Jade (U.S. band)
Encyclopedia
Jade was an R&B
group
active during the early to mid 1990s. The group consisted of Tonya Kelly, Joi Marshall, and Di Reed. During their brief yet successful career, Jade released two studio album
s, one live album
, and a string of popular R&B singles
.
and Nat "King" Cole. Joi is also from the Windy City, but was raised on Motown, especially Diana Ross. Di grew up in Houston singing gospel anywhere she could.
Jade's first success was on the Class Act
soundtrack
in 1992. Their hit single
"I Wanna Love You" was one of the breakout songs on the soundtrack, cracking the Top 10 of the R&B charts and reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100
. It paved the way for their best known single "Don't Walk Away," which climbed to #2 on the R&B chart and was certified gold
by the RIAA
in 1993. The single would go on to sell 1.5 million copies worldwide. Subsequent singles "Looking for Mr. Do Right" and "One Woman" helped to push their debut album Jade to the Max
to platinum-selling status, sparking a lengthy tour and spots on The Tonight Show
, The Arsenio Hall Show
, and the U.K.'s Top of the Pops
.
Jade also performed on BET
's Listening Party Live. The session was recorded and released as a CD in 1993. Jade was the only group to have a BET Listening Party album released.
In 1994
the band appeared in the movie
The Inkwell
, and released their second studio album Mind, Body & Song, upon which they served as co-writers and co-producers. Singles "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" and "Every Day of the Week" propelled the album to gold status. The group disbanded thereafter, briefly reuniting in 1997 to contribute the track "Keep on Risin" to the soundtrack for the film The Sixth Man
.
Jade also appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210
in the episode "You've Got To Have Heart," which aired on February 8, 1995. During their appearance, they performed "Every Day of the Week" produced by Robert Jerald (Rob Jay) of N'Spyre Music. The song also appeared on the Beverly Hills, 90210: The College Years soundtrack.
The song "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" was used as part of the soundtrack for the New York Undercover
episode "Eyewitness Blues."
artist and released an album, Testimony and Praise, on September 25, 2007. She also wrote the book Answers to the 20 Most Asked Questions about the Music Business in 2004. Rod Stewart
hand picked Di Reed to sing backup for his 2008 world tour.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
active during the early to mid 1990s. The group consisted of Tonya Kelly, Joi Marshall, and Di Reed. During their brief yet successful career, Jade released two studio album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s, one live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, and a string of popular R&B singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
.
History
The group Jade was originally composed of Joi Marshall and two other members named Angie and Debbie and, as such, was first known as JAD. However, when Angie and Debbie were dropped from the group, Tonya Kelly and Di Reed were signed on by producer Vassal Benford, and the group's name was extended to Jade. Tonya grew up in Chicago listening to jazz vocalists such as Sarah VaughanSarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
and Nat "King" Cole. Joi is also from the Windy City, but was raised on Motown, especially Diana Ross. Di grew up in Houston singing gospel anywhere she could.
Jade's first success was on the Class Act
Class Act
Class Act is a 1992 comedy film, directed by Randall Miller and starring hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play. An urban retelling of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper, the screenplay is by Cynthia Friedlob and John Semper from a story by Michael Swerdlick, Richard Brenne and Wayne Allan Rice...
soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
in 1992. Their hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
"I Wanna Love You" was one of the breakout songs on the soundtrack, cracking the Top 10 of the R&B charts and reaching #16 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It paved the way for their best known single "Don't Walk Away," which climbed to #2 on the R&B chart and was certified gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
in 1993. The single would go on to sell 1.5 million copies worldwide. Subsequent singles "Looking for Mr. Do Right" and "One Woman" helped to push their debut album Jade to the Max
Jade to the Max
Jade to the Max is the platinum selling debut album from R&B group, Jade. The album peaked at #56 on the Billboard 200, #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #10 on the Top Heatseekers. The album produced the hit singles, "I Wanna Love You" , "Don't Walk Away" , "One Woman" , and "Looking For Mr....
to platinum-selling status, sparking a lengthy tour and spots on The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
, The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show is an American variety/talk show that aired late weeknights in syndication from January 3, 1989 to May 27, 1994. The show was created and hosted by comedian/actor Arsenio Hall.- Background :...
, and the U.K.'s Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
.
Jade also performed on BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
's Listening Party Live. The session was recorded and released as a CD in 1993. Jade was the only group to have a BET Listening Party album released.
In 1994
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
the band appeared in the movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
The Inkwell
The Inkwell
The Inkwell is a 1994 romantic comedy/drama film, directed by Matty Rich. This movie stars Larenz Tate, Joe Morton, Suzzanne Douglass, Glynn Turman, and Vanessa Bell Calloway...
, and released their second studio album Mind, Body & Song, upon which they served as co-writers and co-producers. Singles "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" and "Every Day of the Week" propelled the album to gold status. The group disbanded thereafter, briefly reuniting in 1997 to contribute the track "Keep on Risin" to the soundtrack for the film The Sixth Man
The Sixth Man
The 6th Man is a supernatural sports comedy starring Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison. The film was directed by Randall Miller. The film features real NCAA schools, although the rosters are fictitious...
.
Jade also appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
in the episode "You've Got To Have Heart," which aired on February 8, 1995. During their appearance, they performed "Every Day of the Week" produced by Robert Jerald (Rob Jay) of N'Spyre Music. The song also appeared on the Beverly Hills, 90210: The College Years soundtrack.
The song "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" was used as part of the soundtrack for the New York Undercover
New York Undercover
New York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct who were assigned to...
episode "Eyewitness Blues."
Post music careers
Jade has not released any albums since 1994. Former member Joi Marshall continues to sing as an independent gospelGospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
artist and released an album, Testimony and Praise, on September 25, 2007. She also wrote the book Answers to the 20 Most Asked Questions about the Music Business in 2004. Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
hand picked Di Reed to sing backup for his 2008 world tour.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1992 | Jade to the Max Jade to the Max Jade to the Max is the platinum selling debut album from R&B group, Jade. The album peaked at #56 on the Billboard 200, #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and #10 on the Top Heatseekers. The album produced the hit singles, "I Wanna Love You" , "Don't Walk Away" , "One Woman" , and "Looking For Mr....
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56 | 19 | 43 |
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Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Platinum |
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| 1994 | Mind, Body & Song Mind, Body & Song Mind, Body & Song is the 2nd and last studio album released by the American female R&B trio Jade. The album had one song that hit the charts "Every Day of the Week" hit #20 on the Hot 100- Track listing :#"When Will I See You Again"...
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Live albums
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1993 | BET's Listening Party BET's Listening Party BET's Listening Party is the second album by R&B group Jade. It was released in summer of 1993 and is a live album.- Track listing :#"Settle Down"#"Intro"#"I Wanna Love You"#"Don't Walk Away "#"Don't Ask My Neighbors"#"Blessed"#"Mr. Do Right"...
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1992 | "I Wanna Love You" | 16 | 7 | 69 | 24 | 13 | Jade to the Max | ||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 4 | 2 | 65 | 28 | 7 |
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| 1993 | "One Woman One Woman "One Woman" is the title of a top-twenty R&B single by Jade. It was the third single from their platinum selling debut album Jade to the Max. -Chart positions:... " |
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| "Looking for Mr. Do Right" | 69 | 16 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" | 72 | 13 | — | — | — | Mind, Body & Song | ||
| "Every Day of the Week" | 20 | 15 | 85 | — | 19 | ||||
| 1997 | "Keep on Risin'" (featuring Lil' Rachett & Vaz) | — | 50 | — | — | — | The 6th Man The 6th Man (soundtrack) The 6th Man is the soundtrack album to the 1997 comedy film, The 6th Man. It was released on March 25, 1997, through Hollywood Records and consisted of hip hop music... soundtrack |
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Featured singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1993 | "All Thru the Nite" | P.O.V. | 120 | 31 | 32 | Handin' Out Beatdowns |
| 1995 | "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" | Various Artists | 45 | 18 | — | Panther Panther (soundtrack) Panther is the soundtrack to the 1995 film, Panther. It was released on May 2, 1995 through Mercury Records and consisted of a blend of hip hop and R&B music, with production done by some of the genre's biggest names, including Dallas Austin and Teddy Riley... soundtrack |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award |
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| 1995 | MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best R&B Video, "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)" |