The 411

The 411
General information
Genre (s)	R&B , pop
founding	2002, 2007
resolution	2005, 2008
Founding members
singing	Carolyn Owlett
singing	Suzie Furlonger
singing	Tisha Martin
singing	Tanya Boniface
Last occupation
singing	Carolyn Barratt
singing	Tisha Martin
singing	Tanya Boniface
singing	Nuala Farelly

The 411 was a four-piece R & B - girl group from the United Kingdom .

history

The group was formed in late 2002 from singers who had helped British R&B singer Lemar record his version of Al Green's Let's Stay Together . The name of the band was based on the album What's the 411 ? , released by Mary J. Blige . .

In July 2004, On My Knees, the band's first single was released, on which they were supported by the American rapper Ghostface Killah ( Wu-Tang Clan ). The single immediately reached number 4 in the British single charts, but could not gain a foothold internationally. The success of the debut single was finally surpassed three months later with the title Dumb : The single climbed to number 3 in the UK single charts, and just missed the top 20 in Germany.

In November 2004, the band's debut album, Between the Sheets , appeared, for which Ashanti and Diane Warren contributed songs. Despite two commercially successful hit singles and the subsequent release of Teardrops , the album flopped in the international charts. As a result, Sony BMG separated from the group, which then disbanded.

In 2007 they formed anew, initially under the name Sunshyne. From March 2008 then again under their old name The 411. The group was with the exception of the member Suzie Furlonger, who was replaced by Nuala Farelly, again in their old line-up. Although new songs were already written and produced, the girls did not get a new record deal, so the band broke up again.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
2004	Between the sheets	DE74 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK46 silver (3 weeks)UK	First published: November 22, 2004

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
2004	On My Knees Between the Sheets	DE43 (9 weeks) DE	AT38 (9 weeks) AT	CH26 (14 weeks) CH	UK4 (14 weeks) UK	First published: May 5, 2004 ( feat.Ghostface Killah )
	Dumb Between the Sheets	DE22 (10 weeks) DE	AT33 (10 weeks) AT	CH36 (10 weeks) CH	UK3 (10 weeks) UK	First published: August 23, 2004
	Teardrops Between the Sheets	DE71 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH74 (4 weeks) CH	UK23 (5 weeks) UK	First published: November 2004

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

• The 411 on Myspace
• The 411 at laut.de