Playa (band)
Playa was an American Contemporary R & B - Trio consisting of Steve "Static" Garrett , Smokey and Black. In 1997, she had a little success with the song Cheers 2 U .
Band history
All members of the trio are from Kentucky . They initially sang gospel in various churches and performed at local talent shows. There they based their style on the Jodeci group . They were then signed to the Swing Mob record company, which worked with Elektra Records . However, there was never a release, so they separated from the label again.
Def Jam signed the trio as the third artist after Montell Jordan and Neko Case for their contemporary R&B label "Def Soul". In 1997, the first single, Don't Stop the Music , was released, reaching number 73 on the US Billboard charts and number 26 on the R&B charts, which was a notable success. In 1998, Playa released the album Cheers 2 U , which was produced by Timbaland and Smokey. The single of the same name climbed to number 38 on the Billboard charts and reached the top 10 in the R&B charts. The album itself reached number 86 on the charts.
A second Playa album has been announced since 1999, but it never came. However, a few more singles were released, and some soundtracks , u. a. for Dr. Dolittle and The Diamond Cop , various songs published. Stephen Garrett started a career as a music producer.
Discography
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Albums
- Cheers 2 U (1998)
Singles
- Don't Stop the Music (1997)
- Cheers 2 U (1998)
- I Gotta Know (1999) (from the soundtrack of the Def Jam film How to Be a Player )
- Your Dress (1999)
- Woozy (2000) (from the Romeo Must Die soundtrack)
- Incense Burning (2001) (from the Exit Wounds soundtrack)
- Never Too Late (2003)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Singles in the Allmusic Guide
- ↑ Albums in the Allmusic Guide
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
Web links
- Biography on Defsoul.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011 ; accessed on January 10, 2016 .