Shai (band)
Shai is an American vocal R&B/soul quartet, most popular in the 1990s.[1] The group met and formed on the campus of Howard University.
Shai | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Genres | R&B |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Gasoline Alley/MCA (1991–1996) Big Play (1998–1999) Shai Music (2003–2004) 9 World Wide (2007–2008) Fight 4 Mu (ALIVE) (2008–present) |
| Members | Darnell Van Rensalier Garfield A. Bright Carl Martin Marc Gray Erik Willis (came later, replaced Carl Martin) |
Their most successful hit was "If I Ever Fall in Love", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Music career edit
Shai released "If I Ever Fall in Love" as the first single from the debut album of the same title,[2] which peaked at No. 2 in the U.S.[3] The next two releases from the platinum album, "Comforter" and "Baby I'm Yours",[4] each peaked at No. 10 in the U.S. The group's next album release was Right Back at Cha,[5] a remix album that largely consisted of new versions of their previous hits, and a couple of new songs. A completely reworked version of their previous hit "Baby I'm Yours", simply titled "Yours", was released as a single (US No. 63).
In 1994, Shai released "The Place Where You Belong", from the Beverly Hills Cop III soundtrack. It was the group's final Top 40 single (No. 32 R&B). In late 1995, their follow-up album Blackface was released[6] (No. 42 Pop & No. 15 R&B). It featured their final R&B Top 20 single "Come with Me" (US No. 43). The 1996 remix, "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" (featuring Jay-Z), peaked at No. 89 in the U.S.[7] It was inspired by Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven Is a Place on Earth".[citation needed]
"Song For You" by Rick Braun, featuring Shai, peaked at No. 39 on the R&B chart in 2001.[8]
Discography edit
Albums and EPs edit
- ...If I Ever Fall in Love (1992) – US No. 6 & US R&B No. 3 (platinum)
- Right Back at Cha (1993) – US No. 127 & US R&B No. 42
- Blackface (1995) – US No. 42 & US R&B No. 15
- Destiny (1999)
- Back from the Mystery System: The Love Cycle (2004)
- Love Cycle: Back from the Mystery System (2007)
- Worldwide (as D-n-G of Shai) (2008)
- Musically Yours (2018)
Compilations edit
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Shai (2001)
- If I Ever Fall in Love: The Best Of (3 re-recorded tracks from the original album) (2011)
- If I Ever Fall in Love: Greatest Hits (same 3 tracks re-recorded with new members Dwayne Jones & George Spencer III) (2011)
- In Concert (2018)
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] | US R&B/HH [16] | AUS [17] | BEL (FL) [18] | GER [19] | NLD [20] | NZ [21] | UK [22] | |||||
| "If I Ever Fall in Love" | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 36 | ...If I Ever Fall in Love | ||
| "Comforter" | 1993 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | |||
| "Baby I'm Yours" | 10 | 16 | 70 | — | — | — | 40 | — | ||||
| "Together Forever" | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Yours" | 63 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Place Where You Belong" | 1994 | 34 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beverly Hills Cop III | ||
| "Come with Me" | 1995 | 43 | 15 | 91 | — | — | — | 25 | — | Blackface | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Be Alone" | 89 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||||
| "Destiny" (promo only) | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Destiny | ||
| "He's Doing You Wrong" (promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Filmography edit
- Video Personification: Vol. 1 (1993)
References edit
- ^ "Shai Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "If I Ever Fall in Love by Shai".
- ^ "Shai on Apple Music".
- ^ "Baby I'm Yours". Spotify. January 1992.
- ^ "Right Back at Cha - Shai | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Blackface - Shai | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "I Don't Wanna be Alone - Shai | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Shai". Billboard.
- ^ "Shai Albums and Discography". AllMusic.
- ^ "Shai Best Songs List: Top, New, & Old". AllMusic.
- ^ "Shai". Billboard.
- ^ "SHAI | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "Top 4 Shai Songs | Highest Chart Hits".
- ^ "Shai records and CDS".
- ^ "Shai - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Shai in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 249.
- "Come with Me": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 05 Nov 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 July 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "Shai - Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ . officialcharts.de. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Shai - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2015.