The Girls (R&B group)
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The Girls were a less renowned American
1980s Minneapolis sound
ing R&B trio gathered by Andre Cymone
in 1983. All three members were still in their teens at time: Doris Rhodes (age 19), Germain Brooks, (age 18) and Sheila Rankin (age 17).
They were in the vein of Vanity 6
and Apollonia 6
. After noticing the success that Prince
had with Vanity 6, Andre hoped to achieve the same with his own girl group. After signing with Columbia Records
in 1983, he and the Girls worked on their debut (and what would ultimately remain their only) album
, Girl Talk, which was released the following year in 1984.
Andre produced the album and wrote or co-wrote the songs, among them was "Don't Waste My Time." Much to his misfortune, it failed to sell. Columbia dropped the Girls from their roster and they disbanded by 1985.
United States
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1980s Minneapolis sound
Minneapolis sound
The Minneapolis sound is a hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, R&B and New Wave that was pioneered by Prince in the late 1970s. Its popularity was given a boost throughout the 1980s, thanks to his musical adherents, including The Time, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Morris Day, Vanity 6, Apollonia 6, Ta...
ing R&B trio gathered by Andre Cymone
André Cymone
André Cymone is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. Cymone was a bass guitarist for recording artist Prince's touring band, pre-Revolution. Cymone began a solo career in 1981. His song, "The Dance Electric" , reached number ten on the R&B charts...
in 1983. All three members were still in their teens at time: Doris Rhodes (age 19), Germain Brooks, (age 18) and Sheila Rankin (age 17).
They were in the vein of Vanity 6
Vanity 6
Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s.They released one studio album, which blended the sounds of pop, New Wave, dance music, R&B, and funk.-Formation:...
and Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6
Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation/succession of a previous group, Vanity 6.-Formation and Purple Rain:...
. After noticing the success that Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
had with Vanity 6, Andre hoped to achieve the same with his own girl group. After signing with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
in 1983, he and the Girls worked on their debut (and what would ultimately remain their only) 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...
, Girl Talk, which was released the following year in 1984.
Andre produced the album and wrote or co-wrote the songs, among them was "Don't Waste My Time." Much to his misfortune, it failed to sell. Columbia dropped the Girls from their roster and they disbanded by 1985.