Shades (group) explained

Shades
Origin:Boston, Massachusetts, United States[1]
Genre:R&B
Years Active:–, –
Label:Motown
Current Members:
  • Danielle Andrews
  • Tiffanie Cardwell
  • Monique Peoples
Past Members:
  • Shannon Walker Williams

Shades is an American R&B group that was active in the mid 1990s. The group consisted of Danielle Andrews, Tiffanie Cardwell, Monique Peoples and Shannon Walker Williams ;[1] who all met when they were students at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] [2]

The group released their eponymous debut album in 1997 on Motown Records.[3] The most successful single from the album was the lead single "Tell Me (I'll Be Around)", which peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] They reunited in 2019 and released a new single “This Ain’t Love”.[5]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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align=center rowspan=2Yearalign=center rowspan=2Songalign=center colspan=3Peak chart positionsalign=center rowspan=2Album
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Hot 100
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R&B
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Rhythmic
align=left valign=center1996align=left valign=center"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)"align=center valign=center50align=center valign=center34align=center valign=center19align=left valign=center rowspan=3Shades
align=left valign=center rowspan=21997align=left valign=center"Serenade"align=center valign=center88align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center28
align=left valign=center"I Believe"align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center -
align=left valign=center2019align=left valign=center"This Ain’t Love"align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center -
2024"Summer Nights"align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center - align=center valign=center - Non-album single

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shades - Biography - AllMusic. AllMusic. July 26, 2014.
  2. Web site: Rare and Obscure Music: Shades. Rare and Obscure Music. Kyleigh. September 7, 2010. July 26, 2014.
  3. Web site: Shades - Shades - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. July 26, 2014.
  4. Web site: Shades - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. July 26, 2014.
  5. live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GidTg-T1Gqw. 2021-12-11. Shades This Aint Love . YouTube.
  6. Web site: Shades (2) Discography at Discogs. Discogs. July 28, 2014.