K-Ci & JoJo
K-Ci & JoJo is an American R&B duo, consisting of the brothers K-Ci (born Cedric Hailey , born September 2, 1969 ) and JoJo (born Joel Hailey , born June 10, 1971 ).
life and career
The brothers grew up in Monroe, North Carolina . From 1990 they formed the R&B band Jodeci together with the brothers DeVante Swing and Dalvin DeGrate , with whom they had released three albums and some chart singles. In 1996 the Hailey brothers broke up and released their first chart single, How Could You, for the soundtrack of the film Bulletproof . With How Do U Want It together with rapper Tupac they had their first number 1 hit in the US charts that same year . The debut album Love Always was immediately the most successful, was awarded triple platinum and also contained the most successful single: All My Life . This ballad reached number 1 in the US , Australia , New Zealand and the Netherlands in 1998 .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1997 | Love Always |
DE72 (4 weeks) DE |
- |
CH28 (7 weeks) CH |
UK51 (2 weeks) UK |
US6th  × 3
(90 weeks)US |
First published: June 17, 1997
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| 1999 | It's real | - | - | - |
UK56 (1 week) UK |
US8th (29 weeks)US |
First published: June 22, 1999
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| 2000 | X | - | - | - | - |
US20th (30 weeks)US |
First published: December 5, 2000
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| 2002 | Emotionally | - | - | - | - |
US61 (9 weeks) US |
First published: November 26, 2002
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| 2013 | My Brother's Keeper | - | - | - | - |
US77 (1 week) US |
First published: September 30, 2013
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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CH
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US
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| 2005 | All My Life: Their Greatest Hits | - | - | - | - |
US52 (7 weeks) US |
First published: February 8, 2005
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more publishments
- 2006: 20th Century Masters - Millennium Collection: The Best of K-Ci & Jojo
- 2007: Ballad Collection for Lovers
- 2008: Playlist Your Way
- 2013: Ballads
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1996 | How Could You Love Always |
- | - | - | - |
US53 (15 weeks) US |
First published: November 1996
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| 1997 | You bring me up love always |
- | - | - |
UK21 (2 weeks) UK |
US26 (20 weeks) US |
First published: May 27, 1997
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| Last Night's Letter Love Always |
- | - | - | - |
US46 (20 weeks) US |
First published: September 16, 1997
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| 1998 | All My Life Love Always |
DE5 (22 weeks) DE |
AT12 (12 weeks) AT |
CH4 (18 weeks) CH |
UK8th  (15 weeks)UK |
US1 (36 weeks) US |
First published: March 17, 1998
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| Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly) Love Always |
- | - | - |
UK16 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1998
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| 1999 | Life It's Real |
- | - | - | - |
US60 (17 weeks) US |
First published: January 26, 1999
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| Tell Me It's Real It's Real |
DE85 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK16 (7 weeks) UK |
US2 (20 weeks) US |
First published: April 27, 1999
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| 2001 | Crazy X |
DE84 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK35 (2 weeks) UK |
US11 (25 weeks) US |
First published: March 2, 2001
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As a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1996 | How Do U Want It All Eyez on Me |
DE74 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
CH37 (4 weeks) CH |
UK17 (4 weeks) UK |
US1 (24 weeks) US |
First published: June 4th, 1996
( 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |