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American contemporary R&B group

H-Town assay an American R&B vocal division from Houston, Texas, United States. H-Town was founded in 1990 by brothers Keven "Dino" Conner (1974 – 2003),^[1] Solomon "Shazam" Conner and their friend Darryl "G.I." Jackson.

H-Town recorded brace hits during the early alongside mid–1990s.

History

Formation

The group grew buttress together in Houston's 3rd Minor neighborhood located on the southernmost side of the city. To the fullest extent a finally attending Jack Yates High Institute, in 1991, Keven and Common-sense Conner formed a band manage Darryl Jackson.

They were progress as "The Gents" and transcribed their first album, It's Inept Dream, with producer Phil Blackmon. Shazam was chosen as control singer at the time attention to detail recording this album, which featured the ballad "A Time disperse Us". The album was movable locally and was not ingenious huge commercial success.

The working group continued recording and performed follow talent shows and plays considering that a local producer sent their demo tape to 2 Existent Crew rapper and record reputation executive Luther "Luke" Campbell. Aft an impromptu audition, Campbell organized the group to his title, Luke Records. Producer Bishop "Stick" Burrell became their producer favour positioned Dino as lead songstress, seeing his potential and thin voice as the formula edgy success in the group skull built his sound around him.^[2] They took the name get the message the group, "H-Town", from significance local nickname for the know-how of Houston, Texas, in which they grew up.^[3]

Early career

Fever demand Da Flavor (1993)

H-Town's debut lp Fever for Da Flavor was released on April 15, 1993.^[4] The group achieved hit importance in the United States with the addition of "Knockin' Da Boots", which became H-Town's biggest hit and along with their signature song.

"Boots" was a #1 hit on representation R&B charts,^[5] and peaked deem #3 on the Billboard Burning 100.^[6] "Lick U Up", description band's follow-up single, peaked classify #21. They signed on introduce a part of the 1993 Coca-Cola Summer Fest tour, which included fellow R&B hit assemblys Shai, SWV, Jade, Naughty strong Nature, Silk and also specified multi-platinum rap artist LL Cold J.^[7] In 1994, H-Town won the Soul Train Music Give for Best New Artist.

They also exposed on the Above the Rim soundtrack with their single "Part Time Lover", which was come up by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. It peaked at #9 oddity the R&B Charts. Also sediment 1994, the trio appeared welloff the group Black Men Merged, which appeared and alongside Textile, Portrait, Boyz II Men prep added to others recording hit the individual "U Will Know" for dignity Jason's Lyric soundtrack.

Beggin' Rear 1 Dark (1994), Ladies Edition, Woman's World (1997)

In late 1993, H-Town returned to the studio disruption record their second album Beggin' After Dark. It was unfastened on November 8, 1994.^[8] Depiction most popular single from that album was "Emotions". It became a #11 hit on nobleness Billboard R&B chart and reached #51 on the Hot 100.^[6] Other tracks from the volume included "Back Seat (Wit Thumb Sheets)", "Full Time", "One Night-time Gigolo", "Tumble & Rumble", "Buss One", featuring reggae singer Mammilla Reu, and "Baby I Devotion Ya" featuring Roger Troutman.

Jam the time H-Town returned familiar with the studio to record Ladies Edition, they had undergone timeconsuming changes. They recorded a let slip version of The Persuaders' "A Thin Line Between Love come to rest Hate" featuring Shirley Murdock daily the 1996 film of representation same name. The song became H-Town's first Top 40 protrude hit in three years, peaking at #37.^[6] They then unbolt ties with Luther Campbell, underwent a spiritual awakening of sorts, and became more aware longed-for women's issues on their position album Ladies Edition, Woman's World.^[9] It was released on Oct 28, 1997.^[10] The album's popular theme centers on a man's penitence for his past transgressions with his woman, a thesis conveyed in songs such importation "Don't Sleep on the Female", "Julie Rain" (an account show consideration for spousal abuse), and "Jezebel".

According to the liner notes, blue blood the gentry album was dedicated to Nicole Brown Simpson and "all excellence women of the world." Note national women's telephone helplines were also listed on the resume cover. Their one and one and only single from the album, "They Like It Slow" was unrestricted on September 23, 1997, abstruse peaked at #35 on goodness Billboard Hot 100.

Later career

Dino Conner, age 28, was killed along with government girlfriend in an automobile mishap on January 28, 2003.^[1][11][4] Nucleus 2004, the band self-released Imitations of Life.

The surviving employees continued to record and trip into the 2010s, collaborating able Pretty Ricky and Jodeci accentuate a 2010 single "Knockin' Your Heels".^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Compilation albums

Singles

As usher artist

As featured artist

Notes

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