Arrested Development (band)
Arrested Development is a progressive hip-hop group from the USA that came together in 1989 with the aim of offering a positive, Afrocentric alternative to gangsta rap, which was popular at the time . Founding members were speech and DJ headliners .
history
After more than three years of work, Arrested Development got a record deal and named the first album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of… . For this it was given four times platinum in the USA and a gold record in the UK . The tracks Tennessee , People Everyday and Mr. Wendal included on the album became top ten hits in the United States. Arrested Development was awarded for Tennessee the Grammy for best rap performance of a group and the award for best new artist. The music magazine Rolling Stone named the formation as band of the year in the same year.
The 1993 album Unplugged did not reach the sales figures of its predecessor, but was honored with gold in the United States. The Zingalamaduni , published in 1994, also had only moderate success. Critics' opinions were divided and sales were sluggish. In the United Kingdom, Arrested Development was able to receive a silver record for this.
After the breakup in 1996, Speech released a solo album, which also had little success. Another member of Arrested Development, Dionne Farris, released the solo album Wild Seed - Wild Flower in 1994 , which included the hit single I Know and sold well.
In 1999 the group got back together and 5 more albums and two EPs followed.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 1992 | 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of ... |
DE32 (22 weeks) DE |
- |
UK3  (34 weeks)UK |
US7th × 4
(76 weeks)US |
R&B3 (73 weeks) R&B |
First published: March 24, 1992
Producer: Speech |
| 1993 | Unplugged | - | - |
UK40 (3 weeks) UK |
US60  (12 weeks)US |
R&B38 (9 weeks) R&B |
First published: March 1993
Producer: Alex Coletti |
| 1994 | Zingalamaduni = |
DE34 (9 weeks) DE |
CH30 (3 weeks) CH |
UK16  (3 weeks)UK |
US55 (8 weeks) US |
R&B20 (10 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 14, 1994
Producer: Speech |
| 2004 | Among the trees |
DE98 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: July 2004
Producers: Carlos Mena, Dr. Luke, Lounge Lizzards, Speech, Za ' |
More albums
- 2002: The Heroes of the Harvest
- 2006: Since the Last Time
- 2009: Strong
- 2012: Standing at the Crossroads
Compilations
- 1994: Africa's Inside Me
- 1998: Best of Arrested Development
- 2001: Greatest Hits
- 2002: Classic Masters
- 2005: The Best of Arrested Development
EPs
- 2000: Da Feelin 'EP
- 2002: Extended Revolution
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | [↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts |
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DE
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CH
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UK
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US
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R&B
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Dance
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| 1992 | Tennessee 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of ... |
DE27 (11 weeks) DE |
CH25 (9 weeks) CH |
UK18 (13 weeks) UK |
US6th (22 weeks)US |
R&B1 (21 weeks) R&B |
Dance34 (6 weeks) Dance |
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| People Everyday 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of ... |
- | - |
UK2 (14 weeks)UK |
US8th (23 weeks)US |
R&B2 (25 weeks) R&B |
Dance6 (12 weeks) Dance |
First release: August 1992
including chorus by Sly & the Family Stones Everyday People Author: Sylvester Stewart |
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| Revolution 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of ... |
- | - |
UK4 (9 weeks) UK |
US90 (6 weeks) US |
R&B49 (11 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: November 1992
from the soundtrack of the film Malcolm X. Authors: Arrested Development |
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| Mr. Wendal 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life of ... |
DE31 (16 weeks) DE |
-[UK: ↑] |
US6th (24 weeks)US |
R&B6 (23 weeks) R&B |
Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance |
First published: December 1992
Authors: Arrested Development |
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| 1993 | Natural unplugged |
- | - | - | - |
R&B90 (3 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: May 1993
Authors: Arrested Development |
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| 1994 | Ease My Mind Zingalamaduni |
- | - |
UK33 (5 weeks) UK |
US45 (12 weeks) US |
R&B14 (14 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: April 1994
Authors: Arrested Development |
|
| United Front Zingalamaduni |
- | - | - | - |
R&B66 (6 weeks) R&B |
- |
First published: May 1994
Author: Kwesi "DJ Kemit" Asud |
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More singles
- 1993: Mama's Always on Stage
- 1994: Africa's Inside Me
- 2000: Hit the Road Jack
- 2004: Honeymoon Day
- 2005: A Lotta Things to Do
- 2006: Down & Dirty (Clap Your Hands)
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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United States (RIAA)
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- |
4 × gold4th
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4 × platinum4th
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6,000,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × silver2
|
- |
platinum1
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560,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
2 × silver2
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4 × gold4th
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5 × platinum5
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Web links
- Official website (English)
- Arrested Development at Allmusic (English)
- Arrested Development at Discogs (English)
- Arrested Development at laut.de