The Mac Band
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The Mac Band was an R&B
Contemporary R&B
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 group
Musical ensemble
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 from Flint
Flint, Michigan
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, Michigan
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, formed by four brothers
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 as the primary vocalists
Singing
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. Their first album
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 included production
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 by Babyface and members of Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr was a 1980s R&B band. Among their biggest hits were "Always" and "Secret Lovers."- History :The group was started in 1976 in White Plains, New York by trumpeter Duke Jones , drummer Porter Carroll Jr., bassist Clifford Archer, percussionist and flautist Joseph Phillips, and three...

, and one of the tracks from the album, "Roses Are Red
Roses Are Red (Mac Band song)
"Roses Are Red" is a 1988 single by The Mac Band, featuring The McCampbell Brothers. The single was their most successful of six chart singles on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, peaking at number one, for one week, on that chart. "Roses Are Red" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100....

" reached #1 on the U.S.
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 R&B
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 chart
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 and reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart
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. Their second album, mostly written
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 by Gary Taylor, was not as successful.

Charles McCampbell now runs a music studio in Duncanville
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, Texas
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.

Derrick McCampbell l (D-Mac) now is the Worship Leader for "The Bridge" service at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, Texas
McKinney, Texas
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. He also follows his basketball passion by leading his signature D-Mac Hoops Basketball camps across the Dallas metro area. The camps are focused on team building, basketball skills, and Christian values.

Members

  • Ray McCampbell - vocals, saxophone
  • Derrick McCampbell - vocals, flute
  • Charles McCampbell - vocals
  • Kelvin McCampbell - vocals
  • Ray Flippin - bass
  • Rodney Frazier - keyboards
  • Mark Harper - guitar
  • Sly Fuller - drums

Albums

  • The Mac Band featuring the McCampbell Brothers (MCA Records
    MCA Records
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    , 1988) U.S. Billboard 200
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     #179, U.S. R&B
    Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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     #22
  • Love U 2 the Limit (1990)
  • The Real Deal (Unidisc
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    , 1991) U.S. R&B #78

Singles

  • "Jealous" (1988)
  • "Stuck" (1988)
  • "Roses are Red" (1988) U.S. R&B
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

     #1, 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 ...

    #6
  • "Stalemate" (1988) UK #40
  • "That's the Way I Look at Love" (1988)
  • "Got to Get Over You" (1989)
  • "Love U 2 the Limit" (1990) U.S. R&B #52
  • "Someone to Love" (1990) U.S. R&B #27
  • "Everythang" (1992) U.S. R&B #73
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