also went to #1 for 2 weeks in [[New Zealand]].


The duo provided songs for Latino-market movies such as ''[[Mi Vida Loca]]'' and ''[[I Like It Like That (film)|I Like It Like That]]'' following the release of their second LP, 1992's ''Hip Hop Locos'', which failed to chart. The success of "Sunday Afternoon" nonetheless resulted in [[Mercury Records]] signing the group and releasing their third disc, ''Layin' in the Cut'', in 1994. The record did not sell as well as was hoped, peaking at #184 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart.
The duo provided songs for Latino-market movies such as ''[[Mi Vida Loca]]'' and ''[[I Like It Like That (film)|I Like It Like That]]'' following the release of their second LP, 1992's ''Hip Hop Locos'', which failed to chart. The success of "Sunday Afternoon" nonetheless resulted in [[Mercury Records]] signing the group and releasing their third disc, ''Layin' in the Cut'', in 1994. The record did not sell as well as was hoped, peaking at #184 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart.


LSOB went on a temporary hiatus,<ref name=amg/> returning in 1997 on indie with Danny "Dice" and Eric "Bajo" [[Thump Records]]. Their self-titled fourth album featured guest appearances from [[Rappin' 4-Tay]] and [[Dwayne Wiggins]] of [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]].
LSOB went on a temporary hiatus,<ref name=amg/> returning in 1997 on indie with Greenside Records. Their self-titled fourth album featured guest appearances from [[Rappin' 4-Tay]] and [[Dwayne Wiggins]] of [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]].


1999 marked the last of their releases, including a greatest hits album and a non-charting single, "Sunny Day." That year, Gutierrez became a DJ at San Bernardino radio station [[KGGI]] and Bobby carried on touring as LSOB and working on new music. A decade later, on October 18, 2011, the album ''It's A Wrap'' was released through Illuminated Entertainment Group. The album was produced by [[Playalitical]]. Ramirez is the only one out of the group that raps on it, as sort of a one-man Lighter Shade of Brown. The album's radio single "Call Me Over" was produced by Fingazz and featured Playalitical and Zig Zag of the [[NB Ridaz]]. A music video was also filmed and released for the song.
1999 marked the last of their releases, including a greatest hits album and a non-charting single, "Sunny Day." That year, Gutierrez became a DJ at San Bernardino radio station [[KGGI]] and Bobby carried on touring as LSOB and working on new music. In 2011 LSOB collaborated with Serio on the song I'll Never Forget which also features [[MC Magic]] from the album Gansterism Part 3 released on April 20th 2011.<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/24518888-Serio-Gansterism-Part-3|title=Serio|website=[[discogs]]|access-date=March 3, 2024}}</ref> A decade later, on October 18, 2011, the album ''It's A Wrap'' was released through Illuminated Entertainment Group. The album was produced by [[Playalitical]]. Ramirez is the only one out of the group that raps on it, as sort of a one-man Lighter Shade of Brown. The album's radio single "Call Me Over" was produced by Fingazz and featured Playalitical and Zig Zag of the [[NB Ridaz]]. A music video was also filmed and released for the song.


On July 18, 2016, Don't Try To Xerox died after being in a coma for 11 days.<ref>http://www.tmz.com/2016/07/18/dttx-a-lighter-shade-of-brown-bobby-ramirez-dead/</ref>
On July 18, 2016, group member Robert Ramirez died in Las Vegas after being in a coma for 11 days. He had collapsed due to what his family described as a combination of alcohol abuse and heatstroke.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 July 2016|title='A Lighter Shade of Brown' Rapper DTTX dead at 46|url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/07/18/dttx-a-lighter-shade-of-brown-bobby-ramirez-dead/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805031704/https://www.tmz.com/2016/07/18/dttx-a-lighter-shade-of-brown-bobby-ramirez-dead/|archive-date=5 August 2016|website=TMZ}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="col" style=font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref name=amg1/>
! scope="col" style=font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name=amg1/>
! scope="col" style=font-size:90%;"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br/>R&B]]<br/><ref name=amg1>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p26069|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], Allmusic.com</ref>
! scope="col" style=font-size:90%;"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br />R&B]]<br /><ref name=amg1>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p26069|pure_url=yes}} Billboard], Allmusic.com</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Brown & Proud]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Brown & Proud]]''
|
|
* Released: October 30, 1990
* Released: 1990
* Label: [[Quality Records|Quality]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
* Label: [[Quality Records|Quality]], [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|align="center"|184
|align="center"|184
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! scope="row"| ''[[Hip Hop Locos]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Hip Hop Locos]]''
|
|
* Released: September 29, 1992
* Released: 1992
* Label: Quality, Mercury
* Label: Quality, Mercury
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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! scope="row"| ''[[Layin' in the Cut]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Layin' in the Cut]]''
|
|
* Released: July 24, 1994
* Released: 1994
* Label: Mercury
* Label: Mercury
|align="center"|169
|align="center"|169
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307192/lighter-shade-brown/chart?f=379 |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot 100 Chart |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307192/lighter-shade-brown/chart?f=379 |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot 100 Chart |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307192/lighter-shade-brown/chart?f=367 |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307192/lighter-shade-brown/chart?f=367 |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rap Songs|US<br/>Rap]]
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rap Songs|US<br />Rap]]
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307192/lighter-shade-brown/chart?f=359 |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Dance Club Songs Chart |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307192/lighter-shade-brown/chart?f=359 |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Dance Club Songs Chart |publisher=billboard.com |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref>Australian (ARIA) peaks:
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>Australian (ARIA) peaks:
*"Hey DJ": {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=A+Lighter+Shade+Of+Brown|title=Discography A Lighter Shade Of Brown|website=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=2019-06-24}}
*"Hey DJ": {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=A+Lighter+Shade+Of+Brown|title=Discography A Lighter Shade Of Brown|website=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=2019-06-24}}
*"Spill the Rhyme": {{cite Ryan|page=165}}</ref>
*"Spill the Rhyme": {{cite Ryan|page=165}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br><ref>{{cite web|title=L.S.O.B. IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=L%2ES%2EO%2EB%2E|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=17 January 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=L.S.O.B. IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=L%2ES%2EO%2EB%2E|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=17 January 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NED]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=L.S.O.B.&cat=s |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - Dutch Chart |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NED]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=L.S.O.B.&cat=s |title=A Lighter Shade of Brown - Dutch Chart |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=2014-07-06}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/lighter%20shade%20of%20brown/|title=The Official Charts Company - A Lighter Shade of Brown|date=6 July 2014|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/lighter%20shade%20of%20brown/|title=The Official Charts Company - A Lighter Shade of Brown|date=6 July 2014|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "T.J. Nights" <small>(US only)</small>
! scope="row"| "T.J. Nights" <small>(US only)</small>
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|rowspan="4"| ''Brown & Proud''
|rowspan="4"| ''Brown & Proud''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Latin Active"
! scope="row"| "[[Latin Active]]"
|rowspan="2"| 1991
|rowspan="2"| 1991
|align="center"|59
|align="center"|59
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|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "On a Sunday Afternoon" <small>(featuring Shiro and [[Huggy Boy]])</small>
! scope="row"| "[[On a Sunday Afternoon]]" <small>(featuring Shiro and [[Huggy Boy]])</small>
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|39
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
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| rowspan="3" | ''Hip Hop Locos''
| rowspan="3" | ''Hip Hop Locos''
|-
|-
! scope="row"| "Homies"
! scope="row"| "[[Homies (A Lighter Shade of Brown song)|Homies]]"
|align="center"|57
|align="center"|57
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|54
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|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
| ''It's a Wrap''
| ''It's a Wrap''
|-
!"Sunsets"
|2023
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| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
|''Sunsets''
|-
|-
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 22 April 2024

A Lighter Shade of Brown
Background information
Also known asLSOB
OriginRiverside, California, United States
GenresHip hop
Years active1989-2002, 2009–2016
LabelsQuality, Mercury, Thump
MembersODM (One Dope Mexican)
Past membersDJ Fabe
Websitewww.alightershadeofbrown.com

A Lighter Shade of Brown (LSOB) is an American hip hop duo from Riverside, California. The duo consisted of Robert Gutierrez and Robert (Bobby) Ramirez. They are best known for their 1990 hit single "On a Sunday Afternoon" which had great success in both the U.S., and New Zealand.

History[edit]

LSOB was formed in 1989 by Robert Gutierrez who went by the stage name "One Dope Mexican" and Robert Bobby Ramirez who went by the stage name "Don't Try To Xerox".[1] They recorded demos and landed a record deal soon after with small independent label Pump. Their debut album, 1990's Brown and Proud, brought the group their lone Top 40 single in the U.S. with "On A Sunday Afternoon," which contained samples of The Young Rascals' 1967 hit "Groovin' " and Tommy James and the Shondells' 1969 hit "Crystal Blue Persuasion", and peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also went to #1 for 2 weeks in New Zealand.

The duo provided songs for Latino-market movies such as Mi Vida Loca and I Like It Like That following the release of their second LP, 1992's Hip Hop Locos, which failed to chart. The success of "Sunday Afternoon" nonetheless resulted in Mercury Records signing the group and releasing their third disc, Layin' in the Cut, in 1994. The record did not sell as well as was hoped, peaking at #184 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

LSOB went on a temporary hiatus,[1] returning in 1997 on indie with Greenside Records. Their self-titled fourth album featured guest appearances from Rappin' 4-Tay and Dwayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné!.

1999 marked the last of their releases, including a greatest hits album and a non-charting single, "Sunny Day." That year, Gutierrez became a DJ at San Bernardino radio station KGGI and Bobby carried on touring as LSOB and working on new music. In 2011 LSOB collaborated with Serio on the song I'll Never Forget which also features MC Magic from the album Gansterism Part 3 released on April 20th 2011.[2] A decade later, on October 18, 2011, the album It's A Wrap was released through Illuminated Entertainment Group. The album was produced by Playalitical. Ramirez is the only one out of the group that raps on it, as sort of a one-man Lighter Shade of Brown. The album's radio single "Call Me Over" was produced by Fingazz and featured Playalitical and Zig Zag of the NB Ridaz. A music video was also filmed and released for the song.

On July 18, 2016, group member Robert Ramirez died in Las Vegas after being in a coma for 11 days. He had collapsed due to what his family described as a combination of alcohol abuse and heatstroke.[3]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Release Peak chart positions
US
[4] 		US
R&B
[4]
Brown & Proud 184 —
Hip Hop Locos
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Quality, Mercury
 — 87
Layin' in the Cut
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Mercury
 169 54
A Lighter Shade of Brown
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Thump
 — —
If You Could See Inside Me
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Thump
 — —
It's a Wrap
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Illuminated
 — —

Compilation albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

Title Release Peak chart positions Album
US
[5] 		US
R&B
[6] 		US
Rap 		US Dance
[7] 		AUS
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		NED
[10] 		UK
[11]
"T.J. Nights" (US only) 1990 — — — — — — — — Brown & Proud
"Latin Active" 1991 59 — — — — — — —
"On a Sunday Afternoon" (featuring Shiro and Huggy Boy) 39 — — — — 1 49 —
"T.J. Nights" (AUS/NZ only) 1992 — — — — — 36 — —
"Spill the Rhyme" — — — — 90 47 — — Hip Hop Locos
"Homies" 57 54 13 — — — — —
"Check It Out / Latin Active" 1993 — — — — — — — —
"Hey DJ" 1994 43 67 18 32 12 33 — 33 Layin' in the Cut
"If You Wanna Groove" (feat. Aulsondro Emcee N.I.C.E. Hamilton) 107[12] — 45 — — — — —
"Dip Into My Ride" — — — — — — — —
"Call Me Over" (feat Playalitical & Zig Zag of NB Ridaz)" 2011 — 61 — 20 — — — — It's a Wrap
"Sunsets" 2023 - - - - - - - - Sunsets
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Biography, Allmusic.com
  2. ^ "Serio". discogs. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "'A Lighter Shade of Brown' Rapper DTTX dead at 46". TMZ. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b Billboard, Allmusic.com
  5. ^ "A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot 100 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  6. ^ "A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  7. ^ "A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Dance Club Songs Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  8. ^ Australian (ARIA) peaks:
    • "Hey DJ": "Discography A Lighter Shade Of Brown". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
    • "Spill the Rhyme": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 165.
  9. ^ "L.S.O.B. IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ^ "A Lighter Shade of Brown - Dutch Chart". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  11. ^ "The Official Charts Company - A Lighter Shade of Brown". The Official Charts Company. 6 July 2014.
  12. ^ "A Lighter Shade of Brown - US Hot 100 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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