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Silk is an American R&B group, formed in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Career

Silk are perhaps best known for their 1993 #1 single "Freak Me" from their debut album Lose Control. Another hit single from the Lose Control album, "Girl U For Me", helped the album reach double platinum status. They later had success with singles such as "I Can Go Deep", "Hooked On You", "Don't Rush", "If You", "Meeting In My Bedroom", and "We're Calling You."

Silk was discovered by artist Keith Sweat. The group was originally a quintet made up of Tim Cameron, Jimmy Gates, Gary "Big G" Glenn, Gary "Lil G" Jenkins and Jonathen "John-John" Rasboro. In 2002, Elektra Records dropped Silk and Keith Sweat from the label. That same year, Jenkins left the group to pursue other interests and made his stage debut in 2002 as "AJ" in the Tyler Perry play Madea's Family Reunion. He resurfaced musically in 2007 with his solo debut, The Other Side.

In 2003, down to a quartet, Silk released their fifth album Silktime, on their own label Silk Music Group. The album featured the songs "Silktime", "My Girl", "Alibi", "More", "You (The Baby Song)", "Check My Story" and a remake of Blue Magic's classic "Side Show". That song reunited them with their mentor Keith Sweat. However, without Jenkins as lead vocalist, the album received poor sales despite its appearance in the Billboard Top 200.

In 2006, the group returned with their sixth release, a cover album entitled Always And Forever on Shanachie Records. The album featured covers of classic R&B songs including "Adore" by Prince, "Always and Forever" by Heatwave, and "Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones. "Secret Garden" was the first and only single. Like Silktime, Always and Forever was not a sales success.

Silk reunited with Jenkins at the end of 2007 and began recording a new album.

Members

• Gary Glenn
• Jonathan Rasboro
• Timothy Cameron
• Jimmy Gates
• Gary "Lil G" Jenkins

Discography

Albums

Singles

• 1992: "Happy Days" (#86 US, #13 R&B)
• 1993: "Freak Me" (#1 US, #1 R&B)
• 1993: "Lose Control/Girl U For Me" (#26 US, #4 R&B)
• 1993: "It Had to Be You" (#45 R&B)
• 1994: "I Can Go Deep" (#71 US, #22)
• 1994: "Cry On" (from the motion picture Blankman)
• 1995: "Hooked On You" (#54 US, #12 R&B)
• 1996: "Don't Rush" (#91 US, #39 R&B)
• 1999: "If You" (#13 US, #4 R&B)
• 1999: "Meeting In My Bedroom" (#62 US, #15 R&B)
• 2000: "Let's Make Love" (#58 R&B)
• 2000: "Tonight"
• 2001: "More"
• 2001: "We're Callin' You" (#56 R&B)
• 2004: "Side Show" (#66 R&B)
• 2006: "Secret Garden (Seduction Suite)"

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